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Life & fun · October 8, 2014

Simple file server for current directory (with password and upload)

A quick and easy password protected web server for your files. httpfolder makes downloading/uploading files from your current working directory easy, even for fairly large files. - Release Version 0.1 · biorisk/httpfolder

Simple file server for current directory (with password and upload) launched on October 8, 2014 with 7 votes and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

What it does

First public release of httpfolder. Binaries available for 64 bitfrom github.com

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