quick guide
meento is a program that lets users share links and files easily using HTTP — no central service required.
The system is built around a plain text file and a small set of tools. No account, no platform lock-in — just files on servers.
Add the links you want to share — regular URLs or magnet links — one per line. Fill it in by hand, or run CrawlerGUI.java to gather links from the web automatically.
Run your own web server, or use meshare.java. You can also host links.txt on a third-party or external server — meento doesn't care where it lives.
The main program searches for this file across servers and filters results down to what you're looking for, along with a set of additional features described below.
Using the PHP links function, you can attach extra information and metadata to a submitted link. It's saved in a file named using the SHA-256 hash of the link. Links can also be indexed with MySQL for faster lookups.
Tools to check the integrity of files held on servers, so what you fetch is what was actually shared.
A ranking system for files, to help the more useful or reliable ones surface.
An early prototype of a cryptocurrency that rewards servers for staying online and hosting content.
Share videos and other files too — each kind of application can have its own style.
You can also host your own files and search other servers for what they host, by requesting their files.txt file. Every server is both a source and a directory.