tailscale
snapdrop
| tailscale | snapdrop | |
|---|---|---|
| 1,006 | 430 | |
| 16,535 | 17,355 | |
| 2.7% | - | |
| 9.9 | 0.0 | |
| 5 days ago | about 1 month ago | |
| Go | JavaScript | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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tailscale
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List of ngrok/Cloudflare Tunnel alternatives and other tunneling software and services. Focus on self-hosting.
Tailscale - Built on WireGuard. Easy to use. Control server is closed source. Client code available with a BSD3 license + separate patents file.
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Building a Managed Service Provider Business With Open Source
Tailscale
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How to update Go version of tailscaled on macOS
I'm using the GitHub version of tailscaled on one of my Macs as a background daemon launched at boot. To upgrade to the latest version, try the following:
- Home Lab Guide
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🛡️4 Top Database Security Tools in 2024 🏆🔥
Tailscale is a VPN service that makes the devices and applications you own accessible anywhere in the world, securely and effortlessly. It enables encrypted point-to-point connections using the open source WireGuard® protocol, which means only devices on your private network can communicate with each other.
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Apple Announces Changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Might be possible to do using a VPN as long as you can get broadcast/multicast packets forwarded.
Tailscale unfortunately doesn't support it...yet?
https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale/issues/1013
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GitHub issues from top Open Source Golang Repositories that you should contribute to
Tailscale - Make depaware output patch compatible
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I have made a smalll NAS server using samba. What is the port to fwd to get to it externally
Tailscale is another way of doing it. I'm using it to access my Pi's Samba shares from my phone but it works from Windows as well.
- Remote Printing
- SSH configuration
snapdrop
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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!
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PSA: LocalSend is the easiest way to copy files to your deck wirelessly
I use snapdrop.net. Doesn't necessarily need an app.
What are some alternatives?
headscale - An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server
sharedrop - Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC - inspired by Apple AirDrop
Netmaker - Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks.
PairDrop - PairDrop: Local file sharing in your browser. Inspired by Apple's AirDrop. Fork of Snapdrop.
netbird - Connect your devices into a single secure private WireGuard®-based mesh network with SSO/MFA and simple access controls.
LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN.
ZeroTier - A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth
localsend - An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop
pivpn - The Simplest VPN installer, designed for Raspberry Pi
libreddit - Private front-end for Reddit
Nebula - A scalable overlay networking tool with a focus on performance, simplicity and security
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.