filebrowser

File Browser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory and it can be used to upload, delete, preview and edit your files.

⭐ 35,729 stars on GitHub · 🍴 3,986 forks · 📜 License: apache-2.0 · 💻 Language: Go

What is filebrowser?

Exposing a local server directory through a clean web interface is a common infrastructure need, but this specific tool now comes with a critical caveat: it is officially end-of-life. While it functions as an incredibly lightweight, single-binary

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ file-browser
• 🏷️ file-manager
• 🏷️ file-sharing
• 🏷️ go
• 🏷️ material-design
• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ vue

Quick install

The project supports Docker Compose:

git clone https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser.git
cd filebrowser
docker compose up -d

Check the README in the repo for required env variables.

Minimum system requirements

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: filebrowser/filebrowser
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 01/08/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.