PairDrop: Local/remote file sharing in your browser/mobile. Inspired by AirDrop. Fork & alternative of Snapdrop

[LoudLemur]

I tried using my remote instance. I didn't have success.

I connected to the instance using a regular browser, and that went OK and I was able to enter a public room. Then, from the same machine, but using TOR, I tried to visit the instance again. The TOR visit never saw the file being shared, and the TOR visitor never appeared on the pairshare radar.

If you try this using Brave Browser's weak TOR, there is no error message, however on TOR Browser, the following is received:

To use this PairDrop instance, WebRTC must be enabled!

I think a note about enabling WebRTC and how to toggle/untoggle that would be a good addition to the documentation.

https://myownconference.com/blog/en/webrtc/

One piece of documentation that would be handy is a short "How To" explaining how to verify pairdrop is going OK, before you start letting others use it.

[LoudLemur]

@Kubernetes is amazing!

I got it going ok. I used a Brave browser nightly without any lockdowns or extensions that disable webRTC to e.g. prevent webRTC leaks.

I expect a ton of people are going to run into this webRTC issue and we should offer some guidance on how to make it work smoothly the first time.

Thank you very much, yet again, @kubernetes!

[LoudLemur]

@robi thank you for this. The github and bug/feature links aren't working.
Also, where is the main site for documentation?

[Kubernetes]

@LoudLemur @girish posted that the Repo has been blocked by Github (for whatever reason)

[LoudLemur]

I have a feature I would like: anonymity.

Mouse wants to share a cheese picture with Hamster, so he sets it up and waits for Hamster to arrive. Whilst doing so, Mouse also wants to share a picture of some milk with Cat. However, Mouse doesn't want Cat to bump into Hamster on the pairdrop. Mouse doesn't want to give Cat the cheese or Hamster the milk.

Can this be accomplished?

[girish]

Repo is back https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/issues/284 . I think they wait for some clarity on how to proceed since GitHub is not responding.

[LoudLemur]

@girish said in PairDrop: Local/remote file sharing in your browser/mobile. Inspired by AirDrop. Fork & alternative of Snapdrop:

Repo is back https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/issues/284 . I think they wait for some clarity on how to proceed since GitHub is not responding.

His github was flagged as spam. Flagging a github as spam is sometimes a vindictive ploy used by horrible people. It is a good reason to self-host.

[LoudLemur]

I have been using @Kubernetes version, and it works very well. I think it is ready for the main Repo.

[LoudLemur]

Could PairDrop be made to support a temporary allocation of storage on the server for specified users? This would enable us to use FileDrop without having to keep the browser/computer running.

[RazielKanos]

@LoudLemur You can do that with VaulWarden, if you are running it - the function is called "send" very goop in my eyes and offers a TON of security features

[necrevistonnezr]

@RazielKanos said in PairDrop: Local/remote file sharing in your browser/mobile. Inspired by AirDrop. Fork & alternative of Snapdrop:

@LoudLemur You can do that with VaulWarden, if you are running it - the function is called "send" very goop in my eyes and offers a TON of security features

Yes, I love that feature - I use it all the time to transmit sensitive documents

[girish]

This is published in unstable . Please report any issues in the new app category.