SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encrypted File-Sharing

Re:SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encryp... by em-bee on Monday May 03, 2021 @03:30AM (#27022538)

i'd like a service that doesn't make me upload anything elsewhere, but serves the data directly from my computer. and only uses a server to help the sender and receiver find each other and potentially bridge the connection if a direct connection doesn't work.

bittorrent does that, but it is to much effort to create and share a torrent. i'd like to click or run a script "share this.file" and get back an URL with a key, which i can share by email. then the recipient clicks that link and downloads the file without needing any software except a standard browser.

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Re:SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encryp... by loloquwowndueo on Monday May 03, 2021 @06:02AM (#27023259)

How about magic wormhole https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

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Re:SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encryp... by jnovacho on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:44AM (#27023178)

https://justbeamit.com does that afaik. I have been using for years with great success.

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Re:SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encryp... by kwhitefoot on Monday May 03, 2021 @07:38AM (#27023816)

How about synching? It uses a relay server if the sender and receiver aren't visible to each other but doesn't store anything.

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Re:SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encryp... by em-bee on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @01:48AM (#27046633)

i am using syncthing on all my devices. it does not fit for the above state use-case because it's not easy to share files with other people, and it's also not suitable for one-off sharing or copying without keeping files in sync afterwards.

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Re:SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encryp... by chessmango on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:16AM (#27023026)

https://www.sharedrop.io/

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Re:SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encryp... by kamy22 on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:22AM (#27023068)

> *Devices need to have the same public IP to see each other.

ShareDrop assumes you are in the same network. It's a big limitation.

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Re:SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encryp... by chessmango on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:53AM (#27023214)

That's when used without any identifiers - use a specific URL: https://www.sharedrop.io/rooms/d602bb4d-5277-413d-b302-62d5f... And cross-network transfer is doable :P

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Re:SkyTransfer – Free, Open-Source, Decentralized and Encryp... by kamy22 on Monday May 03, 2021 @06:25AM (#27023374)

Cool thing! Thanks for sharing it, I have to try it :) ShareDrop looks like a great AirDrop alternative.

Regarding SkyTransfer, we created it for fun and to prove that Skynet and Sia technology work and people can create cool stuff with it. We strongly believe in technology behind SkyTransfer (not the value of the coin in the markets). File can be downloaded at any time, you just need the link. If a portal is down, you can simply switch to a different one. Obviously there is much more behind it, but it makes no sense to dwell on these discussions.

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