This example app shows how to build a simple file sharing app where all files are shared between everyone who use the app.
To read more details about how to use Pear, read the Getting Started guide.
Pear is a prerequisite, which can be installed with npm i -g pear.
$ git clone https://github.com/holepunchto/filesharing-react-app-example.git
$ cd filesharing-react-app-example
$ pear run .
When a Pear app runs, it uses a local storage that's the same for all instances. To test the file sharing app, it would be good run multiple instances that looks different. To do that, use the --store/-s parameter for pear.
In one terminal:
$ pear run -s /tmp/fs1 .
In another terminal:
$ pear run -s /tmp/fs2 .
When a Pear app is released, it can be run by others. Read more about this in this guide. The details won't be in this section, but just commands to run.
$ pear stage foo # Stage the local version to a key called "foo"
$ pear release foo # Release the staged version of "foo"
$ pear seed foo # Start seeding (sharing) the app
When running pear seed there will be output similar to
-o-:-
pear://a1b2c3...
...
^_^ announced
This link can be shared with others.
To run the app, do this (in another terminal):
$ pear run pear://a1b2c3...