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SnotFlickerman, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Soulseek never stopped working.

refalo,

Secure though? Is it end-to-end encrypted?

SnotFlickerman,
@SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

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.

refalo,

Right, but the article explicitly mentions securely, so I thought those types of tools would be more relevant to recommend.

monoboy, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

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
AceFuzzLord, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

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?

kib48,
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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

Excigma,

PairDrop(dot)net is a fork with a bit more features

pro3757, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

There’s croc which looks very similar to magic-wormhole. Haven’t used magic-wormhole so can’t compare the two though.

Smoke,
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@pro3757 @petsoi can confirm, croc is awesome.

you can even use your own infrastructure as the midpoint.

als, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

I’m surprised https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ wasn’t on here. There’s a gnome app for it called Warp and several android apps, all FOSS.

Rustmilian, (edited ) to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
@Rustmilian@lemmy.world avatar

Magic Wormhole
Wormhole File Transfer (companion app)
iyox Wormhole (fork app)

OnionShare
OnionShare (companion app)

Pantherina, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

Wormhole ftw

bruhduh, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
@bruhduh@lemmy.world avatar

scp cli app

little_tuptup,

Does scp resume broken transfers? If not, maybe rsync instead. Lots can go wrong for connectivity over the span of hours/days

bruhduh,
@bruhduh@lemmy.world avatar

You’re right

cymor, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

BitTorrent

Rivalarrival, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

VPN server and any NAS or other network file share.

D_Air1, (edited ) to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely
@D_Air1@lemmy.ml avatar

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.

rdyoung,

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.

PerogiBoi,
@PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca avatar

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).

delirious_owl,
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What’s the advantage over syncthing?

MangoPenguin,
@MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Iirc if you pay for it the main thing is selective sync

Klaymore,
@Klaymore@sh.itjust.works avatar

I believe Syncthing isn’t on iOS.

milicent_bystandr,

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.

ggppjj,

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.

delirious_owl,
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Yeah why wasn’t syncthing on the list?

hushable, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

Interesting to see wormhole mentioned as non open source. The protocol and its CLI tools are, probably the web interface and GUIs are not

inspxtr,

Based on this reddit comment, that website is not affiliated with the magic-wormhole CLI tool

SimonSaysStuff, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

No love for SwissTransfer from Infomaniak. Shame.

uhrbaan,
@uhrbaan@lemmy.world avatar

Didn’t see the comment before posting

Totally agree, swiss transfer is incredible but I thought its use was restricted to Switzerland?

swooosh, to linux in 4 Tools to Share Large Files Over the Internet Securely

Sad not to see file.pizza

original_reader,

Didn’t know about that one. Why, there’s no objection in adding more to the collection right here. 😊

prowess2956,

I'm definitely here for more alternatives as well (and because I haven't yet figured out how to save a post without commenting)

swooosh,

Depends on the client. Configuration for it in Eternity is in the settings

Scio,

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.)

smpl,
@smpl@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Don’t be so sad, the list is shit.

I like drop.lol

Gbagginsthe3rd,

As someone wanting to share large files, what is your suggestion?

Caboose12000,

I think they were trying to say they suggest drop.lol

smpl,
@smpl@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

As @Caboose12000 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.

refalo,

Yea I have my own list with over a hundred of these sites.

helenslunch,
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There is just a huge number of softwares for this task.

Murdoc,

I can’t find anything on that site that talks about how it works. That’s disappointing.

refalo,

“Fork Us” button goes right to the github repo.

Murdoc,

Ah yes, that’s exactly the kind of information they should have on their main site.

qui, to linux in Neofetch is Dead! Here are 7 Alternatives for Your Linux System

If you are using Windows, you can use winfetch.

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