https://github.com/junaidrahim/downloadgator

Enter a link, downloads the file on the server
https://github.com/junaidrahim/downloadgator

bootstrap downloader flask python telegram web-app

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Enter a link, downloads the file on the server

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/junaidrahim/downloadgator
• Owner: junaidrahim
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-03-27T19:21:45.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-11-23T10:59:44.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-15T12:18:29.982Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: bootstrap, downloader, flask, python, telegram, web-app
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 15.1 MB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 6
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
![HEADER](screenshots/header.png)

A Web App to Start a file download remotely on the server. Server is hosted using [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/) and connecting it to a Telegram Bot can notify about server activities

# Uses

1. Could be used by college students who have limited internet access in their colleges to remotely put stuff to download on a server hosted at home(tv shows and stuff).

2. Put stuff to download on home servers on the go.

## How to Start ?

#### Dependencies:

1. Flask

2. Wget (built-in in linux, need to install on windows)

3. Python 3

The server is started hosted ngrok. When the server starts, a message with the url is sent to the Telegram bot **@downloadgator_bot** (Download Telegram from Google Playstore)

**Add your telegram user id in the `main.py` file on line 65, else it won't work.**

**You can get your id from the @get_id_bot in Telegram**

1.   Read more about setting up ngork on [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/)

2.   Make the `start_server.sh` file executable and run with `./start_server.sh` or

2.   Run `sh start_server.sh`

To clear the `Downloads/` folder and reset the `Downloads/downloads.json` file, run the `reset_downloads.sh` file on the server by either

1.  `sh reset_downloads.sh`  or

2.  `./reset_downloads.sh` (make it executable before running)

## Features to be Added:

- [ ] Cancel a particular Download

- [ ] Alert whether Download was started or not

- [ ] Show the available download speed of the server

## Screenshots

> ![Main](screenshots/a.png)

> ![Main](screenshots/b.png)

> ![Main](screenshots/c.png)

> ![Main](screenshots/d.png)

### Telegram Bot

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