Hello,

I’m trying to send something to my gf’s friend (~50gb)

I tried creating my own torrent and was able to dl it on another device, but on her machine it stayed at 0% and wouldn’t let me connect to seed

Is FTP a good option? I set up a proxmox server last night but I don’t really know what I’m doing yet

Any guidance greatly appreciated, thanks.

  • Kissaki@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    23 days ago

    There are website services where you both stay online and transfer directly.

    There could be direct peer to peer transfer tools that are more robust.

    If you want to go through a file transfer/hoster

    There’s some more, those are the top two in my bookmarks.

    You’d do good of encrypting/7z-passwording if you don’t want others to see the content, just to make sure not to have to trust the hoster.

  • rufus@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    24 days ago

    Btw: Might be that you’re behind a NAT (router) and that’s why bittorrent doesn’t connect. You’d need to figure out which port your torrent client is configured to listen on and then do “port forwarding” of that port to your machine in the router you got from your ISP. Or use something like UPnP that does this automatically.

    Not sure if that applies in your case and it’s unsolicited advice… But a fairly common issue with bittorrent.

  • HelixDab2@lemm.eeEnglish
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    23 days ago

    Create a multi-part archive (…probably about 250 parts…) with a strong password, upload each part to whatever the current equivalent to Megaupload is, and let them download it at their leisure.

    With no accounts on either end, should only take about three months for each to be complete.

    Alternatively, you could put it on a thumb drive and drive it over if they live fairly close.

    • pbjamm@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      22 days ago

      you could put it on a thumb drive and drive it over if they live fairly close

      or drop it in the mail if they dont.

  • Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    23 days ago

    Could send it over ATP - Avian Transfer Protocol.

    Does require a USB stick and for your friend to train a pigeon though.

    • Malgas@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      23 days ago

      Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of hard drives speeding down the highway.

      • averyminya@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        23 days ago

        This makes me wonder, what is the difference in the environmental cost of uploading/downloading this data vs. shipping a USB.

        I would guess that shipping emissions would be higher than digital ones, but I don’t have any basis for that theory. (I’m just curious, not trying to say or imply anything here)

    • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
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      24 days ago

      Why not just make it a torrent file then and let it seed? I don’t see why paying for a service is required in this instance.

      • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        24 days ago

        Because he’s having trouble getting it to connect that way, and for reasons I don’t completely understand, Resilio Sync connections seem to be quicker and more reliable than using a traditional tracker as the only seed.

        • RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          23 days ago

          for reasons I don’t completely understand, Resilio Sync connections seem to be quicker and more reliable

          Resilio runs a “relay” server to facilitate connections where neither peer has properly set up port forwarding. Only downside of Resilio is its not open source, so you just kinda have to take their privacy policy at face value. As long as op isn’t sending something super sensitive though, it probably is no big deal.

      • Subversivo@lemmy.eco.br
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        23 days ago

        1 - Its not paid for personal use.

        2 - OP said it can’t seed. Resilio have a discover helper service fot this situations.

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
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    24 days ago

    Don’t put FTP on the Internet if you don’t know how to secure it.

    If you’re relatively nearby, you could just use a flash drive. Or mail one. If not, the other comments have good suggestions.

  • nothacking@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    24 days ago

    Easiest and most secure way? Mail (or hand deliver) a flash drive. That’s how they transfer data between super computers and data centers. (AWS even has dedicated trucks to do it)