I’ve been running 0807, a small self-hosted file host.
The idea is simple: drop a file, get a short link, and pick when it disappears.
A few things that might interest people here:
- No account, no ads, no trackers
- Auto-delete by time (1 hour up to 30 days, or never) or by a max number of downloads
- Optional password protection on files and notes
- Files up to 4 GB
- Reachable over Tor via an onion service
- Text notes with the same self-destruct and password options
Some file types are blocked for safety (exe, bat, scripts, etc).
Happy to answer questions about the setup or take feedback. It’s at v1.1 so I’m still iterating.
Hi, thanks for the comment. Let me answer your questions (and be 100% honest)
Regarding encryption: the password simply locks access to the file it does not encrypt its contents. And no, there is no encryption at rest the files remain on the disk exactly as they are.
The reason, to be honest is a security trade-off true end-to-end encryption means the server only sees encrypted data blocks which prevents me from scanning uploaded files for known CSAM and malware.
On an open and anonymous hosting service, I didn’t want to be in the dark about this. So it’s really a choice between two options, and I chose to keep the ability to scan files.
(+ incidentally, in the absence of any regulation, I could face some pretty serious legal trouble if someone decided to upload CSAM, malware, or any other illegal content)
Self-hosting: I am currently taking the necessary steps to publish the entire source code within a week, but for now, this is a public service.
I realize that my claims are just claims without any proof (since the source code isn’t open yet, and that’s totally understandable I would have done the same)
Awesome. I look forward to further iterations.