Share HTML and associated files without a web server
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I have a locally-stored HTML file and some of the usual associated files (like a subfolder containing images). I would like to let somebody else view these files through a web browser.
Obviously I could stick them on a website somewhere, but I don’t have one handy at the moment. I hoped instead I could use file sharing features of cloud storage apps. However, iCloud doesn’t allow folders to be shared (only files) and Dropbox insists that the other user downloads the Dropbox app (on my iPhone, at least).
Any other ideas which don’t involve a ton of work?
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I have a locally-stored HTML file and some of the usual associated files (like a subfolder containing images). I would like to let somebody else view these files through a web browser.
Obviously I could stick them on a website somewhere, but I don’t have one handy at the moment. I hoped instead I could use file sharing features of cloud storage apps. However, iCloud doesn’t allow folders to be shared (only files) and Dropbox insists that the other user downloads the Dropbox app (on my iPhone, at least).
Any other ideas which don’t involve a ton of work?
dropbox file-sharing
asked Dec 4 at 19:50
user535673
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up vote
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I have a locally-stored HTML file and some of the usual associated files (like a subfolder containing images). I would like to let somebody else view these files through a web browser.
Obviously I could stick them on a website somewhere, but I don’t have one handy at the moment. I hoped instead I could use file sharing features of cloud storage apps. However, iCloud doesn’t allow folders to be shared (only files) and Dropbox insists that the other user downloads the Dropbox app (on my iPhone, at least).
Any other ideas which don’t involve a ton of work?
dropbox file-sharing
asked Dec 4 at 19:50
user535673
14418
I have a locally-stored HTML file and some of the usual associated files (like a subfolder containing images). I would like to let somebody else view these files through a web browser.
Obviously I could stick them on a website somewhere, but I don’t have one handy at the moment. I hoped instead I could use file sharing features of cloud storage apps. However, iCloud doesn’t allow folders to be shared (only files) and Dropbox insists that the other user downloads the Dropbox app (on my iPhone, at least).
Any other ideas which don’t involve a ton of work?
dropbox file-sharing
dropbox file-sharing
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user535673
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asked Dec 4 at 19:50
user535673
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user535673
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GitHub seems to be what you are searching for.
I would explain it, but this guy does it better
and he has examples.
This is by Jnanaranjan Sahu,
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-host-a-single-HTML-page
I think this should work.
His post is about 1/3 down the page.
answered Dec 5 at 15:01
Pancakedinner
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Thank you, this works! Of course it wasn’t as straightforward to set up as, say, clicking a “Share” button on something like Dropbox, but it provides the end user experience I was looking for. I’ll accept this as the answer. The Quora page you linked to has a few alternative solutions as well which I might check out at some point.
– user535673
Dec 5 at 22:32
Hey No problem, glad I was able to help you out!
– Pancakedinner
Dec 5 at 22:41
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Google Drive should work.
you can share a file then give people a link to the file.
answered Dec 4 at 20:01
Pancakedinner
1875
I forgot about Google Drive! You’re right, it does share the folder OK but unfortunately it shows the HTML as the source code and there doesn’t seem to be much of a workaround stackoverflow.com/questions/11776324/…
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:12
if they downloaded the HTML with the files to, Lets say their desktop, will it still function correctly? It would require them downloading it which does defeat the whole web part of it, but it might work as a temporary solution.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:22
Yes, that would work on a computer but not necessarily on a phone. Ideally I just want a link that somebody can click on any device and the content will appear – no further steps.
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:32
For dropbox on your iphone, you can "Request Desktop Site" see if that works
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:50
Good thinking, @Pancakedinner, but it still forces you to sign up to Dropbox (PS hope you enjoyed your pancakes!)
– user535673
Dec 4 at 21:53
add a comment |
up vote
1
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As @Pancakedinner said, Google Drive will work, but if you prefer not to use Google, or don't have a Google account, but if you have a Microsoft live account, you can sign into that and send it through "Onedrive.live.com".
answered Dec 4 at 20:24
Luke Sims
113
Thanks, I just tried OneDrive (I have far too many cloud accounts!) and it certainly does the sharing bit as well as Google Drive. It also renders the HTML but excludes any external links to images, CSS etc. So it’s the best option so far but perhaps I’m just going to have to get some web space somewhere and do it the old fashioned way where a browser can display web files in a standard way without all these cloud services layering limitations over the top!
