A small Node.js app designed for sharing files while on the same network. Especially useful when you are trying to get a file from a friend and their device has a single broken USB port.
- Easy to use Drag and Drop file upload.
- Faster than uploading to a server then downloading since you are the server.
- Works with large files (tested with >2gb).
- The page opens fast due to being lightweight. (Native JS +
)
- Clone (or download as zip) this project from github
- Open terminal (or command line) in the project's folder.
- Run
npm installand thennode main.js. - The project will display your LAN ip and port (8080 by default) in the terminal once running.
- On another device in the LAN, go to the url:port.
- Drag & Drop any file in browser to transfer.
Project saves sent files in "files" folder. Also files in "files" folder can be downloaded from the browser.
PORT environment variable is used to change the port. e.g. export PORT=3030; node main.js
Your LAN IP is shown on the page in addition to console output. Files in "files" directory are also listed for download.
Drag and Drop file upload. Archived without any javascript library.