CollabFS

Picture this: You’re part of a developers’ team, working on a project. Every time someone makes an update — a new feature, a bug fix, a design tweak — they zip the entire project folder and blast it out on the team chat. Your inbox is flooded with project_final_v2_new_final_REALLYFINAL.zip files. It’s chaotic, time-consuming, and a nightmare for version control. You waste precious minutes downloading, extracting, and manually comparing changes instead of actually coding.

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. This antiquated method of “collaboration” is still surprisingly common, creating bottlenecks and frustration.

The Solution: Real-Time Sync with CollabFS
To solve this exact problem, I built CollabFS (Collaborative File System). CollabFS is an open-source package that allows developers to sync an entire project folder in real-time across multiple machines. No more zipping. No more emailing. Just seamless, instant synchronization.

Imagine Google Drive for developers, but faster, folder-based, and running directly from your command line. When one team member saves a file, everyone else in the session sees the change instantly.

What is CollabFS?
CollabFS is a powerful, lightweight tool built on a modern tech stack:

Backend: Node.js & Express.js
Real-Time Communication: Socket.IO
Central Server: Hosted on Render for global accessibility
It’s designed to be simple to use. You install it once, and with two simple commands, you’re sharing a live, synced workspace with your entire team, regardless of their physical location.