Distributed File Server (DFS)

A work-in-progress distributed file storage system built from first principles in Go.
This project focuses on understanding networking, systems design, and distributed systems internals by building each layer manually instead of relying on frameworks.

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🎯 Project Goals

• Learn distributed systems by building, not just reading
• Implement a fault-tolerant, scalable file storage system
• Gain deep understanding of:
  • TCP networking
  • Message framing & protocols
  • Data replication
  • Node coordination

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🧱 Current Status

✅ Implemented

• Custom TCP transport layer
• Server-side Listen and Accept loop
• Incoming connection handling
• Manual testing using Telnet
• Clean separation of transport logic

🔜 In Progress / Planned

• Message framing (length-prefixed protocol)
• Wire protocol (PUT / GET / DELETE)
• Local file storage engine
• Peer discovery & membership
• Data replication & fault tolerance

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🏗️ Architecture (Early Stage)