XFiles

File transfer server built with Ruby and Sinatra. Easily download and upload files between computers and phones using your web browser. Far simpler to share files than with FTP.

Requirements:

• Ruby 1.9 or greater
• Sinatra gem

Check the options

$ xfiles -h

To transfer files, change to the directory with the files you want to share and start the server with an access code

$ cd ~/myfiles

$ xfiles 1234

Starting xFiles Server with access code: 123

xFiles Server available at: http://192.168.1.100:2021

Server will live for 30 minutes

[2013-06-27 15:11:59] INFO  WEBrick 1.3.1

[2013-06-27 15:11:59] INFO  ruby 1.9.3 (2013-01-15) [x86_64-linux]

== Sinatra/1.4.3 has taken the stage on 2021 for development with backup from WEBrick

[2013-06-27 15:11:59] INFO  WEBrick::HTTPServer#start: pid=6989 port=2021

$

Assuming you have a Ruby version 1.9 or greater installed

$ gem install sinatra
$ sudo cp bin/xfiles /usr/local/bin/
$ sudo chmod 777 /usr/local/bin/xfiles

or

$ gem install xfiles

Control access, timeout periods and file overwriting preferences. See xfiles -h.