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The Diode application (aka Diode Drive) is a new take on messaging, file sharing, and secure web access. It combines all of the security and privacy of a local network, with the convenience of everyw…
Updated 9 months ago by Hans
How to setup and use Diode Drive - a privacy focused, E2E encrypted, file sharing collaboration, and backup solution.
You need to create an Account to start using Diode Drive so that you can collaborate with others securely. An Account is simply an alias to the public address of the Diode Drive installation you are…
Updated 2 years ago by Hans
This article describes how to add a new Zone to your Diode Drive. A Zone is a collection of Team Members and files/folders. Team members can collaborate real-time on the files in the Zone and can int…
The Diode App is an E2E encrypted application for file sharing, collaboration, and backup that works for MacOS, Linux (ARM and X86), Windows, iOS, and Android. It can be used to share a file or folde…
This article describes how to move a Zone folder to a new location on the same physical disk by using the Diode App "Location on Disk" setting. These instructions assume that you've already installed…
Updated 4 months ago by Hans
This article describes how to invite a new Team Member to your Diode Drive Zone by explicitly inviting each Team Member by their Account Name (Username). If you'd rather just send an Invite Code out,…
Updated 10 months ago by Hans
One of the key use-cases for Diode Drive is to share a file or folder without uploading the information to the cloud. This is simple to do, and does not require others to install Diode Drive - they d…
Diode Drive can be used to keep an offsite backup of your files up to date at all times, no matter where you are in the world, without storing your files in the cloud. If anything should happen to yo…
As of Diode Drive 1.4.0 (January 2022), you can create a custom home page for your Zone to give Team Members immediate access to key information about the Zone. The home page becomes the default land…
Diode Drive supports fully decentralized, end to end encrypted direct messaging and group chat channels. Group Chat Overview. Each Zone that is created has an initial "#general" channel created by de…
Updated 1 year ago by Hans
Within every Zone, there is the option to create and name bookmarks that can be linked to various locations (Diode Drive Locations, Web2 Links, Web3 Links, and Web2 Tunneled Links). This allows for q…
Updated 10 months ago by Maliah
The Diode App has a markdown viewer that automatically renders markdown file formatting for the file set as the Home Page and for markdown files in the File Details and Web Link file previews. For a…
See below for instructions on how to update the Diode App from a new website download. You do not need to uninstall/remove Diode to apply an update. Usually, the Diode App will auto-update (an orange…
Follow the three steps below to manually update the Diode App on Windows (Windows 11 on Core i5 shown below).. Download. Download Diode Drive for Windows. Some browsers (e.g. Edge) will warn you that…
When you sign up for Diode Drive, you create an Account Name. The Account Name is globally unique and can be used by others to invite you to collaborate in a Zone or to start a chat with you (if you…
Follow the three steps below to get up and running on Linux (Raspberry Pi/ARM shown below).. Download. Download Diode Drive for Linux - pay attention to the Linux variant (x86, ARM, 32/64 bit) to ens…
Most of us are used to creating accounts for an application or website by creating a username and password. We're used to the application/website keeping our data, and being able to ask their custome…
Creating shares (see our article here ) allows users to access the shares with their browser but it also allows automated uploads and downloads using scripts and tools such as `CURL`. Downloading a F…
Updated 9 months ago by Dominic Letz
This article describes how to send an Invite Code out to allow anyone who gets the Invite Code to join your Zone. If the Zone has the right subscription plan , the Invite Code method will typically b…
Certain files can be edited directly from within Diode Drive. This removes the need of opening the file in an external editor - which may be insecure. If an editor is available, a pencil icon ("edit"…
Follow the three steps below to get up and running on Windows.. Download. Download Diode Drive for Windows. Some browsers (e.g. Edge) will warn you that the file may be dangerous because it is a ".ex…
Updated 8 months ago by Hans
In a Diode Drive channel, messages that start with "/" are called chat commands. These chat commands can perform various functions and display helpful information. Chat commands and the automated res…
Updated 10 months ago by Zach
Diode Drive is collaborative software, so communication with other Team Members is important. That's why Diode Drive comes with its own chat function where you can chat with other Team Members in you…
Updated 1 year ago
The Diode App has three types of plans that each Zone can subscribe to: Nomad - The default free plan for individuals. We want to ensure individuals can achieve the basics of information self custody…
Follow the three steps below to get up and running on MacOS.. Download. Download Diode Drive for MacOS Install and run Diode Drive. Double click the.dmg file and drag the Diode Drive icon into the Ap…
The Diode app supports Team Members of a few different Roles, as shown here: Role Description Owner Owners have all permissions in a Zone. Admin Admins have all the permissions of an Owner, but canno…
This article describes how to customize the appearance of the web page that is presented when people use a browser to access a file or folder that you've shared with them. Every Diode Drive Zone is a…
Follow the three steps below to manually update the Diode App on MacOS (Ventura 13.6.1 on M2 shown below).. Download. Download Diode Drive for MacOS. Install and run Diode Drive. Double click the.dmg…
Welcome to Diode! The Diode App is a secure collaboration tool that protects your information and communications - we are glad you are trying it out! Getting Around. The app has three main parts: Zon…
This article describes how to join a Zone with an Invite Code. You will have received either an Invite Code (a long sequence of characters) or an Invite Code Link. The instructions below show the Inv…
Follow the three steps below to manually update the Diode App on Linux (Raspberry Pi/ARM shown below).. Download. Download Diode for Linux - pay attention to the Linux variant (x86, ARM, 32/64 bit) t…
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