For local networks I use the builtin python http server `python3 -m http.server` (or `python -m SimpleHTTPServer` in 2.x). By default it binds to all so anyone on your network can access it.
Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?
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Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?
#52if i think the recipient is competent enough, i'll ask for or provide ssh access and copy it with rsync
otherwise, i've mailed a flash drive before, and for <20GB i'll just put it on a public S3 bucket.
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?
#53Personally I would use my own Nextcloud instance for up to 20-30GBs. Not sure about TBs. What about using "Firefox Send"? (I never used it so far) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/send-files-anyone-secur... I read that the limit is 1-2.5GBs => maybe you could break down the file and upload it in multiple pieces... . EDIT: oopps, Firefox Send doesn seem to be available anymore - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/k…
People were using Firefox Send to "send" malware and other bad things to people. That's what happens if you let anyone anonymously host files on your domain for free.
And how other platforms, like wetransfer, are dealing with that?
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?
#54Private Nextcloud. Or some free tier OneDrive/alternative is enought for me. However no-one mentioned a super simple service: https://wetransfer.com/ - Simple as drag & drop, enter recipient address, SEND. Pretty simple if you want non techie to send you something.
I can recommend WeTransfer as well. Super simple interface, no sign-up required, free.
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?
#55Netcat:
$ nc -l 4242 > dest
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#56Plain and simple: I use swisstransfer.com which is free (50Gb) and swiss-based.
I did it like you "in the past" (on my own fqdn / public-data) but I've given up on maintaining my website.
A torrent works really good if you've got multi-Tb files and many recipients.
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?
#575GB on my local network: Windows File Share, Rsync, or HTTP depending on source/destination
5GB on Internet: Upload to my OVH VPS and HTTP or Rsync it to its destination
10TB, local or Internet: Physical Hard Drive.
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of backup tapes!
https://www.tidbitsfortechs.com/2013/09/never-underestimate-...
And since you now buy 1TB micro SD cards, so perhaps I'd split the file 11 ways (no way it'll fit exactly) and send them via carrier pigeon. Or heck, I could just tape them to a drone and hope they aren't damaged in the crash. There's lots of ways to move data around. Maybe you want to UUENCODE it and submit bad URL's to a servers log so that it can be exfiltrated later? It would probably take a very, very long time, but could be done. I call it "CURLyTP"
https://miscdotgeek.com/curlytp-every-web-server-is-a-dead-d...
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?
#58Magic Wormhole ( https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ ) if it's between OSes. Between OSX, AirDrop works very well. I have sent >10GB files between Macs, quite quick as well. I have never send a 10TB file so I wouldn't know. None of my drives are that large yet :)
I use the magic of AirDrop as well :) Unfortunately, sometimes I'm on my Linux machine (in which case python3 -m http.server works just fine), or need to send a file to someone else and then I'd like to have at least some form of monitoring/progress. Edit: magic wormhole is awesome! Thanks! :D
OpenDrop works very well on linux for airdrop between linux+macos.
Provided of course that you have a wifi card that supports active monitor mode.. and you are root on your machine.
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?
#59Private Nextcloud. Or some free tier OneDrive/alternative is enought for me. However no-one mentioned a super simple service: https://wetransfer.com/ - Simple as drag & drop, enter recipient address, SEND. Pretty simple if you want non techie to send you something.
+1 for WeTransfer. A dead simple UI and a link is nicely emailed to the receiver.
Also emails the sender when the receiver downloads it.
Re: Ask HN: What is your favorite method of sending large files?
#60For local networks I use the builtin python http server `python3 -m http.server` (or `python -m SimpleHTTPServer` in 2.x). By default it binds to all so anyone on your network can access it.
When send large files I often get broken pipe error using this method