snapdrop

You can probably use the docker container from the repo. Link: https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop

Simply by grouping clients into rooms by their public IP. > You can be discovered by everyone on this network Assumption here being that the devices on the same network are all NAT'd behind the same public IP, which usually holds true. See the server code for designating rooms & peers: https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop/blob/master/server/in... Can also test that there is no "discovery" beyond public IP grouping by turning off wifi on your mobile and joining from mobile network.

Phones home and groups users who have the same IP address together. https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop/blob/master/server/in...

> You are known as Azure Bug Ok, that’s cute. I would perhaps delay showing the funny name until at least one other machine is detected, it makes it feel like my name is being broadcast over the public Internet for anyone to connect to, and not just a LAN connection, the way it is. But worked perfectly for me to send a few photos back and forth. LAN connections seem like the perfect application for WebRTC not having to deal with TURN or STUN. It is a bit unnerving that there’s no permission request before being able to do network discovery on the LAN however. How is one machine finding the other? Central server matching the public IP used to then share their private IP? Or does WebRTC provide a discovery service? Edit: Ok, Looking at the server code [1] there is indeed a “room” per public IP and the server passes messages between peers in

I've been bookmarking point-to-point file transfer tools. These are not file hosting services like Firefox Send; both endpoints must be online at the same time. Nevertheless, I suspect they might be useful to some other folks here. Please post corrections or more detail on any of these if you have it. I haven't had time to try most of them yet. WebWormhole: WebRTC encryption, direct data transfer, large file support, browser and command line. Looks more versatile than the others. Has not undergone security review yet. https://github.com/saljam/webwormhole https://webwormhole.io/ Magic Wormhole: Data relay required (public relay is often slow), mainly command line. https://github.com/warner/magic-wormhole https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/ croc: End-to-end encryption, data relay required (I think), command line only. https://github.com

Snapdrop.net[0] is a similar PWA that specifically avoids using Firebase (or any db). I saw it on here some time ago, but don't recall if it was a Show HN. [0]: https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop Edit: just seen this was mentioned earlier down thread.

This looks quite useful for cross platform transfers on the same network. I’ve been using AirDroid [1] for quick cross platform transfers on the same network and Firefox Send for transfers over the Internet. When I tried this on iOS (different browsers, though they’re all using the same engine underneath), it was stuck on the loading screen. Turning off content blockers didn’t have any effect. Edit: Figured out that this doesn’t work on iDevices (at least older iOS versions). There’s an alternative called SnapDrop [2], whose FAQ has this question and answer: > SnapDrop a fork of ShareDrop? > No. ShareDrop is built with Ember. Snapdrop is built with vanilla ES6. I wanted to play around with Progressive Web Apps and then I got the idea of a local file sharing app. By doing research on this idea I found and analysed ShareDrop. I liked it and

Snapdrop is also available: https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop