# nwtgck/piping-server

Infinitely transfer between every device over pure HTTP with pipes or browsers

Repository: https://github.com/nwtgck/piping-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/piping-server
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: transfer, data-transfer, stream, http, nat-traversal, web
Last push: 2026-02-02T23:55:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 52/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2907, "days_push": 212, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3155, forks 167 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:46.329274+00:00)

## What it is
Piping Server is a streaming data transfer server over pure HTTP/HTTPS that relays data between devices using the same path, without storing anything. It enables transfers via curl pipes or a browser Web UI, supporting infinite streams like text, video, or protocols.

## Use cases
- transfer files between devices without installing software
- pipe data between machines over http with curl
- share text or files between phone and computer via browser
- stream video or screen share between devices over http
- relay ssh or vnc protocols between devices
- transfer data through nat without port forwarding

## When to choose
- you need zero-installation transfers using only curl or a browser
- you want storageless, streaming transfers of arbitrary or infinite data
- you need to move data between devices behind NATs without configuration

## When to avoid
- you need durable file storage or upload history on the server
- you need high-throughput peer-to-peer transfer without a relay
- you require built-in authentication and access control on transfers

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, streaming, webhook
- domain: networking, developer-tools, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: data-transfer, nat-traversal, zero-installation, storageless, unix-pipes, e2e-encryption, nodejs, web-server, docker

## Member repositories
- nwtgck/piping-server (main) score 52

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.329274+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 2026-08-30T07:25:39.630609+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nwtgck/piping-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.329274+00:00, sha e854fa1b5145)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/piping-server (fetched 2026-08-29T09:40:21.454168+00:00, sha 276e06cc7268)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.