YouTransfer: Self-hosted file transfer and sharing solution

I&#x27;m using LocalSend for local network sharing needs (typically stuff between my laptop and my phone). It works like a charm, and is really easy to use<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;localsend&#x2F;localsend">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;localsend&#x2F;localsend</a>

Last checkin four years ago and README says „looking for a new maintainer“. Is this abandonware?

I recently started using SyncThing, it seems just perfect to share between two people. Maybe I&#x27;ll put it on a server as well so we can sync without being online.

I&#x27;ve been self hosting a fork of Firefox Send[1] for years now, probably since Mozilla cancelled their Send project.<p>Lately I&#x27;ve also started self hosting Pairdrop.[2]<p>1. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;timvisee.com&#x2F;projects&#x2F;send&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;timvisee.com&#x2F;projects&#x2F;send&#x2F;</a> 2. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pairdrop.net&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pairdrop.net&#x2F;</a>

Every time someone invents an <i>actually effective</i> method of person-to-person file transfer, it gets used for piracy and blocked and shunned.

I built something similar in ASP.NET: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;Sebazzz&#x2F;IFS">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;Sebazzz&#x2F;IFS</a>

When I need to transfer a file from PC to smartphone, I do a<p>python -m http.server 8080<p>then from my phone I just use a browser.

Another alternative. This uses only HTTP and requires no special software, except the server. Elegant, IMHO. Extremely robust in fact.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;nwtgck&#x2F;go-piping-server">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;nwtgck&#x2F;go-piping-server</a><p>After starting the server, a few options.<p>Method 1: Visit <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;127.0.0.1:8080" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;127.0.0.1:8080</a> in a Javascript-enabled browser and fill out HTML form<p>Method 2: Visit <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;127.0.0.1:8080&#x2F;noscript" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;127.0.0.1:8080&#x2F;noscript</a> in any browser and fill out HTML form<p>Method 3: Use any TCP or HTTP client. For example here is a quick and dirty shell script<p><pre><code> #!&#x2F;bin&#x2F;sh test $1||exec echo usage: $0 something file test $2||exec echo usage: $0 something file x=$(stat -c %s $2) { printf &#x27;POST &#x2F;&#x27;$1&#x27; HTTP&#x2F;1.1\r\n&#x27; printf &#x27;Host: 127.0.0.1\r\n&#x27; printf &#x27;Content-Type: multipart&#x2F;form-data; boundary=\&quot;yxxxxzxxxzxxxzzxyxzx\&quot;\r\n&#x27; printf &#x27;Content-Length: &#x27;$x&#x27;\r\n&#x27; printf &#x27;Connection: close\r\n&#x27; printf &#x27;\r\n&#x27; cat $2 echo ---yxxxxzxxxzxxxzzxyxzx } \ |nc -vvn 127.1 8080 laptop&gt; 1.sh whatever 1.pdf phone&gt; curl http:&#x2F;&#x2F;127.0.0.1:8080&#x2F;whatever &gt; 1.pdf laptop&gt; 1.sh 1.pdf 1.pdf On phone, type into browser: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;127.0.0.1:8080&#x2F;1.pdf This file is saved as 1.pdf YMMV </code></pre> There is also a Rust version.

Before trying it in my lab, could the author elaborate on what&#x27;s its killer feature?<p>The README mentions that it&#x27;s an alternative to both Dropbox and WeTransfer. My current alternative to Dropbox is Nextcloud, and my current alternative to WeTransfer is (formerly Mozilla) Send. What&#x27;s the added value of YouTransfer compared to this solution?<p>I&#x27;m also put off by the fact that the README has a big &quot;looking for a new maintainer&quot; disclaimer on top, and the demo page doesn&#x27;t even work. Sure, I could put enough effort into maintaining a project if I see its added value, but in this case it seems to be a product trying to sneak into a market where there are already viable and well-maintained open alternatives.

For one off for technical folks on both ends I like the magic-wormhole cli tool. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;magic-wormhole&#x2F;magic-wormhole">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;magic-wormhole&#x2F;magic-wormhole</a>

Partially open source (the crypto) and easy to use. Free though not self-hosted: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wormhole.app&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wormhole.app&#x2F;</a>

There seems to be a trend of people on HN sharing abandoned projects seeking a maintainer

<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;proofrock&#x2F;sfup">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;proofrock&#x2F;sfup</a> a possible alternative, if you need upload&#x2F;download via commandline (curl).

taildrop (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tailscale.com&#x2F;kb&#x2F;1106&#x2F;taildrop" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tailscale.com&#x2F;kb&#x2F;1106&#x2F;taildrop</a>) is also nice to have if you already have a tailscale network set up for your devices. helps with the networking bit also.

last commit 4 years ago... sounds like a security nightmare

Is this easier than self hosting FTP?

Obligatory xkcd, of course: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;949&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;949&#x2F;</a>