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What open-source software would you like more people to know about? (reddthat.com)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[–] kaotic@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago (3 children)

croc is a tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files and folders.

https://schollz.com/tinker/croc6/

allows any two computers to transfer data (using a relay)
provides end-to-end encryption (using PAKE)
enables easy cross-platform transfers (Windows, Linux, Mac)
allows multiple file transfers
allows resuming transfers that are interrupted
local server or port-forwarding not needed
ipv6-first with ipv4 fallback
can use proxy, like tor

[–] drathvedro@lemm.ee 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Another thing like that I wish I'd discover sooner is syncthing - it's really intuitive, just point it to a folder and it syncs stuff across your devices automatically. With it, a lot of cloud storage, backup and file transfer applications and features are completely redundant.

EDIT: Ah, I did not scroll far enough to see that this recommendation is literally the next comment from this.

[–] MaddestMax@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I am by no means a star whore, but 26.4k stars on git?!? And I’ve never heard of it. Mind blown. Thanks for the suggestion!

[–] viperex@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've been trying to do this with scp between two computers running ssh on ports that are not 22

[–] kaotic@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Croc just requires each computer to have internet access.