– user535673
Dec 4 at 22:00
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GitHub seems to be what you are searching for.
I would explain it, but this guy does it better
and he has examples.
This is by Jnanaranjan Sahu,
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-host-a-single-HTML-page
I think this should work.
His post is about 1/3 down the page.
answered Dec 5 at 15:01
Pancakedinner
1875
Thank you, this works! Of course it wasn’t as straightforward to set up as, say, clicking a “Share” button on something like Dropbox, but it provides the end user experience I was looking for. I’ll accept this as the answer. The Quora page you linked to has a few alternative solutions as well which I might check out at some point.
– user535673
Dec 5 at 22:32
Hey No problem, glad I was able to help you out!
– Pancakedinner
Dec 5 at 22:41
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
GitHub seems to be what you are searching for.
I would explain it, but this guy does it better
and he has examples.
This is by Jnanaranjan Sahu,
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-host-a-single-HTML-page
I think this should work.
His post is about 1/3 down the page.
answered Dec 5 at 15:01
Pancakedinner
1875
Thank you, this works! Of course it wasn’t as straightforward to set up as, say, clicking a “Share” button on something like Dropbox, but it provides the end user experience I was looking for. I’ll accept this as the answer. The Quora page you linked to has a few alternative solutions as well which I might check out at some point.
– user535673
Dec 5 at 22:32
Hey No problem, glad I was able to help you out!
– Pancakedinner
Dec 5 at 22:41
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
GitHub seems to be what you are searching for.
I would explain it, but this guy does it better
and he has examples.
This is by Jnanaranjan Sahu,
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-host-a-single-HTML-page
I think this should work.
His post is about 1/3 down the page.
answered Dec 5 at 15:01
Pancakedinner
1875
GitHub seems to be what you are searching for.
I would explain it, but this guy does it better
and he has examples.
This is by Jnanaranjan Sahu,
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-host-a-single-HTML-page
I think this should work.
His post is about 1/3 down the page.
answered Dec 5 at 15:01
Pancakedinner
1875
answered Dec 5 at 15:01
Pancakedinner
1875
answered Dec 5 at 15:01
Pancakedinner
1875
answered Dec 5 at 15:01
Pancakedinner
1875
1875
Thank you, this works! Of course it wasn’t as straightforward to set up as, say, clicking a “Share” button on something like Dropbox, but it provides the end user experience I was looking for. I’ll accept this as the answer. The Quora page you linked to has a few alternative solutions as well which I might check out at some point.
– user535673
Dec 5 at 22:32
Hey No problem, glad I was able to help you out!
– Pancakedinner
Dec 5 at 22:41
add a comment |
Thank you, this works! Of course it wasn’t as straightforward to set up as, say, clicking a “Share” button on something like Dropbox, but it provides the end user experience I was looking for. I’ll accept this as the answer. The Quora page you linked to has a few alternative solutions as well which I might check out at some point.
– user535673
Dec 5 at 22:32
Hey No problem, glad I was able to help you out!
– Pancakedinner
Dec 5 at 22:41
Thank you, this works! Of course it wasn’t as straightforward to set up as, say, clicking a “Share” button on something like Dropbox, but it provides the end user experience I was looking for. I’ll accept this as the answer. The Quora page you linked to has a few alternative solutions as well which I might check out at some point.
– user535673
Dec 5 at 22:32
Thank you, this works! Of course it wasn’t as straightforward to set up as, say, clicking a “Share” button on something like Dropbox, but it provides the end user experience I was looking for. I’ll accept this as the answer. The Quora page you linked to has a few alternative solutions as well which I might check out at some point.
– user535673
Dec 5 at 22:32
Hey No problem, glad I was able to help you out!
– Pancakedinner
Dec 5 at 22:41
Hey No problem, glad I was able to help you out!
– Pancakedinner
Dec 5 at 22:41
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up vote
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Google Drive should work.
you can share a file then give people a link to the file.
answered Dec 4 at 20:01
Pancakedinner
1875
I forgot about Google Drive! You’re right, it does share the folder OK but unfortunately it shows the HTML as the source code and there doesn’t seem to be much of a workaround stackoverflow.com/questions/11776324/…
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:12
if they downloaded the HTML with the files to, Lets say their desktop, will it still function correctly? It would require them downloading it which does defeat the whole web part of it, but it might work as a temporary solution.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:22
Yes, that would work on a computer but not necessarily on a phone. Ideally I just want a link that somebody can click on any device and the content will appear – no further steps.
