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Chibisafe

Chibisafe

Chibisafe is a self-hosted file uploader written in TypeScript. Drop in files, photos, or documents and get back a shareable link, with albums, an admin dashboard, and configurable upload limits. MIT licensed with 2,700+ GitHub stars.

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Active installs

License MIT Version Latest OS Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Min RAM 1 GB IP IPV4,IPV6

Active installs is sample data (staging preview); real metric wires in before launch.

Access

Open the following URL in your browser: http://<SERVER_IP>:24424

Login using the admin account:

  • Username: admin
  • Password: stored in /root/chibisafe/docker-compose.yml as ADMIN_PASSWORD

Retrieve the password:

grep ADMIN_PASSWORD /root/chibisafe/docker-compose.yml

Admin credentials can be changed later from the web interface.

Initial Configuration

  1. Log in as admin.
  2. Navigate to Settings → Service.
  3. Set Serve Uploads From to: http://<SERVER_IP>:24424
  4. If you later configure a domain name or HTTPS, update this value accordingly.

Important Files and Directories

  • Install Path: /root/chibisafe
  • Compose File: /root/chibisafe/docker-compose.yml
  • Caddy Config: /root/chibisafe/Caddyfile
  • Database: /root/chibisafe/database
  • Uploads: /root/chibisafe/uploads
  • Logs: /root/chibisafe/logs

Docker Management

Check status:

docker compose -f /root/chibisafe/docker-compose.yml ps

View logs:

docker compose -f /root/chibisafe/docker-compose.yml logs -f

Restart services:

docker compose -f /root/chibisafe/docker-compose.yml restart

Stop services:

docker compose -f /root/chibisafe/docker-compose.yml down

Start services:

docker compose -f /root/chibisafe/docker-compose.yml up -d

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