hypertownJul 7, 2023

WEB 4.69

https://lemmy.world/post/1152563

WEB 4.69 - Lemmy.world

Show threadClasmJul 8, 2023
I’ve been using wormhole.app for file transfers over discord/text. The link is only good for 24 hours, but it supports up to 10 gb files.
Wormhole - Simple, private file sharing

Wormhole lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires.

Wormhole
Show threadportalsentinel
How is this sustainable for the people hosting this? This almost seems too good to be true.
Jul 8, 2023 at 3:25pmWeb
Show threadClasmJul 8, 2023

Iirc it uses webtorrent, which is a torrent protocol that runs in-browser for the most part.

Small file live on their servers using end-to-end encryption for the 24 hours.

Larger files are treated as a peer-to-peer torrent, which means that the tab needs to stay open until your downloadees are done grabbing it.

Show threadportalsentinelJul 8, 2023
That webtorrent solution sounds awesome if that’s the case