The Challenge

"Transferring files between local devices often requires slow cloud services or manual USB drives. I needed a bandwidth-independent, high-speed local solution."

Architectural Solution

Client-Server architecture with a React SPA frontend and an Express REST API. Utilizes Multer for handling multipart file uploads directly to the host machine's filesystem.

Engineering Deep Dive

An inside look at the structural decisions, trade-offs, and scaling plans devised during implementation.

Context & Constraints

LAN-based productivity and cross-device management.
Bandwidth-independent file sharing for large assets.
Lightweight, server-side local storage without external DB.

Architecture Trade-offs

Couples storage to the local filesystem for extreme speed but requires a shared volume for horizontal scaling. Focused strictly on local network accessibility.

Database Modeling

Filesystem-as-a-Database: Relies on Node.js "fs" module and Multer storage for lightweight, zero-dependency file management.

Scaling Plan

Integration with local NAS or S3-compatible MinIO for enterprise-scale LANs, with Nginx for load balancing across multi-node local instances.

Repository Insights

InitializedJan 12, 2024

Last CommitJan 20, 2024

Source Size248 KB

VisibilityPublic