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@aeroxy aeroxy released this 04 Apr 09:11
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0.1.0
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Encrypted file transfer over WebSocket — a single binary, zero configuration.

Highlights

  • Single binary, batteries included — The React frontend is embedded right in the Rust binary. No install steps, no Docker, no config files. Just run drift --port 8000 and open your browser.

  • End-to-end encrypted — Every session performs a fresh X25519 Diffie-Hellman key exchange. File data is encrypted with ChaCha20-Poly1305 with forward secrecy. Optional password authentication via HMAC challenge-response.

  • Two-pane file browser — A web UI shows your local files on the left and remote files on the right. Select and copy in either direction.

  • CLI direct send — Skip the browser entirely with drift --target host:8000 --file video.mp4. Transfers the file, prints progress, and exits.

  • Folders just work — Directories are compressed to tar.gz on the fly, streamed over the wire, and extracted on the other side. No zipping by hand.

  • Bidirectional — Push files to a remote machine or pull files from it. Both directions work from the browser UI and from connected servers.

Quick Start

# Machine A
drift --port 8000

# Machine B — connects and shows both file trees
drift --port 9000 --target 192.168.0.2:8000

# Or just send a file
drift --target 192.168.0.2:8000 --file report.pdf

Security

Property Implementation
Key exchange Ephemeral X25519 (forward secrecy)
Encryption ChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD, monotonic nonces
Key derivation HKDF-SHA256, separate keys per direction
Authentication Optional HMAC challenge-response (--password)
Path safety All paths canonicalized and jailed to root dir

Install

git clone https://github.com/aeroxy/drift.git
cd drift
cargo build --release
# Binary at target/release/drift

Requires Rust 1.82+ and bun.

Full documentation: README

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