What methods of file transfer do you use? \ stacker news ~bitcoin

Syncthing, it lets you sync any folder between various other hosts. The setup is a bit of work, but has been running great for months now. Highly recommended!

https://syncthing.net/

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denationalized 8 Mar

What is the advantage of syncthing over scripting with rsync?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryptocoin 16 May 2023

How did I not know that Syncthing has an Android app? And available on F-Droid to boot!!!

25 sats \ 0 replies \ @hardran3 16 May 2023

Yes! Having everything on my phone available on my computer is a must have. Photos being instantly available saves so much time. Add a general sync folder and it is perfect.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

I agree) It is convenient to use it to synchronize the password database of KeePass

538 sats \ 1 reply \ @Chakra 15 May 2023 freebie

Keet

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

Not a bad option, but I don't really trust them yet because of aggressive marketing. So far I'm watching the development. share your opinion, what do you like about Keet?

423 sats \ 3 replies \ @03365d6a53 15 May 2023

simplex chat

from phone to terminal, and back, easy

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

There are no problems with the transfer?

5 sats \ 1 reply \ @03365d6a53 15 May 2023

nope. works through vpns, vms, everything. supports large files and is super fast.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

Got it, cool)

323 sats \ 3 replies \ @kr 15 May 2023

this is my favorite for sharing large files, it’s p2p too

https://wormhole.app/

124 sats \ 0 replies \ @duvel 16 May 2023

This is amazing. Thanks for recommending.

17 sats \ 0 replies \ @go 16 May 2023

Will check it out

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @go 16 May 2023

"Socket stores end-to-end encrypted files on its servers for a limited period of time." Also coming out with Wormhole Pro, so not any different than WeTransfer

176 sats \ 0 replies \ @m00ninite 15 May 2023

Nextcloud, hosted on my LAN. If you know how to run your own node, you can probably figure out how to self-host all sorts of stuff.

316 sats \ 0 replies \ @thestacker 15 May 2023

it is worth taking a look at:

croc
syncthing
rsync

123 sats \ 1 reply \ @scottathan 15 May 2023

Proton Drive is super good. Centralized, but nonetheless very private and secure.

For p2p on LAN I like to use SyncThing.

162 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

Proton is limited by small storage and file size, especially if there is no subscription

118 sats \ 2 replies \ @guts 15 May 2023

Some I frequently use:

Telegram up to 2gb files between friends and family.
Syncthing between some devices like Android TV, RaspberryPi, Smartphone and desktop.
Proton Drive for personal stuff
OneDrive for Microsoft Office suite.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Monotone OP 16 May 2023

Telegram is not a good solution

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @guts 16 May 2023

I disagree, privacy wise it is not different compared to other not trusted services as Google or Dropbox. I found the easiest and less effort dragging or sending big files to Telegram to a user or a group/channel.

109 sats \ 3 replies \ @nerd2ninja 15 May 2023

Well since no one has said it yet... You know torrents are a thing. They exist. They're real. People often use it to pirate movies, but nothing stopping you from using it for legalized purposes.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

Yes, but it is not as convenient as regular file transfers. With torrents you already need a minimum skill and experience with it

7 sats \ 1 reply \ @nerd2ninja 15 May 2023

Easier than uploading an inscription XD

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

I agree with that)

114 sats \ 2 replies \ @gnilma 15 May 2023

I'm old school... I still use a usb flash drive to transfer files between computers.

I use Keet to send stuff between phone and computer.

31 sats \ 1 reply \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

How about LocalSend for sending files over the local network between your phone and PC? This option is more suitable for sending files over the local network, because in Keet it is a side function and not so conveniently implemented

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 15 May 2023

I have not tried LocalSend before. Looked it up and it seems pretty good. Will give it a try. Thanks for the recommendation.

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @033daf6a55 15 May 2023

What if you give mankind, a unique data archiver that changes the essence of data transfer? How would that affect development in general? Let's say that you can compress 1 megabyte in 5 seconds to 25 kilobytes and transmit, the recipient can unzip in 10 seconds and get the exact file 100%. how would this affect the future?

