Share files locally using http
- Last modified: June 17 2024
- Sign: JN
- Tested on: Xubuntu 22.04
- Solved: Yes
One way of sharing files is to expose them for download using http. The
application woof allows you to
create a temporary download link to a file by starting a temporary webserver
that allows a one-time access to a file. After download (once, the default, or
n times), then the webserver shuts down, and the link disappears.
Note 1 These examples will only work if computers are on the same local network (i.e., behind the firewall)
Note 2 If using a download client (e.g., wget), use the -O option to
name the output. Otherwise you will get the default (index.html). It might
also be good to inform the receiver which file (file/folder/.gz, etc) to
expect.
[galaxy]$ git clone https://github.com/simon-budig/woof.git
[galaxy]$ cp woof/woof ~/bin
[galaxy]$ chmod +x ~/bin/woof
Here we start woof in a screen
session, which allows us to detach the process easily. In case the
receiver is slow in responding...
[computer 1]$ screen -S Woof.file
[computer 1]$ woof myfile
Now serving on http://123.45.67.89:8080/
[computer 2]$ wget -O my.woof "http://123.45.67.89:8080"
--2020-02-20 13:34:30-- http://123.45.67.89:8080/
Connecting to 123.45.67.89:8080... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: /data.csv [following]
--2020-02-20 13:34:30-- http://123.45.67.89:8080/data.csv
Connecting to 123.45.67.89:8080... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 529 [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘my.woof’
my.woof 100%[==================================>] 529 --.-KB/s in 0s
2020-02-20 13:34:31 (52,9 MB/s) - ‘my.woof’ saved [529/529]
Note that woof will create the .gz file on download.
[computer 1]$ screen -S Woof.dir
[computer 1]$ woof -c 2 -z mydir
[computer 2]$ wget -O my.woof.gz "http://123.45.67.89:8080"
--2020-02-20 13:40:55-- http://123.45.67.89:8080/
Connecting to 123.45.67.89:8080... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: /mydir.tar.gz [following]
--2020-02-20 13:40:55-- http://123.45.67.89:8080/mydir.tar.gz
Connecting to 123.45.67.89:8080... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘my.woof.gz’
my.woof.gz [ <=> ] 144 --.-KB/s in 0s
2020-02-20 13:40:56 (335 KB/s) - ‘my.woof.gz’ saved [144]
