Suggestion request: Self-hosted app for shared directories like google drive
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I thought of this after a recent trip with some friends. We shared the photos when we were still in person. But sometimes we need to share a lot of photos over the internet. In the past, we have used a shared google drive directory for this. But I'd prefer a self-hosted option. There should be some sort of password protection as well (ideally per share, and no need for accounts). One should be able to both access the current files and upload new ones, just like google drive or dropbox.
I currently have FileShelter, which works for 1-to-1 sharing but not for groups. I guess something like ProjectSend would work, but it's too complex for my usecase. I'd prefer something more lightweight since I'll maybe use it once every few months. Also, it should be noob-friendly, and accessible using a browser.
Update: I'm very happy with copyparty. It does what I want, and much much more. I even replaced my older webdav server with it since it provides more granular control over share locations and permissions. Kudos to the developer @[email protected]!
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I thought of this after a recent trip with some friends. We shared the photos when we were still in person. But sometimes we need to share a lot of photos over the internet. In the past, we have used a shared google drive directory for this. But I'd prefer a self-hosted option. There should be some sort of password protection as well (ideally per share, and no need for accounts). One should be able to both access the current files and upload new ones, just like google drive or dropbox.
I currently have FileShelter, which works for 1-to-1 sharing but not for groups. I guess something like ProjectSend would work, but it's too complex for my usecase. I'd prefer something more lightweight since I'll maybe use it once every few months. Also, it should be noob-friendly, and accessible using a browser.
Update: I'm very happy with copyparty. It does what I want, and much much more. I even replaced my older webdav server with it since it provides more granular control over share locations and permissions. Kudos to the developer @[email protected]!
Maybe something like xbackbone? I've used it to share small-ish files and it works fine; I don't know how much of a pain it would be to use for a group of people, but as long as everyone has an account they should be able to access files with a link.
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Maybe something like xbackbone? I've used it to share small-ish files and it works fine; I don't know how much of a pain it would be to use for a group of people, but as long as everyone has an account they should be able to access files with a link.
This looks pretty promising. Do you know if it's possible to add per-share passwords, so that I don't need everyone to open an account?
Edit: It's not.
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This looks pretty promising. Do you know if it's possible to add per-share passwords, so that I don't need everyone to open an account?
Edit: It's not.
Unfortunately that doesn't seem possible, afaik. Although you could always create a zip file with a password, and share it with an open link (anyone with the link can download it, no need for account).
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Unfortunately that doesn't seem possible, afaik. Although you could always create a zip file with a password, and share it with an open link (anyone with the link can download it, no need for account).
Yeah, but that's already possible with my current setup using FileShelter. I'd like them to be able to upload as well.
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I thought of this after a recent trip with some friends. We shared the photos when we were still in person. But sometimes we need to share a lot of photos over the internet. In the past, we have used a shared google drive directory for this. But I'd prefer a self-hosted option. There should be some sort of password protection as well (ideally per share, and no need for accounts). One should be able to both access the current files and upload new ones, just like google drive or dropbox.
I currently have FileShelter, which works for 1-to-1 sharing but not for groups. I guess something like ProjectSend would work, but it's too complex for my usecase. I'd prefer something more lightweight since I'll maybe use it once every few months. Also, it should be noob-friendly, and accessible using a browser.
Update: I'm very happy with copyparty. It does what I want, and much much more. I even replaced my older webdav server with it since it provides more granular control over share locations and permissions. Kudos to the developer @[email protected]!
I use https://filebrowser.org/ for this.
Nice lightweight filebrowsing/sharing with user management. Users can have their own dedicated directories, or collaborate.
You can also create share links that allow anyone with the link to view/download files. Optionally password protected.
Here's a demo you can mess with:
https://demo.filebrowser.org/
User: demo
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I use https://filebrowser.org/ for this.
Nice lightweight filebrowsing/sharing with user management. Users can have their own dedicated directories, or collaborate.
You can also create share links that allow anyone with the link to view/download files. Optionally password protected.
Here's a demo you can mess with:
https://demo.filebrowser.org/
User: demo
Pass: demoThanks, I took a look. It's very close to what I want, but it still doesn't support uploads in shared directories. It seems to be a pretty highly requested feature though. So maybe it'll happen at some point.
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Thanks, I took a look. It's very close to what I want, but it still doesn't support uploads in shared directories. It seems to be a pretty highly requested feature though. So maybe it'll happen at some point.
You could setup a user account like the share you're describing. There's a setting to prevent the user from changing their password.
Just pass out those credentials to anyone you want to collaborate with; they don't need their own individual accounts.
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I thought of this after a recent trip with some friends. We shared the photos when we were still in person. But sometimes we need to share a lot of photos over the internet. In the past, we have used a shared google drive directory for this. But I'd prefer a self-hosted option. There should be some sort of password protection as well (ideally per share, and no need for accounts). One should be able to both access the current files and upload new ones, just like google drive or dropbox.
I currently have FileShelter, which works for 1-to-1 sharing but not for groups. I guess something like ProjectSend would work, but it's too complex for my usecase. I'd prefer something more lightweight since I'll maybe use it once every few months. Also, it should be noob-friendly, and accessible using a browser.
Update: I'm very happy with copyparty. It does what I want, and much much more. I even replaced my older webdav server with it since it provides more granular control over share locations and permissions. Kudos to the developer @[email protected]!
Self-plug: PENEfiles! (yes it’s an unfortunate name but I didn’t know back then cuz I am not a native speaker). Comes with a tag system and file ownership management. Supports direct link sharing, and the whole website can be visited without logging in. Here is a detailed intro and here is the source code.
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I thought of this after a recent trip with some friends. We shared the photos when we were still in person. But sometimes we need to share a lot of photos over the internet. In the past, we have used a shared google drive directory for this. But I'd prefer a self-hosted option. There should be some sort of password protection as well (ideally per share, and no need for accounts). One should be able to both access the current files and upload new ones, just like google drive or dropbox.
I currently have FileShelter, which works for 1-to-1 sharing but not for groups. I guess something like ProjectSend would work, but it's too complex for my usecase. I'd prefer something more lightweight since I'll maybe use it once every few months. Also, it should be noob-friendly, and accessible using a browser.
Update: I'm very happy with copyparty. It does what I want, and much much more. I even replaced my older webdav server with it since it provides more granular control over share locations and permissions. Kudos to the developer @[email protected]!
wrote on last edited by [email protected]I’ve used WebDAV with Nephele:
https://hub.docker.com/r/sciactive/nephele
It works with multiple users and has built in browser support.
Owlfiles on mobile makes it easy to import all your photos to it.
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