Context
Family memories often live across phones, chats, social platforms and disconnected files, making them difficult to preserve with context, ownership and long-term access.
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Case study / RelAItive
A private family memory vault built as a PWA.
RelAItive needed a secure, mobile-first way for families to preserve photos, videos, audio and written memories. MT Software helped structure a Firebase-powered PWA with protected media access, family context and privacy-aware workflows.
System overview
Workflow model
RelAItive flow from memory capture to protected access
Input
Memory capture
Families create photo, video, audio or text memories with descriptions, dates, tags and people context.
Review
Privacy and context
Each memory can be linked to family members, structured metadata and visibility rules.
Handoff
Protected vault access
Authorized users revisit memories through feed, detail pages, Storage Vault and family views.
System-level workflow representation showing how memory capture, family context and protected media access
connect.
Overview
From scattered family moments to a private memory vault.
RelAItive needed to turn family memories into a secure, structured product experience that could support media capture, privacy, family relationships and mobile-first access.
Challenge
The product had to handle sensitive media, authenticated users, privacy rules, people tagging, family relationships and real upload flows without losing mobile simplicity.
Solution
MT Software structured a React PWA backed by Express and Firebase, combining secure authentication, protected media storage, memory creation and family-based discovery.
Outcome snapshot
A secure foundation for family memory preservation.
The case focuses on product outcomes: memory capture, protected media access and family-aware organization within a mobile-first PWA experience.
Mobile-first access
The app foundation supports installation, responsive navigation and a capture flow designed around phone usage.
Protected media storage
Private family media is organized through Firebase-backed storage, metadata and authenticated access patterns.
Relationship context
Memories connect to people, family members and structured views, creating meaning beyond a standard gallery.
Solution design
A product foundation built around capture, privacy and family context.
The solution focused on helping users record memories, enrich them with family context, protect private assets and revisit them through clear product surfaces.
Memory creation
Users can create text or media memories with title, description, date, tags, people and privacy.
Protected media
Firebase Storage and authenticated backend access support safer handling of private family assets.
Family context
List and tree views help memories connect to family members, relationships and meaningful discovery paths.
Storage Vault
Users can browse stored memories with filters, usage context and access actions based on authorization.
Workflow model
A system-level view of private memory capture.
The visual model shows how a family memory moves from mobile capture into metadata, privacy checks, storage and authorized access across the app.
Family media vault
Capture, context and protected access.
Memory context
Metadata and people tagging give each memory a family story.
Dates, descriptions, tags and family members help transform media into structured memories.
Privacy layer
Protected retrieval keeps sensitive media behind authenticated access.
Private assets stay governed by authentication, family membership and privacy-aware access rules.
Delivery path
A practical delivery sequence for a privacy-aware PWA.
The work moved from product discovery and memory workflows into authenticated app surfaces, secure media handling, family views and deployment-ready Firebase infrastructure.
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Phase 01
Discovery and product mapping
Map memory capture, family permissions, privacy expectations, storage needs and the core mobile user journeys.
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Phase 02
PWA foundation and app surfaces
Build the app shell, authentication flows, memory feed, Add Memory workflow and mobile navigation patterns.
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Phase 03
Secure media and family domain
Implement Firebase-backed storage, protected retrieval, people tagging, Storage Vault and family list/tree views.
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Handoff
Hardening and handoff
Validate PWA behavior, access control, dev/prod Firebase setup, emulator workflows and delivery documentation.
Technical direction
Technical structure for a privacy-aware family media PWA.
The technical direction focused on a Firebase-first architecture, authenticated API access, protected media retrieval, family-aware data modeling and a mobile-first PWA experience.
React PWA
Express API
Firebase Auth
Firestore
Firebase Storage
Cloud Run
Project takeaway
“The strongest outcome was turning emotional family memories into a structured product experience with privacy, context and secure media access built in.”
