Do i need space for the shared files on my server?

[Musabe24]

Hello. Thanks for this fork I love it. But I am asking how this works. For example I want to share a file with the size of 10 GB. Do I need 10 GB free space on my server for that?

[schlagmichdoch]

Sorry for the late reply! Somehow this got buried!

I want to share a file with the size of 10 GB. Do I need 10 GB free space on my server for that?

No. All connections are duplex peer-to-peer connections: files are directly sent from receiver to the server. For internet transfers you need to deploy a TURN server alongside PairDrop (see docs) to relay the traffic. For some connections, the encrypted transfer is then relayed by the server. No files are ever uploaded to the server. See https://github.com/schlagmichdoch/PairDrop/blob/master/docs/technical-documentation.md