[SFS] bigfiles / torrent server
Azamat Mukhiddinov
azamat@azam.at
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 23:29:04 +0000
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Run a webtorrent node on it. That way you can download the torrent through
a browser and a torrent client.
Then just host a directory full of . torrent files
On Fri, Jun 30, 2017, 15:20 Chris Fedde <chris@fedde.us> wrote:
> What features are you looking for? The big advantage of torrent is that
> popular files get widely shared which lowers the total bandwidth on the
> seed server. You might also be interested in the large file services in
> github and gitlab. At the other end are file hosting services. Wikipedia
> has a list:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_hosting_services
>
> Don't discount a plain old webserver and a simple hierarchy of files.
> You can even enable DAV and use it as a sync/share point.
>
> On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 12:10 PM, David L. Willson <DLWillson@thegeek.nu>
> wrote:
>
>> I'd like to an easy-to-manage torrent box where I can use to share big
>> files, files that are not only not small and/or texty, i.e. not good
>> candidates for git, but are also too big for OwnCloud/NextCloud, basically,
>> things larger than 512MiB...
>>
>> Also, it doesn't have to be torrent. It could be jigdo or something. As
>> long as crowds don't crush it, and crashed downloads resume from a
>> checkpoint, like torrent.
>>
>> Recommendations?
>>
>> --
>> David L. Willson
>> Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist
>> RHCE+Satellite CCAH Linux+ LPIC-1 SUSE_CLP LFCS
>> Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)
>> http://sofree.us
>>
>> This is a good time for a r3VOLution.
>>
>>
>
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<p dir=3D"ltr">Run a webtorrent node on it. That way you can download the t=
orrent through a browser and a torrent client.</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Then just host a directory full of . torrent files</p>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Jun 30, 2017, 15:20=
Chris Fedde <<a href=3D"mailto:chris@fedde.us">chris@fedde.us</a>> w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex=
;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">What feature=
s are you looking for?=C2=A0 The big advantage of torrent is that popular f=
iles get widely shared which lowers the total bandwidth on the seed server.=
=C2=A0 You might also be interested in the large file services in github an=
d gitlab.=C2=A0 At the other end are file hosting services.=C2=A0 Wikipedia=
has a list:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_fi=
le_hosting_services" target=3D"_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compar=
ison_of_file_hosting_services</a>=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Don't discou=
nt a plain old webserver and a simple hierarchy of files. =C2=A0 You can ev=
en enable DAV and use it as a sync/share point.</div></div><div class=3D"gm=
ail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 12:10 PM,=
David L. Willson <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:DLWillson@thegeek=
.nu" target=3D"_blank">DLWillson@thegeek.nu</a>></span> wrote:<br><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc=
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman,new=
york,times,serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000">I'd like to an easy-to-=
manage torrent box where I can use to share big files, files that are not o=
nly not small and/or texty, i.e. not good candidates for git, but are also =
too big for OwnCloud/NextCloud, basically, things larger than 512MiB...<br>=
<br>Also, it doesn't have to be torrent. It could be jigdo or something=
. As long as crowds don't crush it, and crashed downloads resume from a=
checkpoint, like torrent.<br><br>Recommendations?<br><br><div><span name=
=3D"x"></span>--<br>David L. Willson<br>Teacher, Engineer, Evangelist<br>RH=
CE+Satellite CCAH Linux+ LPIC-1 SUSE_CLP LFCS<br>Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<=
br><a href=3D"http://sofree.us" target=3D"_blank">http://sofree.us</a><br><=
br>This is a good time for a r3VOLution.<span name=3D"x"></span><br></div><=
br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>
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