Skip the cloud upload
Let users transfer files from the device that already has them, without staging a copy in cloud storage.
USE CASE / 04
Build direct.
Create an advantage.
Give users access to files on remote devices, without requiring a cloud copy first. Build new workflows around direct, encrypted connections.
“As early adopters of Iroh (v.35), we knew we were taking a technological risk building on top of iroh, but the Iroh team made that not just possible but easy. They are responsive and they are informative. They know peer-to-peer and they are people you want to have by your side when its foundational to your business”
stradaKeep contents private
End-to-end encryption keeps file contents private, including from relays.
Build beyond files
Use the same connection for setup, messages, and app state.
IN PRACTICE
Strada / remote media workflows
A product built
around direct access.
Strada gives editors direct access to remote media drives, with peer-to-peer built in from day one.
Meet Strada ↗Strada / July 2026
90.7%of traffic traveled directly between devices
136.1 TBdirect, device to device
13.9 TBthrough central servers
What if every byte went through a server?
A hypothetical cost comparison for the same July workload, using the case study’s benchmark egress rates.
Hypothetical: all 150 TB through servers$11,571.20 / mo
Estimate for the 13.9 TB actually relayed$1,261.06 / mo
About $10,310 less in modeled monthly egress costs. These are estimates for two architectures, not Strada’s bills before and after adopting iroh.
Big files. Meet blobs.
Send files directly between devices, resume interrupted transfers, and verify what arrives.