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:32
For dropbox on your iphone, you can "Request Desktop Site" see if that works
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:50
Good thinking, @Pancakedinner, but it still forces you to sign up to Dropbox (PS hope you enjoyed your pancakes!)
– user535673
Dec 4 at 21:53
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
Google Drive should work.
you can share a file then give people a link to the file.
answered Dec 4 at 20:01
Pancakedinner
1875
I forgot about Google Drive! You’re right, it does share the folder OK but unfortunately it shows the HTML as the source code and there doesn’t seem to be much of a workaround stackoverflow.com/questions/11776324/…
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:12
if they downloaded the HTML with the files to, Lets say their desktop, will it still function correctly? It would require them downloading it which does defeat the whole web part of it, but it might work as a temporary solution.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:22
Yes, that would work on a computer but not necessarily on a phone. Ideally I just want a link that somebody can click on any device and the content will appear – no further steps.
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:32
For dropbox on your iphone, you can "Request Desktop Site" see if that works
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:50
Good thinking, @Pancakedinner, but it still forces you to sign up to Dropbox (PS hope you enjoyed your pancakes!)
– user535673
Dec 4 at 21:53
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Google Drive should work.
you can share a file then give people a link to the file.
answered Dec 4 at 20:01
Pancakedinner
1875
Google Drive should work.
you can share a file then give people a link to the file.
answered Dec 4 at 20:01
Pancakedinner
1875
answered Dec 4 at 20:01
Pancakedinner
1875
answered Dec 4 at 20:01
Pancakedinner
1875
answered Dec 4 at 20:01
Pancakedinner
1875
1875
I forgot about Google Drive! You’re right, it does share the folder OK but unfortunately it shows the HTML as the source code and there doesn’t seem to be much of a workaround stackoverflow.com/questions/11776324/…
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:12
if they downloaded the HTML with the files to, Lets say their desktop, will it still function correctly? It would require them downloading it which does defeat the whole web part of it, but it might work as a temporary solution.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:22
Yes, that would work on a computer but not necessarily on a phone. Ideally I just want a link that somebody can click on any device and the content will appear – no further steps.
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:32
For dropbox on your iphone, you can "Request Desktop Site" see if that works
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:50
Good thinking, @Pancakedinner, but it still forces you to sign up to Dropbox (PS hope you enjoyed your pancakes!)
– user535673
Dec 4 at 21:53
add a comment |
I forgot about Google Drive! You’re right, it does share the folder OK but unfortunately it shows the HTML as the source code and there doesn’t seem to be much of a workaround stackoverflow.com/questions/11776324/…
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:12
if they downloaded the HTML with the files to, Lets say their desktop, will it still function correctly? It would require them downloading it which does defeat the whole web part of it, but it might work as a temporary solution.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:22
Yes, that would work on a computer but not necessarily on a phone. Ideally I just want a link that somebody can click on any device and the content will appear – no further steps.
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:32
For dropbox on your iphone, you can "Request Desktop Site" see if that works
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:50
Good thinking, @Pancakedinner, but it still forces you to sign up to Dropbox (PS hope you enjoyed your pancakes!)
– user535673
Dec 4 at 21:53
I forgot about Google Drive! You’re right, it does share the folder OK but unfortunately it shows the HTML as the source code and there doesn’t seem to be much of a workaround stackoverflow.com/questions/11776324/…
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:12
I forgot about Google Drive! You’re right, it does share the folder OK but unfortunately it shows the HTML as the source code and there doesn’t seem to be much of a workaround stackoverflow.com/questions/11776324/…
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:12
if they downloaded the HTML with the files to, Lets say their desktop, will it still function correctly? It would require them downloading it which does defeat the whole web part of it, but it might work as a temporary solution.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:22
if they downloaded the HTML with the files to, Lets say their desktop, will it still function correctly? It would require them downloading it which does defeat the whole web part of it, but it might work as a temporary solution.
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:22
Yes, that would work on a computer but not necessarily on a phone. Ideally I just want a link that somebody can click on any device and the content will appear – no further steps.
