Host a .gz file and share it as a link
Put a gzipped file online at its own address — the compression the whole web runs on.
Drop your .gz file here
Any other file works too — up to 25.0 MB, or 100.0 MB for a whole site
Free to use. Your GZ file is live at your-name.99helpers.site in about ten seconds.
What is a .gz file?
Gzip compresses a single file — it doesn't bundle several, which is why it's so often paired with tar as .tar.gz. It's fast, universally available, and the same algorithm browsers use to compress web pages in transit.
What people use GZ files for
- Source code releases as .tar.gz
- Compressed log files and database dumps
- Server backups
- Large data files shipped to an analysis pipeline
What opens a GZ file
- gzip and gunzip, on every Unix-like system
- macOS Finder, which unpacks .gz natively
- 7-Zip and WinRAR on Windows
- Every programming language, via a gzip library
How to host a GZ file
- 1
Drop your GZ file in
Drag it onto the box at the top of this page, or click to choose it. Files up to 25 MB are supported, and nothing is uploaded until you publish.
- 2
Pick an address
Type a name and we'll tell you straight away whether it's free. That becomes the link: release-archive.99helpers.site
- 3
Publish and share
Create a free account — that step exists so the file is yours to update, replace or delete — and the link is live within seconds.
The same three steps work for any file — see how file hosting works on 99helpers.com.
What happens when someone opens the link
The file downloads. macOS and Linux decompress it with a double-click or one command; Windows needs 7-Zip or similar.
Why host a GZ file instead of emailing it?
A .tar.gz at a stable URL is how software has been distributed for decades, and how scripts expect to fetch things. Hosting one gives you that URL without a release pipeline or a package registry.
Worth knowing before you publish
- A .gz holds exactly one file — use .tar.gz to bundle a directory.
- Log files and CSV exports compress dramatically, often to a tenth of their size.
- curl piped into gunzip works directly against the address, which is handy for large data files.
GZ hosting questions
- What's the difference between .gz and .tar.gz?
- A .gz is one compressed file. A .tar.gz is many files bundled with tar and then compressed with gzip — which is what almost every source release actually ships.
- How do I open a .gz file on Windows?
- 7-Zip handles it, as does WinRAR. macOS and Linux decompress it without any extra software.
- Can I compress a database dump this way?
- Yes, and SQL dumps compress extremely well — often to a tenth of their size. Just don't host a dump containing real customer data, since the link is public.
Put your GZ file online now
It takes about ten seconds, and you only make an account once the file is ready to go live.
Hosting guides for related formats
GZ is one of over 211 formats you can host — see free file hosting for any file type for the full list, or read the hosting guides for other file types.