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drop-dat

v1.5.0

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A quick file sharing mechanism using dat libraries.

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drop-dat

A quick file sharing mechanism using dat libraries.

HTTP Proxy

On a machine with a public address (raw IP address or domain is fine), install drop-dat and setup a gateway service.

npm i -g drop-dat
drop-dat --serve

On your machine that has the source files, upload a folder to the gateway server.

As long as this process is connected to the gateway, it will host the files over http.

tims-imac:exploder tim$ drop-dat . --upload daplie.rocks
Importing file(s):
  README.markdown
  app.js
  apple-touch-icon.png
  dat.json
  favicon.ico
  icon-128.png
  index.html
  manifest.appcache
  manifest.webapp
  pixi.min.js
  pixi.min.js.map
  resources/sprites.svg
  sprites.json
  sprites.png
  style.css
Connected to Server, uploading...
http://daplie.rocks:8040/25fe50776dfb446e856e31ff229131472928875010f1185ff187f46be7e9f3fb/

Go to the url in a browser and enjoy dat over http!

When you're done, just Control+C the upload client and the server will deregister the site.

Everything was in memory and nothing is touched on your disk.

P2P Mode

If you want to share with someone that has a dat client already (like Beaker Browser), this can be used to share quick and temporary dats of single files.

tims-imac:exploder tim$ drop-dat README.markdown
Importing file(s):
  README.markdown
Sharing on P2P network
Sharing on dat P2P network...
Press Control+C to stop sharing.

dat://7c5adb14a4afaaa9e8f7d2fa4e7c567f3b6b63ba4c6f336d04e780fa0f0740ce

Then on the other side, open the url in Beaker or Dat desktop or whatever.