Magic Wormhole: get things from one computer to another, safely
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HN comment orderI've used this for years when passing large files between systems in weird network environments, it's almost always flawless. For some more exotic testing, I was able to run my own magic wormhole relay[1], which let me tweak some things for faster/more reliable huge file copies. I still hate how often Google Drive will fall over when you throw a 10s-of-GB file at it. [1] https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/my-own-magic-wormhole...
I'm a huge fan of croc[0]. Very similar to Magic Wormhole, but a bit more flexible and written in go. Straight from the README: > croc is a tool that allows any two computers to simply and securely transfer files and folders. AFAIK, croc is the only CLI file-transfer tool that does all of the following: - allows any two computers to transfer data (using a relay) - provides end-to-end encryption (using PAKE) - enables easy cross-platform transfers (Windows, Linux…
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-24 | Magic Wormhole: Get things from one computer to another, safelyFirst breakout | jstanley | 304 | 178 |
| 2024-06-06 | Magic Wormhole | MattJ100 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-08-17 | Magic Wormhole: get things from one computer to another, safelyBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | tosh | 816 | 255 |