# holepunchto/hyperdrive

Hyperdrive is a secure, real time distributed file system

Repository: https://github.com/holepunchto/hyperdrive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hyperdrive
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-07T18:03:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 91, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3941, "days_push": 57, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2016, forks 138 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:06.013635+00:00)

## What it is
Hyperdrive is a JavaScript library implementing a secure, real-time distributed file system built on Hypercore and Hyperbee. It provides a filesystem-like API (put, get, list, symlink, streams) for storing and peer-to-peer replicating files with cryptographic verification.

## Use cases
- build a peer-to-peer file sharing application in Node.js
- sync files between devices in real time without a central server
- store and replicate app data in a distributed file system
- create a decentralized static site or blob storage
- share large datasets cryptographically verified between peers
- mount versioned file storage backed by append-only logs

## When to choose
- you need a filesystem-like API over peer-to-peer replication
- you want serverless, cryptographically verifiable file distribution
- you are building on the Holepunch/Pear stack with Hypercore and Corestore
- you need real-time sync of files between peers without centralized hosting

## When to avoid
- you need POSIX-compliant mounting on an OS filesystem
- you require a traditional centralized object storage service with access control
- your project is not in the JavaScript/Node.js ecosystem
- you need SQL or structured query support rather than file storage

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, p2p, cryptography, developer-tools
- domain: microservices, files, developer-tools, privacy
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: distributed-filesystem, peer-to-peer, hypercore, real-time-sync, content-addressed-storage, dat-protocol, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- holepunchto/hyperdrive (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:06.013635+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 2026-08-30T03:00:42.381748+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/holepunchto/hyperdrive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:06.013635+00:00, sha 7dc93099d86a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.