why a german server appears when sending the file?

[Hyphaed]

I'm sending a file to a friend

I see the file is going trough a german machine

how is that?

route:          5.78.0.0/16
org:            ORG-HOA1-RIPE
descr:          HETZNER-DC
origin:         AS212317
mnt-by:         HOS-GUN
created:        2022-06-09T13:28:41Z
last-modified:  2022-06-09T13:28:41Z
source:         RIPE
organisation:   ORG-HOA1-RIPE
org-name:       Hetzner Online GmbH
country:        DE
org-type:       LIR
address:        Industriestrasse 25
address:        D-91710
address:        Gunzenhausen
address:        GERMANY
phone:          [+49 9831 5050](tel:+4998315050)
fax-no:         [+49 9831 5053](tel:+4998315053)
admin-c:        MF1400-RIPE
admin-c:        GM834-RIPE
admin-c:        HOAC1-RIPE
admin-c:        MH375-RIPE
admin-c:        SK2374-RIPE
admin-c:        SK8441-RIPE
abuse-c:        HOAC1-RIPE
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        HOS-GUN
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         HOS-GUN
created:        2004-04-17T11:07:58Z
last-modified:  2022-11-22T18:32:44Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

[schollz]

that's the public relay.

read more here: https://github.com/schollz/croc/blob/main/README.md

you can host your own relay if you want.