Bucket – Encrypted file sharing for people who live in the terminal
I built this because I am perpetually drowning in file transfer hell. As a systems engineer, I am constantly moving massive files. Whether it's getting new releases of custom ISOs to clients, downloading entire filesystems to spin up clones, or uploading massive support packages to L3. I always have to get something to somebody. Usually, it's something large that lives on a headless server. I can't tell you how many times I've modified my 'clone' script to tar most of a filesystem over ssh ("hello --exclude, my old friend...") just to get 10GB that someone will need for two days. Tedious is…
Bucket – Encrypted file sharing for people who live in the terminal launched on January 25, 2026 with 9 votes, #1,189 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Bucket is the fastest way to share large files. One CLI command gives you an encrypted, shareable link. No accounts, no ads, no waiting. Free tier with 3GB storage. Built for developers who value their time.
Bucket Labs — CLI-first, zero-knowledge file sharing for developers. AES-256-GCM encrypted. Direct-to-S3. One command to upload, one link to share.
WeTransfer for people who live in a terminal. Recipients download instantly with a URL and secret — no logging in, no app, no friction. No config files to edit. No dashboard to set up. Install, authenticate once, and push. One-liner on macOS, Linux, WSL, or Windows. Go binary — no runtime dependencies. TOTP login — a 6-digit code is emailed to you. API key stored locally at ~/.bucket/config.json . You get a bURL and a 32-char secret. Your recipient just needs those two things — no signup required. Track uploads, manage storage, and monitor expiry from a clean web dashboard. Everything the CLI shows you — in a browser. No credit card. No browser. No friction. Install and push in 60from bucketlabs.org
In the maker’s words, at launch
I built this because I am perpetually drowning in file transfer hell. As a systems engineer, I am constantly moving massive files. Whether it's getting new releases of custom ISOs to clients, downloading entire filesystems to spin up clones, or uploading massive support packages to L3. I always have to get something…
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