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+### [`copyparty.bat`](copyparty.bat)
+* launches copyparty with no arguments (anon read+write within same folder)
+* intended for windows machines with no python.exe in PATH
+* works on windows, linux and macos
+* assumes `copyparty-sfx.py` was renamed to `copyparty.py` in the same folder as `copyparty.bat`
+
+### [`index.html`](index.html)
+* drop-in redirect from an httpd to copyparty
+* assumes the webserver and copyparty is running on the same server/IP
+* modify `10.13.1.1` as necessary if you wish to support browsers without javascript
+
+# OS integration
+init-scripts to start copyparty as a service
+* [`systemd/copyparty.service`](systemd/copyparty.service)
+* [`openrc/copyparty`](openrc/copyparty)
diff --git a/contrib/copyparty.bat b/contrib/copyparty.bat
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+exec python "$(dirname "$0")"/copyparty.py
+
+@rem on linux, the above will execute and the script will terminate
+@rem on windows, the rest of this script will run
+
+@echo off
+cls
+
+set py=
+for /f %%i in ('where python 2^>nul') do (
+ set "py=%%i"
+ goto c1
+)
+:c1
+
+if [%py%] == [] (
+ for /f %%i in ('where /r "%localappdata%\programs\python" python 2^>nul') do (
+ set "py=%%i"
+ goto c2
+ )
+)
+:c2
+
+if [%py%] == [] set "py=c:\python27\python.exe"
+
+if not exist "%py%" (
+ echo could not find python
+ echo(
+ pause
+ exit /b
+)
+
+start cmd /c %py% "%~dp0\copyparty.py"
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+
+
+
+
+
+ ⇆🎉 redirect
+
+
+
+
+ you probably want copyparty
+
+
+
diff --git a/contrib/openrc/copyparty b/contrib/openrc/copyparty
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+#!/sbin/openrc-run
+
+# this will start `/usr/local/bin/copyparty-sfx.py`
+# and share '/mnt' with anonymous read+write
+#
+# installation:
+# cp -pv copyparty /etc/init.d && rc-update add copyparty
+#
+# you may want to:
+# change '/usr/bin/python' to another interpreter
+# change '/mnt::a' to another location or permission-set
+
+name="$SVCNAME"
+command_background=true
+pidfile="/var/run/$SVCNAME.pid"
+
+command="/usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/copyparty-sfx.py"
+command_args="-q -v /mnt::a"
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/copyparty.service b/contrib/systemd/copyparty.service
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+# this will start `/usr/local/bin/copyparty-sfx.py`
+# and share '/mnt' with anonymous read+write
+#
+# installation:
+# cp -pv copyparty.service /etc/systemd/system && systemctl enable --now copyparty
+#
+# you may want to:
+# change '/usr/bin/python' to another interpreter
+# change '/mnt::a' to another location or permission-set
+
+[Unit]
+Description=copyparty file server
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/copyparty-sfx.py -q -v /mnt::a
+ExecStartPre=/bin/bash -c 'mkdir -p /run/tmpfiles.d/ && echo "x /tmp/pe-copyparty*" > /run/tmpfiles.d/copyparty.conf'
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target