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Re:Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to A... by tetris11 on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:19AM (#47934183)
Wireguard VPN to your home network, and then you can do anything
Re:Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to A... by teew on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:29AM (#47934304)
"Check out this alternative road vehicle I invented: it works on most surfaces except it can't drive on inter-city roads."

"You could fix that by builing a rail track and using a train."

Re:Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to A... by agrounds on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:21AM (#47934210)
And everyone you ever want to share files with locally also has access to your home VPN?
Re:Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to A... by eigenspace on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @09:29AM (#47934309)
That's an even worse solution than the hacky workaround of just teathering my internet connection.

The whole point of these solutions is to not have to transmit data over the internet, it should work over a local dynamic connection.