8 mo. ago • 86%

How to drop files from Android to home server?

I'm looking for an easy way to upload files from my Android smartphone to my home server. is there a - ideally dockerized - solution for that? Some simple web GUI where I can click on "Upload" and the files will be saved to a certain directory on my home server?

EDIT: I should've added that I want to do this remotely and not in my local network. I want to be able to send files from my Android smartphone from anywhere via the internet to my home server. That's why I thought about a services hosted on my server, which frontend I could access through my smartphone. But I might've answered my question already with the following: https://github.com/zer0tonin/Mikochi

EDIT #2: Thanks guys, I ended up creating my own Docker container running nextcloudcmd inspired by this: https://github.com/juanitomint/nextcloud-client-docker But I built the container from scratch and it's very minimalistic. I can publish it on my Gitlab when it's somewhat ready. Here's a little preview.

Dockerfile

FROM alpine:latest
RUN apk update && apk add nextcloud-client
COPY nc.sh .
RUN chmod +x ./nc.sh
VOLUME /data
CMD ./nc.sh

nc. sh (How can I prevent automatic hyperlinking?)

#!/bin/sh
while true
do
        nextcloudcmd /data https://${username}:${passwort}@${nextcloud-domain}
        sleep 300
done

35 comments

Syncthing

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- It's amazing how often this program can be used to solve a problem someone has with their file sharing. And in my opinion it's an elegant solution and does it's job very well
  
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- Same, I have a bunch of "inbox" folders and drop files into my server or desktop from my phone with 3 clicks.
  
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Material Files support both SMB and SFTP - https://f-droid.org/en/packages/me.zhanghai.android.files/

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- +1 for Material Files, really great App
  
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- For remote connection, you can use Tailscale along with Material Files and SMB/SFTP.
  
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  I honestly prefer selfhosting my home vpn using Wireguard or OpenVPN.
  
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- Material Files + SFTP is a winning combination. You probably already have SSH configured and it is quite secure.
  
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- I highly recommend this one.
  
  If all you're looking for is a way to send files from your phone to your server, this is the simplest way to do it.
  
  Share your server volume as a SMB, mount to phone via Material Files.
  
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- And SSH key authentication
  
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- There is also FX which can do this too, additionally you can browse/download/upload files to/from the phone locally from PC through browser (the app opens up a web server).
  
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You could technically do this with Nextcloud, but that is definitely overkill just for a file drop.
The next best thing I can think of for this would be localsend with auto accept enabled.

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- You can’t really. Nextcloud requires a specific file structure. It’s not meant to serve ad-hoc directories.
  
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  You can add in local directory paths or file shares within your Nextcloud home directory.
  
  I use that to access a local SMB share externally.
  
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I use syncthing. Share from any app, land on that directory on your server.

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- Being p2p is a huge bonus, it exceeds (and predates) the self-host category! If I recall correctly, I had an intro post to the system somewhere.. can't look it up ATM.
  
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Try LocalSend https://github.com/localsend/localsend

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SMB + Mixplorer

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I just so happened to have made a solution for this:

https://hub.docker.com/r/sciactive/nephele

I recommend the Owlfiles app as a client if the browser client is not good enough. But the browser client should be good for your use case.

This is what the web interface looks like:

It’s meant to be able to run on any browser. Like, even the PS3 browser. It can also stream files like videos and music.

You can put it behind a reverse proxy without any worry.

That screenshot ^ is from my Jellyfin library, that I manage through Nephele.

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I use CX file server. It can create an SFTP connection. I also have a VPN through my router.

Syncthing may be easier if you don't have a VPN.

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My go-to solution for this is the Android FolderSync app with an SFTP connection.

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If I were you, I would use some file manager app that allows ssh connection to the server, and do file transfer over ssh.

For remote use, I might use Tailscale to create a private network over the public internet and use it when outside of the home network.

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Syncthing works over local LAN and public internet relays, and is very good at traversing NAT

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https://github.com/RobinLinus/snapdrop

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Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters More Letters

CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT

IP Internet Protocol

NAT Network Address Translation

SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access

VPN Virtual Private Network

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.

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- Why does this bot set the text color? And why it does that and not set the background at the same time?
  
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So, at least on Samsung, the MyFiles app, the default file browser, allows for network connections via smb.

In my case, I use a vpn to tunnel into my network, and then just use the smb share.

It also allows for FTP and SFTP.

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I had a similar question: https://lemmy.ml/post/12919434

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Mount a folder to Filestash and you can access it via web ui ☺️

It is a filemanager in the browser, you can click upload there 😁

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Nextcloud

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- Nextcloud has to have a specific file structure in its data directory. It sounds like OP wants to serve a particular, already existing directory, so in that case, Nextcloud wouldn’t work.
  
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