linux Support ?

[Vikranttiw]

Any plans to share files between linux too ?

[norsehorse-dev]

Yes, desktop is planned. Linux included. Phones came first since that's where most of the sharing happens, but the goal is being able to send to a laptop on the same network the same way.No date yet. I'll keep this issue open so it gets updated when there's something to test.

[norsehorse-dev]

Linux is live. RelayPony Desktop is out as of v2.0.1:

Repo: https://github.com/norsehorse-dev/RelayPonyDesktop
Downloads: https://relaypony.app/
Direct .deb: https://github.com/norsehorse-dev/RelayPonyDesktop/releases/latest/download/RelayPony-linux.deb

It compiles the same code as the Android app, so phone → Linux works the same way as phone → phone, and Linux → Linux works too. The Java runtime is bundled in the .deb, so there's no separate JDK to install. macOS (.dmg) and Windows (.msi) builds are on the same release.

One thing you might like: the Linux package ships both the window app and a headless CLI, so you can leave a box running as an always-on drop target.

Give it a try and let me know if anything's off on your distro. I'll leave this open a few days in case you hit problems, then close it out.

[Vikranttiw]

Thanks ! But I am on arch so can't use it yet 😭

[norsehorse-dev]

RelayPony Desktop is now available on Arch.

It's published on the AUR as relaypony-bin — yay -S relaypony-bin, or your AUR helper of choice — with builds for both x86_64 and aarch64. It bundles its own runtime and installs a relaypony launcher and a desktop entry.

If you'd prefer not to use the AUR, the latest release also includes a portable tarball and an AppImage for both architectures: https://github.com/norsehorse-dev/RelayPonyDesktop/releases/latest

Thanks for raising the request — it's what prompted the Linux and ARM builds. Happy to hear any feedback once you've had a chance to try it.

[Vikranttiw]

I am using catchy os I connected my laptop and phone using hotspot, the file couldn't be transfered

[norsehorse-dev]

Fixed in RelayPony 2.0 (Android) and RelayPony Desktop 2.1.0 — you'll need both ends.

The cause: discovery used mDNS, and Android's mDNS follows the phone's default network, which is mobile data while tethering. The phone was advertising over cellular and never touching the hotspot subnet your laptop was on.

What changed:

New broadcast-based discovery that sends from each network interface directly, so it crosses a hotspot
Send by address, for networks where discovery can't get through at all
A fixed transfer port, so an address stays valid between runs
Wi-Fi Direct now tells you it can't run while your hotspot is on, instead of "framework busy"

relaypony-bin on the AUR is updated to 2.1.0, or grab the AppImage/tarball from https://github.com/norsehorse-dev/RelayPonyDesktop/releases/latest