The Manifest - Zero Server P2P file sharing with no traces

So I got tired of file sharing apps. Every time I want to send someone a file, I have to upload it to some server, wait, grab a link, and hope the service doesn't compress my stuff, slap a size lim...

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The Manifest - Zero Server P2P file sharing with no traces

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So I got tired of file sharing apps. Every time I want to send someone a file, I have to upload it to some server, wait, grab a link, and hope the service doesn't compress my stuff, slap a size limit on it, or require the other person to make an account. Oh, and my file now lives on someone else's computer forever. Cool. I wanted something stupid simple: drop a file, get a link, send it. The file goes directly from my browser to theirs. When I close the tab, it's gone. No server ever touches it. So I built https://the-manifest-portal.vercel.app/. What it actually does You open the site, drop your files, and get a portal link + QR code. Send that to whoever. They open it, see the file list, and pick what they want to download. Files stream directly from your browser to theirs over WebRTC. That's it. No upload. No waiting. No account. Close the tab and the portal is gone like it never existed. The interesting parts (technically) There's no backend. The whole thing is a static React app o

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