Imagine you are a wildlife photographer in Kenya. You have low bandwidth and no reliable cloud. You need Topaz Photo AI to denoise a 200MP image, but you can’t download models over a satellite link.
Your Installation Plan:
Total cost: $0 for the transfer and install (Topaz trial is free; Axeloa tools are FOSS). The only eventual cost is a Topaz license if you continue past 30 days. Imagine you are a wildlife photographer in Kenya
1. Install Axel
# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install axel
# macOS (Homebrew)
brew install axel
# Windows (via WSL or Scoop)
scoop install axel
2. Install Croc (for secure P2P)
curl https://getcroc.schollz.com | bash
3. Encrypt & Split Large Files
For a 50GB video folder (Topaz exports):
tar czf - my_images/ | age -r recipient.txt > encrypted.tar.gz.age
croc send encrypted.tar.gz.age
4. Receive & Decrypt
On the remote workstation (e.g., laptop with Topaz offline models): Total cost: $0 for the transfer and install
croc receive
age -d -i key.txt -o decrypted.tar.gz encrypted.tar.gz.age
tar xzf decrypted.tar.gz
🔒 This gives you free, authenticated encryption (using
age), resume capability (viaaxelif using HTTP), and no file size limits (croc handles 100GB+).
This numeric string likely corresponds to a specific installer build or an internal hash used in late 2023. 🔒 This gives you free