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Wait, my first impression was that it points a local browser to your local browser. Now it looks like it uploads your folder to Cloudflare and temporarily serv

Wait, my first impression was that it points a local browser to your local browser. Now it looks like it uploads your folder to Cloudflare and temporarily serves it over the web. But is that different from what we used to do with FTP? Are there any databases or anything like basic PHP hosts supply? It's just static sites? Is this a product or what? What's the purpose? Is there an API?

joenot443 3mo ago
A minute ago I had an HTML doc I wanted to share with a PM. It was a Claude prepared demo of a hypothetical feature. Lots of screenshots. I ended up just embedding them directly in the HTML as base64 and sending him a 15mb file, but hypothetically this would have been a nice solution instead.
- throwaway81523 3mo ago
  You could just upload to a personal or other website? I sometimes do that. Is there any security or privacy (e.g. password protection) for this Cloudflare Drop site?
- pantelisk 3mo ago
  There are also solutions for sharing your homelab with others (basically tunneling from your machine->server (internet accessible) <-> client. Though, if your machine would go to sleep that whole chain would fall apart. A few good automatic solutions out there that solve the problem (no "just replace dropbox with ftp" type of argument). However, I see the appeal of this. Kind of surprised it hasn't happened yet to be honest.
  - inigyou 3mo ago
    SSH remote port forwarding. ssh -R 0.0.0.0:80:127.0.0.1:80 Requires the server's sshd config to have GatewayPorts yes, or the server will bind to 127.0.0.1 instead
- qingcharles 3mo ago
  Absolutely agree. There's an insane "feature" of Claude Design which means you can only share the link to the design with other users on your account?! You can export the design, though, but then you need somewhere to quickly drop a bunch of HTML + assets. This would be perfect for that.
  - efields 3mo ago
    Trying to solve this here: https://jlnk.us https://jlnk.us Here's the instructions my agents have: > Shareable Deliverables → jlnk.us (default) The jlnk MCP server is configured machine-wide for all team agents. It publishes disposable public links: create_link(content, ttl) returns an unguessable URL anyone can open without logging in; it self-destructs after its TTL (4h/24h/72h, default 4h, max 5 MB). Also list_my_links() and delete_link(id). > When handing a human (Founder, CEO reviewer) something to look at — QC screenshots, prototypes, reports, before/after comparisons — default to a jlnk.us link instead of a repo file path or local path. Use 72h for Founder review, shorter when the review window is same-day. > Content must be ONE self-contained HTML file: inline CSS/JS, embed screenshots as base64 data URIs (![image](data:image/png;base64,...)). > Downscale images to stay under the 5 MB cap. > Links are public to anyone holding the URL. NEVER publish secrets, API keys, credentials, or private client data. > Links expire — they are a viewing convenience, not the system of record. Durable artifacts still go to the repo and issue attachments as usual.
    - throwaway81523 3mo ago
      Sort of like a pastebin for directory structures then, hmm.
  - deeprack4sure 3mo ago
    Wow, that does sound like a serious hardship for someone who lets Claude write all their code for them. Creating a folder for some files. Dude, maybe you should file for disability for repetetive stress disorder for "double clicking" or even single clicking twice. This aggression will not STAND man! We need computers to go back to pencil and paper but STILL be computers! But not operated by me? Wierd operated by a fake bot me? Wait! thats malware! Wha?
- efields 3mo ago
  I built a tool _just the other day_ for this exact purpose. Now my agents proactively make disposable links for me: https://jlnk.us https://jlnk.us
- dmillar 3mo ago
  Replit is used a lot in this context. Their agent is good, but their circumvent-policies-to-get-something-in-front-of-execs-quickly is an amazing and mis-priced feature.
- vulture916 3mo ago
  Check out Tailscale - they have TUNS + share the source files with someone else in tailnet.
- deleted 3mo ago
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- amaldavid 3mo ago
  Been through the exact same issues and built a publishing workflow over cloudflare a few weeks back and did decent reception from HN as well you can check it out here: https://github.com/Amal-David/pagecast https://github.com/Amal-David/pagecast

joenot443 3mo ago

A minute ago I had an HTML doc I wanted to share with a PM. It was a Claude prepared demo of a hypothetical feature. Lots of screenshots. I ended up just embedding them directly in the HTML as base64 and sending him a 15mb file, but hypothetically this would have been a nice solution instead.

throwaway81523 3mo ago
You could just upload to a personal or other website? I sometimes do that. Is there any security or privacy (e.g. password protection) for this Cloudflare Drop site?
pantelisk 3mo ago
There are also solutions for sharing your homelab with others (basically tunneling from your machine->server (internet accessible) <-> client. Though, if your machine would go to sleep that whole chain would fall apart. A few good automatic solutions out there that solve the problem (no "just replace dropbox with ftp" type of argument). However, I see the appeal of this. Kind of surprised it hasn't happened yet to be honest.
- inigyou 3mo ago
  SSH remote port forwarding. ssh -R 0.0.0.0:80:127.0.0.1:80 Requires the server's sshd config to have GatewayPorts yes, or the server will bind to 127.0.0.1 instead
qingcharles 3mo ago
Absolutely agree. There's an insane "feature" of Claude Design which means you can only share the link to the design with other users on your account?! You can export the design, though, but then you need somewhere to quickly drop a bunch of HTML + assets. This would be perfect for that.
- efields 3mo ago
  Trying to solve this here: https://jlnk.us https://jlnk.us Here's the instructions my agents have: > Shareable Deliverables → jlnk.us (default) The jlnk MCP server is configured machine-wide for all team agents. It publishes disposable public links: create_link(content, ttl) returns an unguessable URL anyone can open without logging in; it self-destructs after its TTL (4h/24h/72h, default 4h, max 5 MB). Also list_my_links() and delete_link(id). > When handing a human (Founder, CEO reviewer) something to look at — QC screenshots, prototypes, reports, before/after comparisons — default to a jlnk.us link instead of a repo file path or local path. Use 72h for Founder review, shorter when the review window is same-day. > Content must be ONE self-contained HTML file: inline CSS/JS, embed screenshots as base64 data URIs (![image](data:image/png;base64,...)). > Downscale images to stay under the 5 MB cap. > Links are public to anyone holding the URL. NEVER publish secrets, API keys, credentials, or private client data. > Links expire — they are a viewing convenience, not the system of record. Durable artifacts still go to the repo and issue attachments as usual.
  - throwaway81523 3mo ago
    Sort of like a pastebin for directory structures then, hmm.
- deeprack4sure 3mo ago
  Wow, that does sound like a serious hardship for someone who lets Claude write all their code for them. Creating a folder for some files. Dude, maybe you should file for disability for repetetive stress disorder for "double clicking" or even single clicking twice. This aggression will not STAND man! We need computers to go back to pencil and paper but STILL be computers! But not operated by me? Wierd operated by a fake bot me? Wait! thats malware! Wha?
efields 3mo ago
I built a tool _just the other day_ for this exact purpose. Now my agents proactively make disposable links for me: https://jlnk.us https://jlnk.us
dmillar 3mo ago
Replit is used a lot in this context. Their agent is good, but their circumvent-policies-to-get-something-in-front-of-execs-quickly is an amazing and mis-priced feature.
vulture916 3mo ago
Check out Tailscale - they have TUNS + share the source files with someone else in tailnet.
deleted 3mo ago
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amaldavid 3mo ago
Been through the exact same issues and built a publishing workflow over cloudflare a few weeks back and did decent reception from HN as well you can check it out here: https://github.com/Amal-David/pagecast https://github.com/Amal-David/pagecast