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:32
Yes, that would work on a computer but not necessarily on a phone. Ideally I just want a link that somebody can click on any device and the content will appear – no further steps.
– user535673
Dec 4 at 20:32
For dropbox on your iphone, you can "Request Desktop Site" see if that works
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:50
For dropbox on your iphone, you can "Request Desktop Site" see if that works
– Pancakedinner
Dec 4 at 20:50
Good thinking, @Pancakedinner, but it still forces you to sign up to Dropbox (PS hope you enjoyed your pancakes!)
– user535673
Dec 4 at 21:53
Good thinking, @Pancakedinner, but it still forces you to sign up to Dropbox (PS hope you enjoyed your pancakes!)
– user535673
Dec 4 at 21:53
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
As @Pancakedinner said, Google Drive will work, but if you prefer not to use Google, or don't have a Google account, but if you have a Microsoft live account, you can sign into that and send it through "Onedrive.live.com".
answered Dec 4 at 20:24
Luke Sims
113
Thanks, I just tried OneDrive (I have far too many cloud accounts!) and it certainly does the sharing bit as well as Google Drive. It also renders the HTML but excludes any external links to images, CSS etc. So it’s the best option so far but perhaps I’m just going to have to get some web space somewhere and do it the old fashioned way where a browser can display web files in a standard way without all these cloud services layering limitations over the top!
– user535673
Dec 4 at 22:00
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
As @Pancakedinner said, Google Drive will work, but if you prefer not to use Google, or don't have a Google account, but if you have a Microsoft live account, you can sign into that and send it through "Onedrive.live.com".
answered Dec 4 at 20:24
Luke Sims
113
Thanks, I just tried OneDrive (I have far too many cloud accounts!) and it certainly does the sharing bit as well as Google Drive. It also renders the HTML but excludes any external links to images, CSS etc. So it’s the best option so far but perhaps I’m just going to have to get some web space somewhere and do it the old fashioned way where a browser can display web files in a standard way without all these cloud services layering limitations over the top!
– user535673
Dec 4 at 22:00
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
As @Pancakedinner said, Google Drive will work, but if you prefer not to use Google, or don't have a Google account, but if you have a Microsoft live account, you can sign into that and send it through "Onedrive.live.com".
answered Dec 4 at 20:24
Luke Sims
113
As @Pancakedinner said, Google Drive will work, but if you prefer not to use Google, or don't have a Google account, but if you have a Microsoft live account, you can sign into that and send it through "Onedrive.live.com".
answered Dec 4 at 20:24
Luke Sims
113
answered Dec 4 at 20:24
Luke Sims
113
answered Dec 4 at 20:24
Luke Sims
113
answered Dec 4 at 20:24
Luke Sims
113
113
Thanks, I just tried OneDrive (I have far too many cloud accounts!) and it certainly does the sharing bit as well as Google Drive. It also renders the HTML but excludes any external links to images, CSS etc. So it’s the best option so far but perhaps I’m just going to have to get some web space somewhere and do it the old fashioned way where a browser can display web files in a standard way without all these cloud services layering limitations over the top!
– user535673
Dec 4 at 22:00
add a comment |
Thanks, I just tried OneDrive (I have far too many cloud accounts!) and it certainly does the sharing bit as well as Google Drive. It also renders the HTML but excludes any external links to images, CSS etc. So it’s the best option so far but perhaps I’m just going to have to get some web space somewhere and do it the old fashioned way where a browser can display web files in a standard way without all these cloud services layering limitations over the top!
– user535673
Dec 4 at 22:00
Thanks, I just tried OneDrive (I have far too many cloud accounts!) and it certainly does the sharing bit as well as Google Drive. It also renders the HTML but excludes any external links to images, CSS etc. So it’s the best option so far but perhaps I’m just going to have to get some web space somewhere and do it the old fashioned way where a browser can display web files in a standard way without all these cloud services layering limitations over the top!
– user535673
Dec 4 at 22:00
Thanks, I just tried OneDrive (I have far too many cloud accounts!) and it certainly does the sharing bit as well as Google Drive. It also renders the HTML but excludes any external links to images, CSS etc. So it’s the best option so far but perhaps I’m just going to have to get some web space somewhere and do it the old fashioned way where a browser can display web files in a standard way without all these cloud services layering limitations over the top!
– user535673
Dec 4 at 22:00
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