biga

Quickstart

From nothing to a shared link in two commands.

Install the CLI

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/biga-sh/cli/main/install.sh | sh

Start a broadcast

From the folder you want to share:

biga start

biga uploads the folder, prints a link, and keeps streaming every saved change until you stop it.

Press c in the live panel to copy it, or o to open it yourself. Anyone with the link sees the same tree and the same files, and they follow along as you save.

Stop, and pick it back up

Press q to stop. Running biga start in the same folder later rejoins the same session, so a link you already shared keeps working, and only what changed while you were away is uploaded.

Which server?

By default the CLI talks to http://localhost:3000, which is a local copy of the server. To get a link people outside your machine can open, point it at a hosted instance with BIGA_API_URL or --api-url. See configuration.

Introduction

biga broadcasts a folder as a live, read-only link. No accounts, and nothing for viewers to install.

Installation

Install the biga CLI on macOS, Linux, Windows or FreeBSD, and verify what you downloaded.

On this page

Install the CLIStart a broadcastSend the linkStop, and pick it back up