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How to share files the 90’s way

Retro Terminal

I had a file I wanted to share with a friend.

I set up a local server in my directory:

$ npm install -g http-server
$ http-server
$ Starting up http-server, serving ./
Available on:
  http://127.0.0.1:8080
  http://192.168.1.15:8080
Hit CTRL-C to stop the server

Then I set up a tunnel so anyone could download it:

$ npm install -g localtunnel
$ lt --port 8080
$ your url is: https://terrible-quail-20.loca.lt

Open the url in your browser you’ll see all the files in the zip. Zip the folder if needed. Then share the link with your friend.

https://terrible-quail-20.loca.lt/Sketch.zip