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Ask HN: What's the best way to handle large file P2P transfer in the browser?

3•feixiangfly•3h ago

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IVski•2h ago
WebRTC DataChannels work well for this. Chunk the file (~64KB chunks), handle backpressure manually, and use a simple signaling server for the handshake. wormhole.app is a good reference implementation.

Can anyone point me to a ShowHN first post policy documentation?

5•upwindchange•1h ago•8 comments

Ask HN: Is a hands-off, family-friendly, de-Googled "home lab" feasible?

5•strix_varius•3h ago•7 comments

I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

205•proberts•3d ago•247 comments

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Ask HN: Who is hiring? (May 2026)

294•whoishiring•3d ago•377 comments

Ask HN: What's the best way to handle large file P2P transfer in the browser?

3•feixiangfly•3h ago•1 comments

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Tell HN: An update from the new Tindie team

83•altairprime•5d ago•49 comments

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Tell HN: An app is silently installing itself on my iPhone every day

592•_-x-_•1w ago•188 comments

Ask HN: What's your favorite HN post?

6•chistev•6h ago•2 comments

Making Postman load 60% Faster

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Claude Code dies with ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in cloud environment

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Tell HN: Claude 4.7 is ignoring stop hooks

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