diff --git a/lib/coverband.rb b/lib/coverband.rb
index 018e9147..3f2a696d 100644
--- a/lib/coverband.rb
+++ b/lib/coverband.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 require "coverband/adapters/redis_store"
 require "coverband/adapters/hash_redis_store"
 require "coverband/adapters/file_store"
+require "coverband/adapters/stdout_store"
 require "coverband/utils/file_hasher"
 require "coverband/collectors/coverage"
 require "coverband/collectors/view_tracker"
diff --git a/lib/coverband/adapters/base.rb b/lib/coverband/adapters/base.rb
index 58ad6702..1705fb74 100644
--- a/lib/coverband/adapters/base.rb
+++ b/lib/coverband/adapters/base.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ def merge_reports(new_report, old_report, options = {})
         # transparently update from RUNTIME_TYPE = nil to RUNTIME_TYPE = :runtime
         # transparent update for format coveband_3_2
         old_report = coverage(nil, override_type: nil) if old_report.nil? && type == Coverband::RUNTIME_TYPE
-
         new_report = expand_report(new_report) unless options[:skip_expansion]
         keys = (new_report.keys + old_report.keys).uniq
         keys.each do |file|
diff --git a/lib/coverband/adapters/file_store.rb b/lib/coverband/adapters/file_store.rb
index 0eaf8101..c3030e25 100644
--- a/lib/coverband/adapters/file_store.rb
+++ b/lib/coverband/adapters/file_store.rb
@@ -3,14 +3,38 @@
 module Coverband
   module Adapters
     ###
-    # FilesStore store a merged coverage file to local disk
-    # Generally this is for testing and development
-    # Not recommended for production deployment, as it doesn't handle concurrency
+    # FileStore store a merged coverage file to local disk
+    #
+    # Notes: Concurrency
+    # * threadsafe as the caller to save_report uses @semaphore.synchronize
+    # * file access process safe as each file written per process PID
+    #
+    # Usage:
+    # config.store = Coverband::Adapters::FileStore.new('log/coverage.log')
+    #
+    # View Reports:
+    # Using this assumes you are syncing the coverage files
+    # to some shared storage that is accessable outside of the production server
+    # download files to a system where you want to view the reports..
+    # When viewing coverage from the filestore adapter it merges all coverage
+    # files matching the path pattern, in this case `log/coverage.log.*`
+    #
+    # run: `bundle exec rake coverband:coverage_server`
+    # open http://localhost:1022/
+    #
+    # one could also build a report via code, the output is suitable to feed into SimpleCov
+    #
+    # ```
+    # coverband.configuration.store.merge_mode = true
+    # coverband.configuration.store.coverage
+    # ```
     ###
     class FileStore < Base
+      attr_accessor :merge_mode
       def initialize(path, _opts = {})
         super()
-        @path = path
+        @path = "#{path}.#{::Process.pid}"
+        @merge_mode = false
 
         config_dir = File.dirname(@path)
         Dir.mkdir config_dir unless File.exist?(config_dir)
@@ -29,17 +53,25 @@ def migrate!
       end
 
       def coverage(_local_type = nil)
-        if File.exist?(path)
+        if merge_mode
+          data = {}
+          Dir[path.sub(/\.\d+/, ".*")].each do |path|
+            data = merge_reports(data, JSON.parse(File.read(path)), skip_expansion: true)
+          end
+          data
+        elsif File.exist?(path)
           JSON.parse(File.read(path))
         else
           {}
         end
+      rescue Errno::ENOENT
+        {}
       end
 
       def save_report(report)
         data = report.dup
         data = merge_reports(data, coverage)
-        File.open(path, "w") { |f| f.write(data.to_json) }
+        File.write(path, JSON.dump(data))
       end
 
