YouTransfer: Self-hosted file transfer and sharing solution (opens in new tab)

https://github.com/localsend/localsend

Lately I've also started self hosting Pairdrop.[2]

1. https://timvisee.com/projects/send/ 2. https://pairdrop.net/

python -m http.server 8080

then from my phone I just use a browser.

https://github.com/nwtgck/go-piping-server

After starting the server, a few options.

Method 1: Visit https://127.0.0.1:8080 in a Javascript-enabled browser and fill out HTML form

Method 2: Visit https://127.0.0.1:8080/noscript in any browser and fill out HTML form

Method 3: Use any TCP or HTTP client. For example here is a quick and dirty shell script

       #!/bin/sh 
       test $1||exec echo usage: $0 something file
       test $2||exec echo usage: $0 something file
       x=$(stat -c %s $2)
       {
       printf 'POST /'$1' HTTP/1.1\r\n'
       printf 'Host: 127.0.0.1\r\n'
       printf 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=\"yxxxxzxxxzxxxzzxyxzx\"\r\n'
       printf 'Content-Length: '$x'\r\n'
       printf 'Connection: close\r\n'
       printf '\r\n'
       cat $2
       echo ---yxxxxzxxxzxxxzzxyxzx
       } \
       |nc -vvn 127.1 8080
     
       laptop> 1.sh whatever 1.pdf
       phone> curl http://127.0.0.1:8080/whatever > 1.pdf 
       laptop> 1.sh 1.pdf 1.pdf
       On phone, type into browser: https://127.0.0.1:8080/1.pdf
       This file is saved as 1.pdf
       YMMV

The README mentions that it's an alternative to both Dropbox and WeTransfer. My current alternative to Dropbox is Nextcloud, and my current alternative to WeTransfer is (formerly Mozilla) Send. What's the added value of YouTransfer compared to this solution?

I'm also put off by the fact that the README has a big "looking for a new maintainer" disclaimer on top, and the demo page doesn't even work. Sure, I could put enough effort into maintaining a project if I see its added value, but in this case it seems to be a product trying to sneak into a market where there are already viable and well-maintained open alternatives.