Tag: engineering
Writing tagged engineering.
Every post on the Total Vault blog tagged "engineering". Long-form writing on backup, archival, AI search, and the realities of running a creative archive.
engineering
Computing SHA-256 in the browser without freezing the tab
How we hash multi-gigabyte RAW files in the browser during upload — streaming through Web Crypto, with no main-thread stalls — and why the obvious approach doesn't work.
The Total Vault team, 5 min read, Oct 29, 2025
backup
Why we chose Backblaze B2 for the vault
A founder's-eye view of the storage vendor decision: S3 vs B2 vs R2 vs Wasabi, what the per-TB numbers actually look like at small scale, and why we picked Backblaze for the master copy.
The Total Vault team, 8 min read, Aug 26, 2025