10 sats \ 3 replies \ @kenn_b 15 May 2023

Usb in a secluded alley behind dumpsters. The most secure:)

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

If you're paranoid, yeah)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kenn_b 16 May 2023

:) and 99% of people on SN are hehe

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @033daf6a55 15 May 2023

for this reason 99% do not know how to store information, money, data, memory.

15 sats \ 3 replies \ @DarthCoin 15 May 2023

I have my own NAS, self hosted, accessible from anywhere, privately, multiplatform. I can share files/folders with external people if I want.
If I do not want/need to use my NAS, I share through https://gofile.io
I do not use cloud services to store my own data. Except memes (I use https://postimg.cc/ for that)

5 sats \ 2 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

What kind of NAS are you using? What is the storage capacity? Do you use an uninterruptible power supply?

110 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 15 May 2023

QNAP with 2 disks in Raid 1. I had a 4 disks version before but I sell it for more sats :) For personal use 2 disks in raid 1 is enough. Yes, I always use a UPS.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 15 May 2023

Got it, thanks for the answer.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryptocoin 16 May 2023

scp for most everything I control.

I just read Lopp's article (from 2020), ... might give one or two of them a try.

How to Securely Back Up Data to Cloud Storage https://blog.lopp.net/how-to-securely-back-up-data-to-cloud-storage

35 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 16 May 2023

The article is useful, but it is more about how to encrypt data in the cloud, not about transferring files to other users. But it is good information

8 sats \ 1 reply \ @Pine 16 May 2023

Nextcloud on self hosted node 😎

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SovranSystems 16 May 2023

Yes!

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 16 May 2023

Syncthing
Nextcloud

Of course I have to use the typical cloud services when others in my life require but I really try to stick to these two.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @duvel 4 Jun 2023

Thank you for suggesting Syncthing. Didn't know about it and it looks fantastic.

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @022fbc9cef 16 May 2023

I've been experimenting with Synology Sync – it works very well so far!

5 sats \ 1 reply \ @nullama 16 May 2023

Personal data?

I have it on my local network, not on the Internet.

Between phone and a computer KDE Connect is fantastic to move things back and forth.

And for any file on another PC, I just SFTP it. That's a centralized transfer because one computer is a server and the others are clients, but it's all my hardware, not "the cloud"

I don't have a need for anything fancier.

Ah, and if I have to send a file to someone outside, then I just upload it to one of my web servers and send the link.

This is for important stuff, for random things I use email, or whatever app they are using.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 16 May 2023

Interesting, thanks for the detailed comment

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @travis 16 May 2023

This thread is super useful. Been interested in finding an alternative to centralized services...

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Darkbulb 16 May 2023

Im looking for private alternatives to Google Photos. Anyone got some tips?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ssats 21 Jun 2023

I wonder this as well!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @JesseJames 16 May 2023

ssh, scp, rsync, proton drive...

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @LDDV88 16 May 2023

Any idea how to do it on ios?

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @orthzar 16 May 2023

sd card on a carrier pigeon the latency is aweful but the throughput is great

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 16 May 2023

Do you need a lot of pigeons for this method?)

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @chytrik 16 May 2023

I used to run an SFTP server, but it was too DIY-ish for most of the people I was working with to figure out. (Pretty easy to set up though!)

So now Dropbox works well enough, or an app like 'SendAnywhere' for standalone, quick, uncompressed file transfers. Less sovereign, but for most purposes, it works well enough.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nkmg1c_ventures 16 May 2023

scp

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @go 16 May 2023

No one yet has mentioned www.WeTransfer.com. Best UX for something centralized. They get money from people like me who pay an annual fee to have my transfers branded with my company logo.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Monotone OP 16 May 2023

The privacy situation is very bad. As far as I know, the files are not end-to-end encrypted and a lot of analytics are collected.