Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser

Re:Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser by ShirsenduK on Saturday January 26, 2013 @07:58AM (#5120237)

Sorry for the misleading title. By serverless I meant direct browser to browser file transfer with no server in between. Files are transferred directly. We need the HTTP Server to host the static webpage which facilitates the bridge. After all, its a browser based solution you need a page to visit. :). Services file dropbox can be used to host the static files and everyone can setup their own file transfer service. With services like WebDHT coming up each of these shares can communicate.

Just read about Tribler, it sounds really interesting. All the best with it.

This, Tribler and countless other solutions will make the internet what it was meant to be, a decentralized, fault-tolorent network for information exchange. Thanks!

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Re:Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser by synctext on Saturday January 26, 2013 @08:19AM (#5120259)

Indeed interesting demo of browser-to-browser downloading, very light. Anybody can start a Napster-style service: it only needs a webserver+JavaScript (or trust a tamper-free copy). WebDHT is fascinating, is it leeching of a KAD overlay or can they also fully serve all incoming requests? (due to listen socket limit)

WebRTC defines a FTP-like 1-to-1 transfer. Would Bittorrent-like swarming be possible in WebP2P?

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Re:Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser by ShirsenduK on Saturday January 26, 2013 @08:27AM (#5120273)

Thats something clients will have to implement. Thats is, the JavaScript needs to split files into chunks and download from peers.

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Re:Show HN: Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser by pwnna on Saturday January 26, 2013 @01:34PM (#5121209)

does that mean you the http server is like a tracker / UDP hole puncher?

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