Socket to Me, a static file server that runs in the browser
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The service lets you share an entire folder - not just a single file - with anyone on the Internet in a single click.Under the hood, GET responses are hydrated with file fragments streamed over a duplex WebSocket connection. Close the browser tab, and the server disappears. Files can also be password-protected.I built it because I needed a way to share a static website with a client without first uploading the work to a cloud service.
HN · launched Jun 22, 2026 · 14 upvotes (top 31%) · 0 views
Niche: peer-to-peer file sharing tools · 99 launches, 8 in the last 7 days ▼ -20% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 99 launches in peer-to-peer file sharing tools →
Could you build this?
Yes The browser File System Access API paired with WebSockets or WebRTC data channels makes streaming static directory contents to connecting clients entirely vibe-codeable.
Discussion
4 comments analyzed.
Feature requests: Create a public repository/open source version, Rewrite frontend in vanilla JavaScript for OSS
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 453 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #156 of 454 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 230 days after the earliest competitor.
- Ferry · ph · 2026-10-14 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- OnShare: share files & text instantly · ph · 2026-10-05 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- just f***ing send it · ph · 2026-06-19 · 155 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- SharingCast — Secure Peer File Transfer · ph · 2026-09-16 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- File Transfer · ph · 2026-09-15 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- ShareFilesFree · ph · 2026-09-29 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- ShareNod · ph · 2026-09-26 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- FluxSharing · ph · 2026-10-22 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.52
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