nimatullo / parachute

platform independent airdrop alternative

Parachute

A web-based AirDrop alternative.

Table of Contents

• Built With
• How Does It Work
• Privacy
• Feedback

Built With

• Node
• WebSockets
• Vanilla HTML, CSS and JavaScript

How Does It Work

Parachute allows you to send files to devices that are on the same network. If you open the website on two different devices which are on the same network, you will see that they will be paired. After the pairing is successful, you can upload a file on one device and the other one will automatically download it.

Privacy

Privacy was an important focus during this project. All file transfers are peer to peer and nothing is stored in a database. (The project doesn't even use a database) All connections are encrypted through either HTTPS or WSS.

Feedback

Feel free to send feedback on Twitter or file an issue. Feature requests are always welcome.

Run Your Own Instance

Clone this repository

$ git clone https://github.com/nimatullo/parachute

Go into the repository

$ cd parachute

Install dependencies

$ npm install

Run the app

$ npm start

Runs on port 8000 by default.