Show HN: Rapel – chunked resumable downloads in unstable networks
Rapel is a modern chunked HTTP downloader designed for unstable networks, featuring resume support and improved state management. It allows users to download files in customizable chunk sizes and supports concurrent downloads. The tool is cross-platform and includes features like graceful shutdown, real-time progress display, and smart merging of downloaded chunks.
- ▪Rapel supports downloading files in chunks, with a default size of 100MB and the ability to customize chunk sizes.
- ▪Users can run custom commands after each chunk completes, making it suitable for tasks like cloud uploads.
- ▪The downloader is compatible with multiple operating systems, including Linux, macOS, Windows, and FreeBSD.
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rapel Chunked HTTP downloader with resume support. A modern, cross-platform implementation with improved state management and progress tracking. Installation go build -o bin/rapel Or install directly: go install github.com/redraw/rapel@latest Usage Download a file with default settings (100MB chunks, 1 concurrent job): rapel download https://example.com/file.bin Download with custom chunk size and multiple concurrent downloads: rapel download https://example.com/file.bin -c 50M --jobs 4 Download through a proxy: rapel download https://example.com/file.bin -x socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050 Download and auto-merge: rapel download https://example.com/file.bin --merge Run command after each chunk completes: rapel download https://example.com/file.bin --post-part 'rclone move {part} remote:bucket/'…
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