Hello everyone. I’m needing to figure out how to send a file from my server as a link via email to a client outside of my network. I’ve done it before without needing to set up a vpn or proxy, but I don’t remember how I did it. I’m not finding the answer on YouTube, Discord, or Grok.
The file has to be accessable via whatever link. So, this file can be uploaded somewhere (use a service) that is publicly accessable. But if you are trying to use a URL that is only accesable internally, then you have to expose your server. There is no way around this.
After digging into my search history on this topic, I found a sample of the type of link I used:
http://your-ip:9000/bucketname/filename.mp4?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256…
I just don’t remember what I did to generate this kind of link.
That looks like some kind of amazon link but I can’t fathom how it will allow you to share a file.
That appears to be a MinIO link off of Amazon.
OK. How do I use it again? It’s still available to use, right?
If it’s just for occasional use, why not use https://wetransfer.com ? Very simple & free to use if it’s under 2Gb per transfer.
I’m sending a video that’s 3Gb big.
So pay $10 for a starter plan & cancel after use, or if you click through on that plan they’re offering 7 days of ultimate for free which again, you cancel after use.
Or, split the video into 2 halves & you should be within the 3Gb monthly upload limit of the free plan. If not, create another free account with a different email address. There are many ways to skin this cat!
Buy a cloudflare domain for 10 bucks a year and start using locally hosted next cloud instance. This will allow you to privately and securely share your files via sharable external link.