CloudBoxIO v2.0.0 - The Sharing Update

CloudBoxIO v2.0.0 - The Sharing Update

We're excited to announce CloudBoxIO v2.0.0!

⚠️ Terminology Change: public vs share

CloudBoxIO now clearly distinguishes between public files and shareable links:

• Public — A file marked as public is still part of the authenticated CloudBoxIO environment. Users must log in to access public files.
• Share — A share is a shareable link that can be accessed externally without a CloudBoxIO login. Shares can optionally have expiration times, download limits, and password protection.

API Changes

The public parameter is now used for internally public files:

/upload?public=true
/files?public=true

📚 API Documentation: See the CloudBoxIO Wiki for detailed API endpoints, request formats, responses, and status codes.

✨ New Features

🔗 File Sharing

• Added support for creating shareable links for files.
• Shares can optionally:
  • Expire after a configured duration.
  • Limit the maximum number of downloads.
  • Require a password before downloading.
• Added APIs for managing active file shares.
• Added support for deactivating existing share links.
• Added public share access without requiring authentication.

📥 Download Limits

• Added download-count tracking for shared files.
• Download limits are enforced atomically to prevent concurrent requests from exceeding the configured limit.

🐳 Docker Support

• Added Docker support for running CloudBoxIO in a containerized environment.
• Added persistent storage for application data, uploaded files, database, logs, and configuration.
• Updated the Docker build to use Go 1.25.

🎨 New UI

• Introduced the new CloudBoxIO UI.
• New light and dark themes added.
• Added UI support for file sharing and share management.

🛠 Improvements

🧪 Testing & Code Quality

• Expanded test coverage for file-sharing functionality.
• Added tests for share creation, retrieval, downloading, password protection, expiration, download limits, and share deactivation.
• Improved error handling throughout file and sharing handlers.
• Added golangci-lint checks to CI.

📦 Release Binaries

This release provides binaries for:

• Linux amd64
• Windows amd64
• macOS arm64

Docker is also available for containerized deployments.

📚 Documentation

• Added documentation for the new file-sharing APIs.
• Updated setup instructions with Docker support.
• Updated API documentation for sharing, downloading, and share management.
• See the CloudBoxIO Wiki for detailed API endpoints, request formats, responses, and status codes.

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⚠️ Upgrade Notes

If you're upgrading from an earlier version, review the updated API and setup documentation before deployment.

For questions or issues, use Discussions.

For bugs, please open an Issue.

🤝 Contributors

A special thanks to @wetcat18 for contributing to CloudBoxIO and helping make this release possible, including work on the new UI, docker and other improvements.