Self-hosted cloud platform in a single binary - Share files, collaborate in real-time, and manage users with zero dependencies.
🚀 No Dependencies Required!
⚡ Lightweight: Linux 23MB • Windows 37MB
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⚠️ Beta Notice: FolderHost is currently in beta. Some features may be incomplete or subject to change.
# Run container, you can access the files using docker volumes
docker run -d \
--name folderhost-server \
-p 5000:5000 \
-v folderhost_data:/app \
--restart unless-stopped \
mertjsx/folderhost:latest# Download the .exe, then:
folderhost.exe🚀 Just copy and paste this and folderhost will start working. It's around 23 mb for linux.
# Download and extract
wget https://github.com/MertJSX/folderhost/releases/latest/download/folderhost-linux-amd64.zip
unzip folderhost-linux-amd64.zip
chmod +x folderhost
# Run
./folderhostLightweight alternative to Nextcloud - Get the same file sharing features without the complexity.
| Feature | FolderHost | Nextcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Binary Size | 23MB | 200MB+ |
| Dependencies | None | PHP+Database |
| Setup Time | 30 seconds | 10+ minutes |
| Single Binary | ✅ | ❌ |
| Zero Dependencies | ✅ | ❌ |
| Real-time Editing | ✅ | ❌ |
| Easy Setup | ✅ | ❌ |
- Single Binary Deployment - No dependencies, just run
- High Performance - Built with Go backend + React frontend
- Real-time Collaboration - Live code editing with Monaco Editor
- Multi-user Support - Permissions system
- Full file operations (upload, download, move, copy, rename)
- Chunked file uploads for large files
- Recovery bin with configurable limits
- Storage quota management per folder
- JWT-based authentication
- Granular user permissions
- Audit logs for all activities
- Configurable storage limits
If you encounter any issues or have questions, please feel free to open an issue or provide feedback. Your input is highly appreciated!
On first run, a config.yml file will be created. Edit it to customize:
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# Here is the GitHub page of Folderhost: https://github.com/MertJSX/folderhost
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# Port is required. Don't delete it!
port: 5000
# This is folder path. You can change it, but don't delete.
folder: "./host"
# Limit of the folder. Examples: 10 GB, 300 MB, 5.5 GB, 1 TB...
# You can remove it if you trust users.
storage_limit: "10 GB"
# This is secret json web token key to create tokens. If you don't have one, it will be autogenerated.
secret_jwt_key: "auto"
# Admin account properties
admin:
username: "admin"
password: "123"
email: "example@email.com"
scope: "" # for example "/yourfolder", this attribute will set a specific location for user and user can't escape it
permissions:
read_directories: true
read_files: true
create: true
change: true
delete: true
move: true
download: true
upload: true
rename: true
extract: true
archive: true
copy: true
read_recovery: true
use_recovery: true
read_users: true
edit_users: true
read_logs: true
# Holds deleted files. Accidentally, you might delete files that you don't want to delete.
recovery_bin: true
# Optionally you can limit recovery_bin storage. You can remove it if you want.
bin_storage_limit: "5 GB"
# Enable/Disable logging activities
log_activities: true
# Clears logs automatically after some days. If you want to disable it set the value to 0.
clear_logs_after: 7 # Days🎯 Default Access
Once running, open your browser to:
http://localhost:5000
Default credentials: admin / 123 (
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Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
Built with ❤️ by MertJSX
Tech Stack:
- Backend: Go
- Frontend: React + TypeScript + Vite
- Editor: Monaco Editor
- Database: SQLite