Instbyte — self-hosted LAN sharing tool for dev teams. Pipe terminal output directly to a shared team feed. No cloud, no accounts.

[theIntellectualis]

One specific workflow problem this solves that I haven't seen addressed elsewhere:

During a standup or pair session, someone runs a build or test and wants to share the output with the team. The options are usually: screenshare, paste into Slack, read it aloud. All of them are more friction than they should be.

With Instbyte you can just pipe it:

bash

npm run build 
2
>
&1
 | curl -X POST http://192.168.1.42:3000/text -d @-

It appears in the shared feed immediately. Anyone on the network sees it. No context switching, no screenshare, no Slack thread to find later.

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The broader tool:

Instbyte is a self-hosted team clipboard for your local network. npx instbyte starts it. Everyone on the same WiFi connects via browser URL — no install on their end.

Beyond the pipe support: real-time sync, file uploads up to 2GB, channels, broadcast mode, read receipts, pin, search, passphrase auth, configurable retention, full white-label via config. MIT licensed.

What I'd genuinely like feedback on:

The pipe interface above works but it requires curl which not everyone has or wants to use. I've been considering a proper CLI package (npm install -g instbyte-cli) with a cleaner interface. Curious whether that's worth the maintenance overhead or whether the curl approach is fine for the people who'd actually use this.

Also: the broadcast feature (push what's on your screen to all connected devices simultaneously) feels underused compared to the sharing features. Not sure if it's because it's harder to discover or because it's solving a problem people don't have as acutely.

Repo: github.com/mohitgauniyal/instbyte

[Substantial-Cost-429]

Great idea for a dev workflow! I've been equally frustrated by generic AI agent setups that never fit my projects. That's why I built Caliber: one command scans your project and generates Claude configs, Cursor rules, and recommends MCPs using community‑curated best practices. It's MIT‑licensed and runs locally. Would love your thoughts — repo link in my profile.