Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0200
8MB

i recently found a community based around file sharing called usb.club[1]. the tagline is: "A social file exchange. For designers, artists, DJs, writers, musicians, researchers, engineers."

i liked the idea of exchanging art with a stranger but this project requires a purchase of a 40€ usb drive. the sharing happens digitally anyway so i came up with the idea for 8mb.referi.de[2]. the same concept but without the need for a physical drive. 

it works on a weekly cycle:
- an upload phase, where 8mb zip files can be uploaded
- a download phase, where your zip is shared with a random person and you get a random zip back
- a reset phase over the weekend to get back to creating

i guess human review will be necessary so i try to do this between the upload and download phase. it's in open beta, i am thinking of making it invite only in the future to avoid spam. give it a try. the current upload phase ends in about 24h. 

[1] https://usb.club/
[2] https://8mb.referi.de/