snapdrop
Synapse
snapdrop | Synapse | |
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431 | 367 | |
17,430 | 11,720 | |
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0.0 | 9.8 | |
about 2 months ago | 5 months ago | |
JavaScript | Python | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Apache License 2.0 |
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snapdrop
- Show HN: I built a website to share files and messages without any server
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WebRTC API
Snapdrop.net is one of many examples of the uses for this API, using it with WebSocket API allows endpoints on the same local network to distribute files and send data between them. We can find the source code for the project here.
- LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices
- How to copy a file between devices?
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Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop
similar: I have been using https://snapdrop.net/ for a few years now.
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Is there a way to get to linux devices (say a desktop and a laptop) to sync and share files between them?
Localsend for sharing files once in a while, snapdrop is an online alternative. Syncthing to sync folders between devices.
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Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative
Related projects:
- FlyingCarpet: direct transfer over local adhoc WIFI: https://github.com/spieglt/FlyingCarpet
- LANDrop: Drop any files to any devices on your LAN: https://github.com/LANDrop/LANDrop
- In-browser file transfer similar to Airdrop: https://snapdrop.net/
- Magic Wormhole: simple file transfer from computer-to-computer over the net: https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole
- Croc: similar to magic wormhole: https://github.com/schollz/croc
- Wormhole: user-friendly in-browser based e2e encrypted file transfer: https://wormhole.app/
- Ask HN: What method do you use to send a link from smartphone to laptop?
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Transfer files from android
I can’t 100% vouch for it, but snapdrop.net seems like a good cross platform option here.
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How to transfer videos from iPhone to PC?
https://snapdrop.net/. Been using it for years for quick iOS > Windows transfers. Works great and unique names mean you know what device you’re sending to!
Synapse
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Organizing OpenStreetMap Mapping Parties
What are you thinking of here? Synapse has supported purging room history since 2016: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/911, and configurable data retention since 2019: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/5815.
Meanwhile, Matrix has never needed the full room history to be synchronised - when a server joins a room, it typically only grabs the last 20 messages. (It does needs to grab all the key-value state about the room, although these days that happens gradually in the background).
If you're wondering why Matrix implementations are often greedy on disk space, it's because they typically cache the key-value state aggressively (storing a snapshot of it for the room on a regular basis). However, that's just an implementation quirk; folks could absolutely come up with fancier datastructures to store it more efficiently; it's just not got to the top of anyone's todo list yet - things like performance and UX are considered much more important than disk usage right now.
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GrapheneOS is moving off Matrix
some context re the Matrix isses, long history apparently: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14481#issuecomm...
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Non-profit Matrix.org Foundation seems to be moving funds to for-profit Element
Why not Matrix? Here's one reason: it has incredibly hard-to-debug edge cases, and plenty of bugs. One of my favourites is the one where people are kicked out of your room at random, which was reported a year ago[0]. It wasn't fixed, however, because the head of the Matrix foundation (Matthew) presumably didn't like the issue being posted on Twitter.
This is honestly really disappointing behaviour from a platform owner.
[0]: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/14481
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The Future of Synapse and Dendrite
> That doesn't make this situation any less bad to the rest of the community.
How is the community suffering here? Let's say Element adds a bunch of baller stuff to their versions over the next few months and then closes the source. Can't the community just fork the last AGPL version? You might say, "well then no one can take the AGPL fork and make their own closed-source business", but do you want them to? Even if you do, they still can with the existing Apache-licensed version, just like Element is doing right now.
You're arguing that Element will lose a lot of contributions, but TFA points out that despite being super open, the vast majority of contributions are still made by Element employees (which seems to be true [0]). It's not the case that Element is looking to monetize the (small) contributions of others, it is the case that others are looking to monetize the (huge) contributions of Element.
And besides, aren't the MSCs the core of Matrix? It's already super possible to build your own compliant client and server.
The situation is that Element needs money to keep developing the ecosystem. It would be cool if there were a big network of donors and contributions, but there isn't. You're essentially saying, "that's fine, go out of business then, and the community will keep developing the ecosystem", but that's not happening now, and it can still happen anyway with the Apache-licensed versions, which again people can still contribute to.
[0]: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/graphs/contributors
- Synapse v1.95.0 Released
- Matrix Synapse how use python scripts?
- Synapse v1.91.2 Released
- Synapse v1.89.0 is out
- Synapse v1.88.0 is out
- Synapse v1.87.0 (Matrix Server) Released
What are some alternatives?
sharedrop - Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC - inspired by Apple AirDrop
dendrite - Dendrite is a second-generation Matrix homeserver written in Go!
PairDrop - PairDrop: Local file sharing in your browser. Inspired by Apple's AirDrop. Fork of Snapdrop.
conduit
LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN.
Rocket.Chat - The communications platform that puts data protection first.
localsend - An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
Jitsi Meet - Jitsi Meet - Secure, Simple and Scalable Video Conferences that you use as a standalone app or embed in your web application.
libreddit - Private front-end for Reddit
Mattermost - Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle..
updog - Updog is a replacement for Python's SimpleHTTPServer. It allows uploading and downloading via HTTP/S, can set ad hoc SSL certificates and use http basic auth.
matrix-docker-ansible-deploy - 🐳 Matrix (An open network for secure, decentralized communication) server setup using Ansible and Docker