A flask-based local network file sharing tool.
Not for production environements. Use with care.
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Install the
netfshare
python package:py -m pip install netfshare
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Navigate to the directory that you want to share the contents of. Run
netfshare
to start the sharing service:py -m netfshare
The service cam+n be accessd at <your-local-ip>:5000
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Make sure your machine is discoverable in the local network and that the required firewall rules are active.
Visit the service website Admin interface from the machine running the service to manage the sharing settings.
netfshare
supports downloading the contents (subdirectories) of your shared folder, as well as uploading clients' content to selected directories inside the shared folder.
Only downloads of whole subdirectories are supported, as .zip
archives. To make files available for downalod, they must be placed inside a subdirectory of the sharedfolder, and the appropriate sharing mode must be set for this subdirectory in the Admin web interface.
Currently, the supported sharing modes are:
read_only
: whole subdirectories of the shared folder can be downloaded as a.zip
archive.upload_only
: clients can upload their data into a selected subdirectory of the shared folder. The uploaded content is placed inside a subfolder with the user's selected name. Currently, only a single upload by each user is allowed.
netfshare supports localization using flask-babel.
The client-facing routes of the app are translated into English and Slovenian.