• denast@lemmy.world
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    3 年前

    (Disclaimer, I’ve not reviewed the code, don’t quote)

    Files can be transferred via P2P connection without them being uploaded first to a third location. I assume though that some sort of server serves as a matchmaker allowing two computers find each other when the connection is established

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      3 年前

      That’s exactly what the relay server is, it just relays communication details. And you can run your own relay server if you don’t want to use his public relay server.