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

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[-] sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 weeks ago

Station wagon full of tapes.

[-] non_burglar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I don't know... I'm skeptical of its bandwidth.

[-] drkt_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks 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.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 weeks ago

SFTP or WebDAV would work.

[-] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks 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.

[-] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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?

[-] mesamunefire@piefed.social 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Flash drive in person.

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

[-] Hello_there@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

Export the titles of files and ask them to pick then mail a 1tb USB drive back and forth

[-] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Or just meet and maintain that friendship

[-] lps2@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week 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

[-] testfactor@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago
[-] randombullet@programming.dev 5 points 2 weeks ago

We use Tailscale to share between accounts.

But for large transfers I use an encrypted HDD.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

For large volumes of data, nothing beats shipping a large external drive (with a fast interface) from location to location.

[-] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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.

[-] 4am@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

If you want to run a mirror, rsync over ssh is one of the simplest ways.

[-] Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago

You could also set up a jellyfin (for media) or gameyfin (for games) container, expose that to the internet and give them credentials.

[-] 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

You could set up a tunnel between the two.. a job that rsyncs a folder to the other server automatically when something is added.

Just a thought.

If you're wanting to share all files, many of the methods already mentioned work well. If you're wanting to share specific files, CopyParty is a good way to go.

[-] aichan@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

LAN party!! You have the optimal excuse to make one happen ;)

[-] darkreader2636@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

You can't beat the bandwidth and reliabilty of mailed ssd's

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Get 'em in the same room together, put on some Barry White, and let the magic happen.

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