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4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
(itsfoss.com)
Sad not to see file.pizza
Didn't know about that one. Why, there's no objection in adding more to the collection right here. 😊
I'm definitely here for more alternatives as well (and because I haven't yet figured out how to save a post without commenting)
Depends on the client. Configuration for it in Eternity is in the settings
I miss some parts of Kbin, but I'm very glad to have a perfectly functional save feature in Photon...
(And that the threads actually load.)
Don't be so sad, the list is shit.
I like drop.lol
As someone wanting to share large files, what is your suggestion?
I think they were trying to say they suggest drop.lol
As @Caboose12000@lemmy.world already said, I'd recommend drop.lol (can be selfhosted). Filetransfers are direct between peers (unless you're behind some hardcore NAS where UDP hole-punching via STUN is not possible).
I mean how I transfer a file depends on the situation. If it's to someone on XMPP I'd just establish a direct transfer there. Sometimes I share a directory over HTTP, FTP, SFTP and so on. The easiest way for most people, because it only requires a WebRTC capable browser, is with one of the many peer to peer filesharing platforms like drop.lol.
Yea I have my own list with over a hundred of these sites.
I can't find anything on that site that talks about how it works. That's disappointing.
"Fork Us" button goes right to the github repo.
Ah yes, that's exactly the kind of information they should have on their main site.
Me and a buddy just set up syncthing and use that when we need to do this and don't want in third parties involved. Turn it off when you are done.
I use resilio sync across my work and personal phones and I use it to backup my phones to my nas. No need to turn it on/off, it's accessible only via secret key or shared link and it's encrypted.
I know sync isn't foss but it's the best one I've found over the years and it just works.
Love resilio. Fantastic for travelling to quickly pull up your passport or visa or train tickets you reserved before. Just leave a computer running at home (like a home server).
What's the advantage over syncthing?
I believe Syncthing isn't on iOS.
Mobius Sync is an iOS app for it. Free version has max directory size 25mb(?) but dev seems to have good attitudes; it's something I wouldn't mind paying for.
It's a bit more consumer focused, easier for Grandma kind of thing. Syncthing isn't hard, but does have in my opinion a bit more difficult of an initial setup with features like introducers that can make things difficult if configured wrong.
Iirc if you pay for it the main thing is selective sync
Yeah why wasn't syncthing on the list?
I do:
- Wormhole.app: for smaller file transfers to people not tech savvy
- Rsync: if the person is running an SSH server I can connect to
- Bittorrent: pretty much anything else
No love for SwissTransfer from Infomaniak. Shame.
Didn't see the comment before posting
Totally agree, swiss transfer is incredible but I thought its use was restricted to Switzerland?
There's croc which looks very similar to magic-wormhole. Haven't used magic-wormhole so can't compare the two though.
I never see toffeeshare mentioned. P2P, encrypted, no size limit. Only problem is you can't send folders, only files, but that's easily solved with tarballs or RARs.
I'm surprised Magic Wormhole wasn't on here. There's a gnome app for it called Warp and several android apps, all FOSS.
BitTorrent
Wormhole ftw
If your swiss, just use swisstransfer.com. it's fast, supports up to 50gb of data, 500 transfers per day (and free!), more than you'll ever need. Although for security, they do say your filles are sent over https, but because they do not promote encryption I suppose they don't support that (although they do support password protected files).
So yeah, it's usually more than enough for most use cases, although I'd encrypt my files before sending them if they contain sensitive data, but that's rarely the case.
Anyone have any objections or anything negative to say about snapdrop(dot)net besides maybe anyone on the same network could try to connect to you?
PairDrop(dot)net is a fork with a bit more features
snapdrop.net seems to go down all the time, I stopped using it a while ago and switched to LocalSend
neither of them work over the internet though so they don't really fit the article
Soulseek never stopped working.
Secure though? Is it end-to-end encrypted?
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha... no.
but it does allow you to only share your files with a specific other user.
however, it's explicitly not secure. It's literally from the Kazaa era of file transfer apps.
Right, but the article explicitly mentions securely, so I thought those types of tools would be more relevant to recommend.
Why isn't syncthing there? Is there something bad with it I'm not aware of amor are they just not aware of it?
I think because Syncthing isn't really for "sharing" files. It can move large files across the internet but it's not designed for "hey send me a copy of that blu-ray your ripped" sharing.
scp cli app
Does scp resume broken transfers? If not, maybe rsync instead. Lots can go wrong for connectivity over the span of hours/days
You're right
Interesting to see wormhole mentioned as non open source. The protocol and its CLI tools are, probably the web interface and GUIs are not
this post was submitted on 05 May 2024
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