Does anyone know a free file hosting server that uses HTTP (not HTTPS)

wildly guessing what is your need here, but would it help to use the ubidots service for that?
You need http storage since your MCU does not do https, is that so?
Gustavo.

@gusgonnet other posts by the OP suggest he wants to do OTA updates via https.

I’m even more confused now, since the OP is asking for HTTP. What do you think?

@gusgonnet ESP’s are still struggling with OTA updates via https but are fine with http, hence the OP’s question.

ok so I guess you meant something in the lines of “he wants to do OTA updates via http
again wildly guessing :surfing_man:

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yes @Costas is exactly right
i am having trouble performing an OTA via HTTPS so i am looking a way to perform via HTTP
is what @gusgonnet suggested can help me?

no, forget about it, sorry

@Oleg_Pugach “free + host” in the search facility for this site brings up Sketch over network? (OTA to Arduino Ethernet)

I have an account with the host referred to in that post but I haven’t used it recently.

are you talking about “hostinger”?
but its HTTPS too.

Yes hostinger and the free accounts don’t use https and as shown in the thread I linked to the url is http://xxxxxxxxx.com/A0-B0-C0-D0-E0-F0/updater.ino.bin

Just checked my account and uploaded a bin file via ftp and it can be downloaded in a browser with:

http://mydomain.hol.es/SSLtest.bin

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how can i open there an account to
its not free as i see

also:

My domain is not “mydomain”.

Check out https://www.hostinger.com/free-hosting

AAA OK MY MISTAKE :slight_smile:

Hello thanks i succeded in this way not with hostinger but with 000webhost.
Still having an issue with HTTPS (in my other posts)

thanks again guys

Excuse me for reviving a damn old topic, but you got me interested, OP. Why did you want to use HTTP instead of HTTPS? HTTP is bad for SEO and it’s not very secure. Even more, free file hosting servers are not secure too. Everyone now uses HTTPS and non-free hosting for these reasons, as I know. And back in 2018 there was a same situation. I always used HTTPS and non-free hosting for my sites. For example, not so long ago I’ve bought a dedicated server from this gthost.com company and it serves me well even now, despite the fact 2 years passed since then.

If you read through the topic you’ll see that it’s for HTTP OTA use. Like this:
https://www.bakke.online/index.php/2017/06/02/self-updating-ota-firmware-for-esp8266/

HTTPS OTA is hard work on an ESP8266 - unless you have good working example?

Pete.

Hey! If you can’t find a free file hosting with HTTP, try Google Drive or Dropbox for secure downloads.

I’m not sure that really helps people looking to do HTTP OTA updates, but Blynk.Air solves the need to do this anyway.
Arduino OTA requires the device being updated to be on the same local network as the computer that’s performing the update - hence the need for HTTP OTA to update remote devices.
Blynk.Air allows OTA updates of devices anywhere in the world, meaning that HTTP OTA is no longer required in the majority of situations.

Pete.

Hey there! I get your need for a free file hosting server, but most platforms have shifted to HTTPS for security reasons. However, you could explore some older platforms or forums where users share files via HTTP links.

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Best of luck with your search!