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Simple, private file sharing from the makers of Firefox

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46Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
13.2KGitHub stars
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Simple, private file sharing from the makers of Firefox

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HN mentions by year46 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2017-08-02 06:54:38 UTC to 2024-10-19 18:13:21 UTC.

051015202017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 10 mentions; 1 submissions, 9 comments20172018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 19 mentions; 3 submissions, 16 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 10 mentions; 1 submissions, 9 comments20202021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2024

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC1019
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC19316
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC1019
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

From the project README

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Firefox Send NOTICE - May 2021 Mozilla discontinued the Firefox Send service in September 2021. For more information about this, please see the Mozilla Blog. Please note that the Mozilla Public License 2.0 does not "grant any rights in the trademarks, service marks, or logos of any Contributor." You may fork and modify the source code for Firefox Send pursuant to the Mozilla Public License, but you may not create a version of the service that uses Mozilla trademarks or logos. This repository is archived. In May 2021, Mozilla removed Mozilla trademarks from some of the files in this repository so that developers using this code are less likely to inadvertently infringe Mozilla's trademarks and confuse users. You are welcome to copy and modify this code under its open source license, but please ensure that all use complies with Mozilla's trademark policy. In other words, if you create a new version of Firefox Send you must remove all "Mozilla" and "Firefox" branding to ensure that users are not confused about who is providing the service. Docs: FAQ, Encryption, Build, Docker, Metrics, More Table of Contents What it does Requirements Development Commands Configuration Localization Contributing Testing Deployment Android License What it does A file sharing experiment which allows you to send encrypted files to other users. Requirements Node.js 12.x Redis server (optional for development) AWS S3 or compatible service (optional) Development To start an ephemeral development server, run: npm install npm start Then, browse to http://localhost:8080 Commands Command Description npm run format Formats the frontend and server code using prettier. npm run lint Lints the CSS and JavaScript code. npm test Runs the suite of mocha tests. npm start Runs the server in development configuration. npm run build Builds the production assets. npm run prod Runs the server in production configuration. Configuration The server is configured with environment variables. See server/config.js for all options and docs/docker.md for examples. Localization Firefox Send localization is managed via Pontoon, not direct pull requests to the repository. If you want to fix a typo, add a new language, or simply know more about localization, please get in touch with the existing localization team for your language or Mozilla’s l10n-drivers for guidance. see also docs/localization.md Contributing Pull requests are always welcome! Feel free to check out the list of "good first issues". Testing ENVIRONMENT URL Production https://send.firefox.com/ Stage https://stage.send.nonprod.cloudops.mozgcp.net/ Development https://send2.dev.lcip.org/ Deployment see also docs/deployment.md Android The android implementation is contained in the android directory, and can be viewed locally for easy testing and editing by running ANDROID=1 npm start and then visiting http://localhost:8080. CSS and image files are located in the android/app/src/main/assets directory. License Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
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