Using st.file_uploader to upload file on a remote machine

🎈 Using Streamlit
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Summary

Hello, I’m trying to upload a file on a streamlit app that I run from a remote machine.
I expected the file uploader to show me the environment of the remote machine to upload a file from, but instead I got my local environment.
Is there a way to access the remote environment?
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Steps to reproduce

Create a st.file uploader component, run the app on a different machine, for example an EC2 instance.
Instead of getting the remote environment you’re running the app from, you will get your local one, to choose files for uploading.

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When you access an app as a user, your session is with you in whatever browser you are using. You would have to programmatically look up files and present a user with options if you want them to select something from the Streamlit server. I am not aware of any component that would open up file navigation in a file-uploader like widget that points to the Streamlit server. Indeed, that sounds very scary!