Simple-File-Manager VS tailscale

Warning, the reaction to massive security issues in a bundled PDF reader of the file manager made me uninstall all of these apps. Safety of my device and data is paramount.

https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-File-Manager/iss...

https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-File-Manager/iss... where the developer shows no grasp of security "what can happen to an app without internet access?"

A "simple" file manager should not come with a PDF reader.

It's about this https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-File-Manager/issues/61

From the OP's linked issue, seems to be related to outdated PDF library. What is really concerning is the dev response

Simple File Manager Pro (version 6.15.3): Handy file explorer for easily searching or organizing your files and folders

Vertical scaling this language also gets into painful territory quite often, I’ve had to workaround this problem before but never with a thing that felt like this: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/blob/main/syncs/shard...

Hmm, yes, I think you’re right. Tailscale does handle the connection here, not Wireguard.

I’ve digged into it a bit and I believe it first connects over a relay, then the devices try to find a more optimal route. So for LAN, they would exchange their local IPs and try to connect over those. If they are indeed on the same LAN, they connect directly: https://tailscale.com/kb/1257/connection-types

This is not without issues, however: https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/issues/7206

Tailscale is a tunneling platform built on open-source code. DevZero and other companies leverage a handful of Tailscale’s source components in their own development environments. Why? Because being open-source means that Tailscale’s software/code is much easier to understand and manipulate, more cost-efficient, and more transparent. Tailscale takes pride in this.

Just put tailscale [1] on all of your devices and forget about the problem. It may be technically a vpn but it's much easier to use.

[1] https://tailscale.com/

TailScale

I recently found out about Tailscale from the Level1Tech's interview with its founder. After trying it out, I can say that I am more than satisfied with its performance, ease of use, and ability to network all of my devices together across different intranets.

One note about VPN, there is a way to get into your network without opening a port. You can use https://tailscale.com/ to open a tunnel to your network and access it with better security. However, using Tailscale doesn’t work with all use cases. In this blog post, I go over how to automatically sync your public IP with Cloudflare and always have your Dynamic DNS domain point to the correct IP address.

The other day I noticed the similarities between Tailscale and MUBI — not the companies, of course, but their logos! It also reminded me of a position control I once created. Subconsciously, this must have triggered something, because I woke up today wanting to code a “Scroll Grid.”

See https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/issues/11717#issuecom...