If you want to transfer a big file easily without the need to upload it to a server http://www.sharefest.me does the trick.
bit-torrent like service but instant and without any client.
How we use BitTorrent to improve our design sharing workflow
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Re: How we use BitTorrent to improve our design sharing workflow
#22If you want to transfer a big file easily without the need to upload it to a server http://www.sharefest.me does the trick. bit-torrent like service but instant and without any client.
That looks pretty slick. There was a static HTML version I could host on my site, do you know if this does that? I don't want my files going through any third parties.
Re: How we use BitTorrent to improve our design sharing workflow
#23OP mentions this app "Arq" for AWS S3/Glacier backups. Does anyone know a similar app for Linux?
Depending on what functionality you need, one alternative could be Tarsnap (http://www.tarsnap.com/) by HN's own cperciva https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=cperciva.
Re: How we use BitTorrent to improve our design sharing workflow
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's what git-annex is for. Everyone has a list of all the files, and then if you want to access one, you can just do "git annex get [file]" and it'll get it from any of the machines that happen to have that file. If you want to delete it, "git annex drop [file]" will ensure at least N machines keep a copy of the file before deleting it. I use it to manage files between my VPS, desktop, laptop and NAS, with each ma…
Is there any way to get around the fact that adding a new machine involves adding N*2 remotes? (That is, one remote on each of the current machines to represent the new one; and then on the new machine, one remote for each existing machine). This seems like it would be the sticking point with Git annex.
That's what the new Assistant (now part of git-annex) is for!
Tons of pairing work, which culminated today in pairing fully working for the very first time. And it works great! Type something like "my hovercraft is full of eels" into two git annex webapps on the same LAN and the two will find each other, automatically set up ssh keys, and sync up, like magic. Magic based on math.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joeyh/git-annex-assistan...
http://git-annex.branchable.com/assistant/local_pairing_walk...
Re: How we use BitTorrent to improve our design sharing workflow
#25How does this handle a situation where multiple designers edit large files at roughly the same time?
I also always wondered if there was some version control system for pictures.
There are a few, one by adobe that comes free with the Creative Suite. Some are integrated in Photoshop with a clever UI: http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/the-ultimate-guid...
Re: How we use BitTorrent to improve our design sharing workflow
#26If you want to transfer a big file easily without the need to upload it to a server http://www.sharefest.me does the trick. bit-torrent like service but instant and without any client.
That looks pretty slick. There was a static HTML version I could host on my site, do you know if this does that? I don't want my files going through any third parties.
Not sure what you mean there, but if you want to share files you can use this platform.
If you want to hose your own version of sharefest the open source is in github.com/peer5/sharefest
Re: How we use BitTorrent to improve our design sharing workflow
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
That looks pretty slick. There was a static HTML version I could host on my site, do you know if this does that? I don't want my files going through any third parties.
Not sure what you mean there, but if you want to share files you can use this platform. If you want to hose your own version of sharefest the open source is in github.com/peer5/sharefest
Thanks, I meant I didn't want to have to run the node.js server, but I see it's only used for STUN/negotiation. Thanks for your reply.