If you are a web developer, then you probably know about the Github platform. The platform allows users to share the codes (a social media for the technical geeks like us.) Github finally launched the beta version for the Android App, and it can be used as the free file hosting.
This app can effectively store the changes in the file and can ensure better integrity than any other system can provide. If you change your data consistently, then you can use Github (which can tell you what the changes made in the file over the period of time are.)
Source: How You Can Host Files on Github
Like other apps and programs, Github also has many limitations, such as the maximum size limit for the creation or editing of any file is 25 MB. This limit is far greater if you are using small codes, but when it comes to medium or large-sized codes, then this limit is not sufficient. Yet it has no limit on the bandwidth so you can share a long code in small packets.
Now if you are facing trouble in hosting the files, then you can find the different methods to remedy that here:
By Creating New Repository (directory)
- Launch the Github (You should have an account otherwise create one in the github.com.)
- Now you have to create a new repository, where you can host your files or in other words location to store the files. You can divide the repository as per the projects or time of creations. For that tap on the New Repository button.
- Now choose the name for the repository. Here you can add any description if you want to add any.
- Tap of Create button.
- Now click on the Import Code by which you can fill the repository.
- Now you have to paste https://github.com/files.git in the new window’s Repository Field.
- Now tap on the Begin Import button to generate a new GitHub repository file to share.
Here you can generate a unique URL which you will share and can be accessed by that unique URL.
By Uploading the File
- If you want to upload the file, then click on the button Upload Files.
- You can drag multiple files from the device at one time and leave them in the mentioned area.
- Then you can publish these files by clicking on the Commit Changes.
Using the Downloadable Version
- If you wish to download the shared file, then click on the file name, and you’ll have the Unique URL of the file, copy that.
- Add ?raw=true in that copied URL. This way, you will have the downloadable version.
- After that, reach out to the public codebase. Here you have to select the button Clone or Download, which is green in color.
- Now, tap on the Download Zip, and the download will start in your selected or default downloading folder.
- Go the folder where your file is downloaded. Here find the file in the Zip format having the desired data.
- Now, right-click on that zip folder, and select the Uncompress or Unzip option.
- Then select the location of the folder where you want to get the data.
Generally, the public repositories don’t charge you to download or access the files even you have the account or not. The owner can change this for any file.
Now you know hosting the file from the GitHub is a straightforward task whether you are a developer or not. Creating the repository and sharing the file takes a few minutes, and downloading those files is much more relaxed.
