yarrick/pingfs
Stores your data in ICMP ping packets observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4409
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1124
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3542 stars · 139 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
pingfs is a FUSE filesystem for Linux that stores file data in ICMP Echo (ping) packets bouncing between the local machine and remote hosts, using raw sockets. It is a novelty 'true cloud storage' experiment supporting basic file operations but with very low performance and no data durability guarantees.
Use cases
- store files in ping packets as a novelty experiment
- demonstrate FUSE filesystem development
- learn how raw sockets and ICMP work
- play with an unusual network-based storage hack
- explore latency-based data storage concepts
When to choose
- you want a fun, hacky FUSE/raw-socket experiment on Linux
- you need a teaching example of ICMP and FUSE internals
- you want to amuse others with 'true cloud storage'
When to avoid
- you need reliable or persistent data storage
- you need performance or large capacity
- you need portability beyond Linux
- you cannot run with root privileges
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
file-system networking cli files networking developer-tools cli fuse icmp novelty raw-sockets filesystem command-line linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/yarrick/pingfs · fetched 2026-08-28 · ab6a56a8e494
- homepage: https://code.kryo.se/pingfs/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 917923c1fb67
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| yarrick/pingfs | main | 32 |
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