I’ve got a server, a friends got a server, what’s the best way to share stuff between the two?

  • Cousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.ch
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    8 days ago

    Surprised no one just said Samba or NFS over a tunnel (Tailscale, WireGuard, etc).

    Or by “sharing” do you mean keeping files synced between the two for replication?

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      7 days ago

      Using a tunnel is definitely the way to go and very easy to set up. Please don’t share over https if you don’t know what you are doing

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        7 days ago

        Even worse, don’t use the suggested Samba, NFS without a tunnel either! You should probably have the default ports blocked at the router.

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      7 days ago

      Absolutely this OP. Have a quick watch of the feature showcase video and you will see just how perfect this is for your needs

  • drkt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 days ago

    Exposing it over HTTP ensures all can access, but that’s my best solution. I don’t know what your intentions are, or what your pain-points are, or what you’re willing to deal with, or what your data is and if it poses a risk to you personally to have it exposed.

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      8 days ago

      Yeah, forwarding a port to a server with SFTP allows you both to have two-way links. Have done this with some of my friends as well.

      Sneakernet via a HDD is also damn helpful for initial bulk transfers.

  • mesa@piefed.social
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    8 days ago

    Flash drive in person.

    They take what they want, you do the same. Boom both are better off.

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          7 days ago

          Depends how close they are. Most of my friends (that are into self-hosting and collecting Linux ISOs) are across the country / world. So mailing encrypted SSDs works best for large transfers and nextcloud for small transfers

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    8 days ago

    SFTP has been mentioned and is a good choice but this could also be done over torrents too. It’s the other most common legal use besides Linux distros.