Fast File Sharing from Ubuntu

Fast File Sharing from Ubuntu

Command line Python 2.6 tool to set up an instant FTP server:

Open a terminal

cd /path/to/directory-I-want-to-share
python -m SimpleHTTPServer # Python 2.x only starts the server on port 8000 
python3 -m http.server # Python 3.x only starts the server on port 8000

• Minimize the terminal window so you dont accidentally close it.
• Sharing is one-way; no uploading. No security. The entire contents of the directory are shared; no blocking. No logging (that I know of). Just pure download server. Cool.
• Other computers access the server by web: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8000
• Your computer accesses the internal server by web: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8000 or http://localhost:8000.
• Kill the process CTRL+C to stop the server

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