I make use of sharedrop.io to quickly share files between phones and computers on my LAN. Does anyone know of a self-hosted alternative, preferably containerised with Docker?

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I use Pairdrop. It can be deployed using docker.

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That may well be the thing I’m looking for, thanks for the pointer!

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Is LocalSend a viable option, even though it is not containerized?

Share files to nearby devices. Free, open-source, cross-platform.

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This is what I need.

If you only need to drop files on the same LAN, then you really don’t need a server. P2P is perfect and cuts out the middle man.

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I use Tailscale (Taildrop & Taildrive) to send files between my devices no matter where I am. It’s a very simple install (maybe 10 minutes total), and just works.

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Nextcloud has file sharing i just use KDE Connect though.

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I also just use KDE connect on windows to exchange needed files or clipboard. Devices need to be on same LAN or VPN during exchange. Pausing PC media during calls is a nice bonus.

For syncing photo gallery and Obsidian I use Syncthing.

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KDE Connect is a great idea, thanks!

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Sharedrop is self hostable.

Other, serverless solutions are

  • Warpinator
  • Localsend
  • Croc
  • Syncthing (for the organised background syncer in your life)
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Needs Firebase to self host, though

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I see. That sucks.

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