I want to upload a 3GB mkv movie file so my friend who is computer illiterate can stream it just by clicking on the link when i send the link through a messenger.
I tried nostr.build but it errorred out.
Simplex messenger only supports files up to 800GB and the only messenger he has access to.
I tried flare.pub but the video has no audio when i do that.
any tips are appreciated.
That's INCREDIBLY generous of SimpleXš³š.
correction 800MB.
Wondering if I can compress the 3GB video file somehow.
like the good old days of 800MB CDs lol
Try OnionShare or Durin (IPFS), maybe Keet
will he have to install anything?
this is what I need to avoid.
Durin IPFS will give this, but idk about file size limits
Onionshare heāll need a tor browser
http://7l7pubk5dqruzs6hxodsi725s3ii2r2ihdhxbvscxidalmyfhmeciyid.onion
Keet works great with large files
this would involve him installing something and we are at a distance and i cant help him, he is mentally challanged too.
I see.
Have you tried uploading the file to Google drive or some other such service (Dropbox, iCloud)? This should allow him to watch the video with just a link
tried it months ago, setup was horrible, could never get it to work, tried both on the umbrel server and startOS server and standalone. Nothing. Garbage.
i dont think there is a good solution without your friend downloading some app, keet seems good but you could even have him stream a torrent
there is web apps for torrents www.makeuseof.com/best-torrent-streaming-apps/
https://webtor.io/#/ and brave browser supports them dirrectly
He's on a samsung tablet with almost nothing installed except brave and simplex
https://ufile.io 5Gb 30days?
I tried it but it only lets you download the file, not stream the video.
depending on the file some browsers can stream, tbh its quite a problematic set of circumstances, you could also run an ftp server?
or work out why jellyfin wont work for you?
it wont load the contents of the network folder i point it to even though the same machine can see those files.
its been over 20 years since I've done that.
Any recommendations?
depends on your os, but on linux http://proftpd.org
Thanks! GNU/Linux only here!
What about hosting your own nextcloud instance, uploading it there and creating a public link to the file?
https://pcloud.com (not private or secure unless you have paid plan but shouldn't matter for this)