       def raw_store
diff --git a/lib/coverband/adapters/stdout_store.rb b/lib/coverband/adapters/stdout_store.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f4d9d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/coverband/adapters/stdout_store.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Coverband
+  module Adapters
+    ###
+    # StdoutStore is for testing and development
+    #
+    # Usage:
+    # config.store = Coverband::Adapters::StdoutStore.new
+    ###
+    class StdoutStore < Base
+      def initialize(_opts = {})
+        super()
+      end
+
+      def clear!
+        # NOOP
+      end
+
+      def size
+        0
+      end
+
+      def migrate!
+        raise NotImplementedError, "StdoutStore doesn't support migrations"
+      end
+
+      def coverage(_local_type = nil)
+        {}
+      end
+
+      def save_report(report)
+        $stdout.puts(report.to_json)
+      end
+
+      def raw_store
+        raise NotImplementedError, "StdoutStore doesn't support raw_store"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/coverband/collectors/delta.rb b/lib/coverband/collectors/delta.rb
index 566f229d..0b957b55 100644
--- a/lib/coverband/collectors/delta.rb
+++ b/lib/coverband/collectors/delta.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ def array_diff(latest, original)
 
       def transform_oneshot_lines_results(results)
         results.each_with_object({}) do |(file, coverage), new_results|
+          ###
+          # Eager filter:
+          # Normally I would break this out into additional methods
+          # and improve the readability but this is in a tight loop
+          # on the critical performance path, and any refactoring I come up with
+          # would slow down the performance.
+          ###
+          next unless @@ignore_patterns.none? { |pattern| file.match(pattern) } &&
+            file.start_with?(@@project_directory)
+
           @@stubs[file] ||= ::Coverage.line_stub(file)
           transformed_line_counts = coverage[:oneshot_lines].each_with_object(@@stubs[file].dup) { |line_number, line_counts|
             line_counts[line_number - 1] = 1
diff --git a/lib/coverband/utils/tasks.rb b/lib/coverband/utils/tasks.rb
index 19a072f7..6c72f9a0 100644
--- a/lib/coverband/utils/tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/coverband/utils/tasks.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   desc "report runtime Coverband code coverage"
   task :coverage_server do
     Rake.application["environment"].invoke if Rake::Task.task_defined?("environment")
+    Coverband.configuration.store.merge_mode = true if Coverband.configuration.store.is_a?(Coverband::Adapters::FileStore)
     Rack::Server.start app: Coverband::Reporters::Web.new, Port: ENV.fetch("COVERBAND_COVERAGE_PORT", 1022).to_i
   end
 
diff --git a/test/coverband/adapters/file_store_test.rb b/test/coverband/adapters/file_store_test.rb
index 6f03c709..764b3359 100644
--- a/test/coverband/adapters/file_store_test.rb
+++ b/test/coverband/adapters/file_store_test.rb
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ def test_covered_lines_when_no_file
     def setup
       super
       @test_file_path = "/tmp/coverband_filestore_test_path.json"
-      File.open(@test_file_path, "w") { |f| f.write(test_data.to_json) }
+      previous_file_path = "#{@test_file_path}.#{::Process.pid}"
+      `rm #{@test_file_path}` if File.exist?(@test_file_path)
+      `rm #{previous_file_path}` if File.exist?(previous_file_path)
+      File.open(previous_file_path, "w") { |f| f.write(test_data.to_json) }
       @store = Coverband::Adapters::FileStore.new(@test_file_path)
     end
 
-    def test_size
-      assert @store.size > 1
-    end
-
     def test_coverage
       assert_equal @store.coverage["dog.rb"]["data"][0], 1
       assert_equal @store.coverage["dog.rb"]["data"][1], 2
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ def test_covered_lines_when_null
     end
 
     def test_covered_files
-      assert_equal @store.covered_files, ["dog.rb"]
+      assert @store.covered_files.include?("dog.rb")
     end
 
     def test_clear
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@ def test_save_report
       mock_file_hash
       @store.send(:save_report, "cat.rb" => [0, 1])
       assert_equal @store.coverage["cat.rb"]["data"][1], 1
+      assert @store.size > 1
     end
 
     def test_data
diff --git a/test/coverband/collectors/delta_test.rb b/test/coverband/collectors/delta_test.rb
index 2d76c6ed..e83d43f3 100644
--- a/test/coverband/collectors/delta_test.rb
+++ b/test/coverband/collectors/delta_test.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ def setup
           oneshot_lines: [2, 3]
         }
       }
+      Coverband::Collectors::Delta.class_variable_set(:@@project_directory, "dealership.rb")
       ::Coverage.expects(:line_stub).with("dealership.rb").returns([nil, 0, 0, nil])
       results = Coverband::Collectors::Delta.results(mock_coverage(current_coverage))
       expected = {