File Browser

Based on the open source project filebrowser, this docker-compose file allows you to quickly bootstrap a web UI for downloading files. The web interface is protected by a username and password that you define when starting the container.

Install docker

This project is just a docker-compose file, so you need to have docker installed and running to use it. If you don't, you can get it here

Testing locally

Run the following commands, replacing the values in angle brackets

cat << EOF > .env
username=<username>
password=<password>
hostname=<server-hostname>
LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=<email-address>
EOF

touch ./filebrowser.db
mkdir -p files

docker-compose -f docker-compose.local.yaml up -d

Then browse to http://localhost:8080 and login using the credentials you configured

Add files to the files directory or create them in the web interface

Running remotely

If you have a VPS with a domain name (server-hostname below) pointing to it, and you want to expose the web UI to the internet, just remove -f docker-compose.local.yaml from the last command

cat << EOF > .env
username=<username>
password=<password>
hostname=<server-hostname>
LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=<email-address>
EOF

touch ./filebrowser.db
mkdir -p files

docker-compose up -d

Then you'll be able to access the web interface at https://server-hostname