piping-server-rust VS uploadserver

https://github.com/nwtgck/piping-server-rust/releases/expand...

https://github.com/nwtgck/go-piping-server/releases/expanded...

There is also a Typescript version.

Unlike MagicWormhole, this does not require Python. Any HTTP client will do, whether graphical browser, text-only browser, curl, anything that can make HTTP requests. Javascript is optional.

There is an example server run by the author for testing but unlike MagicWormhole it is not a default; the address is not found anywhere in the source code.

https://ppng.io/noscript

Magic Wormhole, or PAKE in general, might be well-suited for transferring files between two or more parties, but here the question was about transferring files between two computers operated by the same party.

All communication outside is complete in HTTP/HTTPS. The protocol is also familiar, widely used, accepted, and trusted already. Piping Server is open on GitHub, developed in TypeScript and Node.js. Other implementations in Rust and Go are provided as open-source. The server is designed to keep simple as possible to verify the source and reduce the potential of bugs.

You first start one server on a desktop/laptop which has the software, and then any client (Android, iOS, PlayStation, Kindle, etc) with a web browser (no need to install any client software) can upload or download files from it.

You can download prebuilt binaries for x86-64 Linux, Windows, or Mac OS (sorry, no prebuilt binaries for Apple Silicon, but they could be added if there is sufficient demand) from https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver/releases/ or compile from source using a nightly rust toolchain if you prefer.

Compared to cloud services or `python -m http.server 8000`, this is extremely fast since the server is written in rust, it is fairly simple (compiled and stripped binary is typically less than 3MB), it sends everything over local LAN, it seems to handle large files (over 4GB) fairly well, and you only need to install the software on one machine.

For additional details, please see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39665095

If you don't have a network connection, you can setup an adhoc hotspot on any Android 9+ (Settings > Network & internet > Hotspot & tethering https://support.google.com/android/answer/9059108) or iPhone (Settings > Personal Hotspot), then 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

Basically just start the file server, and then navigate to it using the web browser of your choice on any device (no need for a client application).

Download prebuilt binaries from https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver/releases/

Or install from source if you prefer:

    # install rust toolchain

A similar utility (much more bare-bones though) that a friend wrote is https://github.com/akovacs/uploadserver

It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and therefore should probably work on FreeBSD as well if you can install a Rust toolchain:

    pkg install curl

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 upload/download files from the web form.