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privacy·Privacyby0807

0807: a self-hosted file host with self-destructing links. Open source, Tor, no logs

I run 0807, a file host I host myself.

You drop a file, you get a short link, and you choose when it disappears.

I am posting it here because the whole thing is built around privacy, and because I would rather lay out the real threat model than call it "secure" and let you find the gaps later.

The privacy side:

  • No account, no sign up. An upload is not tied to any identity.
  • No ads, no third party trackers, no analytics. Nothing is loaded from outside domains, so no fonts or scripts phoning home.
  • The server does not log IP addresses or requests. The rate limiter holds an IP in memory for a few minutes to count requests, then forgets it. Nothing is written to disk.
  • Reachable over Tor through an onion service.
  • Auto delete by time (one hour to thirty days, or never) or after a chosen number of downloads.
  • Optional password on files and on text notes.
  • Files up to 20 GB.
  • Executable types like exe, bat and scripts are blocked so it cannot be used as a malware drop.

The honest part, which this community will and should ask about:

it is not end to end encrypted. The server can read what is stored, on purpose.

I want to be able to remove illegal uploads when they get reported, child sexual abuse material above all. A server that cannot see its own contents cannot act on those reports, and I am not willing to run one that cannot.

So I gave up that form of secrecy in exchange for being able to take that content down.

What that means for you in practice the password is casual access control, not protection from me as the operator or from anyone who breaks into the server.

If you need real confidentiality, encrypt the file on your own machine before uploading and share the key separately.

Treat 0807 as a way to move files around with self destructing links and no account, not as a vault for secrets you cannot afford to expose.

It is open source, and I host the code on my own server instead of GitHub, so there is no third party in that loop either.

You can read every line check the no logging claim yourself suggest a change, or open an issue all without an account:

SRC

Questions and criticism welcome. If you think the encryption tradeoff is the wrong call, I will read the argument

0807: a self-hosted file host with self-destructing links. Open source, Tor, no logshttps://0807.st/Open linkView original on lemmy.world
selfhosted·Selfhostedby0807

[Project] 0807 - a self-hosted ephemeral file host with no accounts and a Tor onion service

I run 0807, a small self-hosted file host. Drop a file, get a short link, and choose when it disappears.

What it does:

  • No account, no ads, no trackers
  • Auto-delete by time (1 hour up to 30 days, or never) or after a set number of downloads
  • Optional password protection on files and on text notes
  • Files up to 20 GB, with 16 TB of storage behind it
  • Reachable over Tor through an onion service
  • Text notes with the same self-destruct and password options
  • A few file types are blocked for safety (exe, bat, scripts, and similar)

PS: there is no end-to-end encryption, and that is deliberate. The server can read what is stored.

I want to be able to take illegal uploads down when they get reported, CSAM in particular.

End-to-end encryption would make the server blind to its own contents, which is great for privacy but would also stop me from acting on those reports.

If you need real secrecy, encrypt the file before you upload it. The password option is there for casual privacy (not as protection from me or from whoever might get into the server.)

The code is open, and I host it the same way I host the files, on my own server instead of HERE .

You can read it, propose a change, or open an issue there, no account needed

Happy to answer questions about the setup or take feedback.

[Project] 0807 - a self-hosted ephemeral file host with no accounts and a Tor onion servicehttps://0807.st/Open linkView original on lemmy.world

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