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securely share files between computers using the tor network

alligator

because i think croc-but-its-tor-services would be a really, really funny idea

how install

  • get tor browser: https://torproject.org
    • keep it running while you run alli commands
  • get python 3
  • get python poetry: https://python-poetry.org/docs/#installation
    • make sure to switch python to python3 on the pipe or else it will install itself as python2 which can lead to weirdness
git clone https://github.com/lun-4/alligator
poetry install
poetry run alli send myfile.txt
# copy the url provided and paste it after 'poetry run alli rx'
poetry run alli rx http://glaikjrgosihrgoislhr.onion/_alli/myfile.txt

how it works

  • alli send creates a tor hidden service whose only purpose is to send the file
  • alli receive is a glorified downloader
  • TODO once the download is finished, alli send destroys the hidden service