Simple file server that works for MS Windows users as well - ideas?

[Volker Wysk]

Am Mittwoch, den 21.10.2020, 17:17 +0200 schrieb Oliver Grawert:
> hi,
> Am Mittwoch, den 21.10.2020, 15:51 +0100 schrieb Chris Green:
> > I often seem to need to 'send' files to people, sometimes attaching
> > to
> > an E-Mail works but this very often hits file size limitations.
> > 
> > Currently I'm trying to send an audio file to someone in Australia
> > who
> > doesn't seem all that computer aware, so what choices do I have?
> > 
> > I have a Linux server out on the public internet where I can put the
> > file, what sort of thing can I run there to make it easy for them to
> > download?  I suppose I could set up an FTP server but are there any
> > easier ways?
> > 
> 
> i personally use the nextcloud snap for such stuff ... 
> 
> self managed/hostsed cloud file space, easy to manage via the admin UI
> that it brings along and thanks to the snap also a single command
> installation without the need to tinker a lot ...
> (and there are clients for all common OSes out there, i.e. you can use
> the nextcloud andoid client to auto-upload your photos to your personal
> gallery etc)
> 
> https://snapcraft.io/nextcloud
> 
> https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-snap

Nextcloud for sharing just one file, is more than overkill, even when 
installing via a snap. I run a Nextcloud server myself.

Chris might be able to make use of Nextcloud for additional purposes, 
but it's a much bigger thing than, for instance, FTP.

Cheers,
Volker
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