FileBrowser Quantum
Apache-2.0 self-hosted web file manager — the maintained fork now that File Browser is archived
DevOps / Storage · Apache-2.0 · 8.8k
Reviewed 2026-10-06 · last push 2026-10-19 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
Apache-2.0 (gtsteffaniak/filebrowser). Free path: Docker image or a single binary plus a `config.yaml`; the README says the project will always stay free and open source. Multiple sources with include/exclude rules, OIDC, LDAP, JWT, proxy auth and password + 2FA, real-time search with size filters, thumbnails for office, video and 3D files, WebDAV, per-user and per-group path permissions, and share links with expiry, anonymous access and upload/edit controls. Long-lived API tokens with a Swagger page at `/swagger`. The shell-command runner that caused many of the original project’s advisories is removed entirely. ★~8.5k.
The Catch
Not a drop-in upgrade from the original File Browser: configuration moved to `config.yaml` and the fork differs heavily, so plan a migration rather than swapping the image. v2.0.0 is in beta — pin a release. It is a web file manager, not a sync platform: no desktop or mobile sync clients like Nextcloud or Syncthing. Still put it behind TLS and your own auth when it faces the internet. If you are still on the archived upstream, upstream itself tells you to treat it as unmaintained.
Verdict
Apache-2.0 self-hosted web file manager when you need browse/share/upload over a server path — free, and the place to move now that File Browser is archived; pin a release while v2 is in beta.
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