akovacs/uploadserver
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Simple Rust file server which lets you upload, share, and download files from a web browser. Ready-to-run binaries for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Free/Open-Source alternative to AirDrop/Dropbox for transferring files on your local network without having to install anything. A more sophisticated version of `python3 -m http.server 8000`.
7 mentions on Hacker News by 1 person: 0 stories, 7 comments · first 2022-01-02 · latest 2024-03-11
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One option is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver - it's basically a nicer version of: python -m http.server 8000 You first start one server on a desktop/laptop which has the software, and then any client (Android, iOS, PlayStation,…
comment by minhmeoke · 2024-03-11 · in LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices -
A useful utility for sharing (upload and download) files over a local LAN that a friend wrote is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver - it's basically a nicer version of: python -m http.server 8000 You first start one server on a…
comment by minhmeoke · 2024-03-11 · in LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices -
…connect to it using any WiFi-enabled device. A useful filesharing utility that a friend wrote is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver - it's basically a nicer version of: python -m http.server 8000 Download prebuilt binaries for Linux,…
comment by minhmeoke · 2023-10-19 · in Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative -
…in order to transfer files around your local network. A useful utility that a friend wrote is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver - it's basically a nicer version of: python -m http.server 8000 Download prebuilt binaries for Linux,…
comment by minhmeoke · 2023-09-23 · in Croc: Easily and securely send things from one computer to another -
A similar utility (much more bare-bones though) that a friend wrote is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver It's basically a nicer version of: python -m http.server 8000 Basically just start the file server, and then navigate to it…
comment by minhmeoke · 2023-08-25 · in LANDrop – Drop any files to any devices on your LAN -
Another option is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver which is a Rust (Rocket) web server that you can run on a local Windows, Mac or Linux machine. Open a browser and navigate to the machine's IP address at port 8000 to…
comment by minhmeoke · 2022-10-09 · in Show HN: Sharing, command-line tool to share files with your phone -
Another option (also not Airdrop compatible) is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver which is a Rust (Rocket) web server that you can run on a local machine. Open a browser and navigate to the machine's IP address at port 8000 to…
comment by minhmeoke · 2022-01-02 · in OpenDrop: An open Apple AirDrop implementation written in Python