transfer.sh is down #278

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michael · 2026-01-19T18:29:43Z

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

Originally created by @tcuje on GitHub.

again. At least from Germany.

https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/transfer.sh works

Originally created by @tcuje on GitHub. again. At least from Germany. https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/transfer.sh works

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michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@tcuje commented on GitHub:

ping transfer.sh from my desktop computer returns
64 bytes from srv01.production.stefan-benten.de (144.76.136.153): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=15.6 ms
which seems ok

also appears offline for github.com, can't upload any files from travis.ci

@tcuje commented on GitHub: `ping transfer.sh` from my desktop computer returns `64 bytes from srv01.production.stefan-benten.de (144.76.136.153): icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=15.6 ms` which seems ok also appears offline for github.com, can't upload any files from travis.ci

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@vitorgalvao commented on GitHub:

Seems like it’s taking longer than usual to fix. Since Storj Labs stepped in, transfer.sh is (way) less reliable, and I don’t understand why. From their website, this seems like the kind of stuff they should excel at, which means they are hurting their brand by not keeping transfer.sh in shape.

Is there any document that explains why the service has become worse? What are their struggles? I’d like to know if there’s something we can do to bring the service’s usability back up.

@vitorgalvao commented on GitHub: Seems like it’s taking longer than usual to fix. Since Storj Labs stepped in, transfer.sh is (way) less reliable, and I don’t understand why. From [their website](https://storj.io/), this seems like the kind of stuff they should excel at, which means they are hurting their brand by not keeping transfer.sh in shape. Is there any document that explains why the service has become worse? What are their struggles? I’d like to know if there’s something we can do to bring the service’s usability back up.

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@ocavue commented on GitHub:

we can choice firefox send instead of transfer.sh

Website: https://send.firefox.com
Unofficial CLI tool: https://github.com/ehuggett/send-cli

@ocavue commented on GitHub: we can choice firefox send instead of transfer.sh Website: https://send.firefox.com Unofficial CLI tool: https://github.com/ehuggett/send-cli

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@ilyamordasov commented on GitHub:

still transfer.sh is down ;(

@ilyamordasov commented on GitHub: still transfer.sh is down ;(

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@vitorgalvao commented on GitHub:

I asked them on Twitter and got a reply:

Hey! As we are in the process of migrating to V3, there sadly a few bumps along the way. In the second of this post, we are pushing hard to spin up the Alpha Version which works against the new V3 Network. Stay tuned for that and apologizes for the trouble lately.

@vitorgalvao commented on GitHub: I asked them on Twitter and [got a reply](https://twitter.com/stefan_benten/status/1105196764313862144): > Hey! As we are in the process of migrating to V3, there sadly a few bumps along the way. In the second of this post, we are pushing hard to spin up the Alpha Version which works against the new V3 Network. Stay tuned for that and apologizes for the trouble lately.

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@ilyamordasov commented on GitHub:

@ocavue send.firefox works with websocket as I can see, I'd prefer to use something like curl
@vitorgalvao alternative services are good (seems they looked the same) will try to use one of them until transfer.sh is up (that's a pity I can't extract the full direct path to the uploaded file to use with wget)

@ilyamordasov commented on GitHub: @ocavue send.firefox works with websocket as I can see, I'd prefer to use something like curl @vitorgalvao alternative services are good (seems they looked the same) will try to use one of them until transfer.sh is up (that's a pity I can't extract the full direct path to the uploaded file to use with wget)

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@vitorgalvao commented on GitHub:

still transfer.sh is down ;(

Not still, but again. It was working great a few days ago.

we can choice firefox send instead of transfer.sh

Doesn’t compare. There are tons of services that can upload files from the command line, I’ve even made a script that supports several of them. What makes transfer.sh standout is that you can download the files from the command line as well with a constant URL. I’m not aware of any other service that does that.

I genuinely don’t get why people are enthusiastic about Firefox Send. I see nothing that it does better than other services, but I do see things it does worse. And being backed by Mozilla, I’m just waiting for them to abandon it like they do everything else. They keep wasting time with projects that lead nowhere (even good ones where they should have bet more, like Persona) instead of improving Firefox, which quite frankly is lacklustre on macOS.

@vitorgalvao commented on GitHub: > still transfer.sh is down ;( Not still, but again. It was working great a few days ago. > we can choice firefox send instead of transfer.sh Doesn’t compare. There are tons of services that can upload files from the command line, I’ve even [made a script that supports several of them](https://github.com/vitorgalvao/tiny-scripts/blob/69d3fc35ddee7e29bf238eb50f5c226622de228b/upload-file#L4). What makes transfer.sh standout is that you can *download* the files from the command line as well with a constant URL. I’m not aware of any other service that does that. I genuinely don’t get why people are enthusiastic about Firefox Send. I see nothing that it does better than other services, but I do see things it does worse. And being backed by Mozilla, I’m just waiting for them to abandon it like they do everything else. They keep wasting time with projects that lead nowhere (even good ones where they should have bet more, like Persona) instead of improving Firefox, which quite frankly is lacklustre on macOS.

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@vitorgalvao commented on GitHub:

seems they looked the same

Their API is the same, but since they’re hosted in different places, if one is down it’s just a matter of switching to one of the others.

that's a pity I can't extract the full direct path to the uploaded file

Yep. That feature alone keeps me tied to transfer.sh.

@vitorgalvao commented on GitHub: > seems they looked the same Their API is the same, but since they’re hosted in different places, if one is down it’s just a matter of switching to one of the others. > that's a pity I can't extract the full direct path to the uploaded file Yep. That feature alone keeps me tied to transfer.sh.

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@paolafrancesca commented on GitHub:

or you can just host the service on your own

@paolafrancesca commented on GitHub: or you can just host the service on your own

michael commented

2026-01-19 18:29:43 +00:00

@paolafrancesca commented on GitHub:

@stefanbenten happens to be a maintainer of this repository and the person who hosts https://transfer.sh.

The two are anyway unrelated, and the repo is not the place to direct requests and issues for the website.

I will updated soon the README in order to make it clear. No third-party public installation of the software in the repo will be referred in the repo itself, for security reasons.

The official position of me, @aspacca, as maintainer of the repo, is that if you want to use the software you should host your own installation.

@paolafrancesca commented on GitHub: @stefanbenten happens to be a maintainer of this repository _and_ the person who hosts https://transfer.sh. The two are anyway unrelated, and the repo is not the place to direct requests and issues for the website. I will updated soon the README in order to make it clear. No third-party public installation of the software in the repo will be referred in the repo itself, for security reasons. The official position of me, @aspacca, as maintainer of the repo, is that if you want to use the software you should host your own installation.

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Reference: dutchcoders/transfer.sh#278