# fiddyschmitt/File-Tunnel

Tunnel TCP connections through a file

Repository: https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/File-Tunnel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/file-tunnel
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: firewall, port-forwarding, rdp, tunnel
Last push: 2026-08-29T10:14:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 99, longevity 93
- inputs: {"age_days": 1305, "days_push": 4, "days_rel": 6, "gap_med": 12.5, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1120, forks 102 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:01.419286+00:00)

## What it is
File Tunnel is a C# CLI tool that tunnels TCP connections through files on a shared file server, letting two hosts exchange traffic via read/write files. It supports local, remote, and dynamic (SOCKS) port forwarding similar to SSH, useful for bypassing firewalls or tunneling through RDP.

## Use cases
- bypass a firewall using a shared folder between two hosts
- tunnel TCP connections through an RDP session like an SSH tunnel
- forward local ports to remote services through a file server
- set up a SOCKS proxy that dials from the remote side
- share a local server with other machines via remote forwarding
- forward multiple ports through a single tunnel

## When to choose
- you only have file-share connectivity between two hosts
- you need SSH-like port forwarding but only have RDP access
- a firewall blocks direct TCP connections but both sides share a file server

## When to avoid
- you have direct network connectivity and can use SSH or a VPN
- you need high-throughput or low-latency tunneling
- you need authenticated or encrypted proxying

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: networking, proxy
- domain: networking, security, censorship-circumvention, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: tcp-tunnel, file-server-tunnel, socks-proxy, http-proxy, firewall-bypass, rdp, ssh-like, tunneling, port-forwarding, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- fiddyschmitt/File-Tunnel (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:01.419286+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:42:30.852645+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fiddyschmitt/File-Tunnel (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:01.419286+00:00, sha 00ddb35dc482)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.