# rejetto/hfs

HFS is a web file server for your computer. Share folders or even a single file thanks to the virtual file system.

Repository: https://github.com/rejetto/hfs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hfs
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: file-sharing, file-server, http-server, nodejs, typescript, web
Last push: 2026-08-12T10:19:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 94, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1718, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": 40, "gap_med": 8, "n_releases_24m": 50}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3871, forks 367 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:27.790579+00:00)

## What it is
HFS (HTTP File Server) is a self-hosted web file server that turns your computer into a file-sharing server, letting you share folders or single files via a virtual file system accessible from any browser. It includes an admin web interface, accounts, HTTPS, resumable transfers, and a plugin system.

## Use cases
- share files from my computer over the web
- self-hosted file server without cloud upload
- serve a folder to friends via browser
- download a whole folder as zip
- limit download speed for file transfers
- password-protect shared files
- run a simple file server on windows

## When to choose
- you want to share files directly from your disk with no cloud storage limits
- you need browser-based access with accounts, HTTPS, and resumable transfers
- you want a cross-platform server with an admin web UI and plugin ecosystem

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured production web server for hosting websites at scale
- you want cloud-sync features like file versioning or collaboration
- you need SFTP/FTP protocol support rather than HTTP

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, file-upload, search-engine, auth, monitoring, rate-limiting, plugin-system
- domain: self-hosted, files, web-development, privacy
- platform: windows, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: file-sharing, file-server, virtual-file-system, zip-download, bandwidth-throttling, web-ui, https, linux, macos, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- rejetto/hfs (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.790579+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 2026-08-29T18:25:48.518694+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rejetto/hfs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.790579+00:00, sha ac824c5280f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.