About
Gobell is a desktop application that works as a peer-to-peer doorbell between hosts on a local network. No server. No internet. Just two computers on the same LAN.
The idea came from an office setting: someone needed to get the attention of a colleague in another room, but that person had a habit of ignoring computer notifications. Gobell sends a signal directly to the other machine — and makes sure it's noticed.
How it works
Host A (the one wanting attention) sends a signal directly to Host B over the local network. No server sits in between. Upon receiving the signal, Gobell running on Host B emits an audible alert — or another hard-to-ignore cue.
Project goals
Gobell aims to:
- Be simple and easy to use
- Be plug-and-play on any desktop OS
Gobell does not aim to:
- Be a LAN file sender
- Be a LAN messaging app
Features
- MSN-style screen shaking
- OS native notification
- Custom notification sound
Security
- Works on LANs only
- Both hosts must have Gobell installed
- Uses a dedicated custom port
Contributing
Contributions are welcome.
- Fork the project
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Create your feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/something -
Commit your changes:
git commit -m 'Add something' -
Push to the branch:
git push origin feature/something - Open a pull request