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File Browser

File Browser

File Browser provides a web-based file manager for your server. Upload, delete, preview, and edit files from any browser. Create your own cloud-like file management without third-party services. Apache-2.0 licensed with 35,000+ GitHub stars.

At a glance

License Apache-2.0 Version Latest OS Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS Min RAM 1 GB IP IPV4,IPV6

Access

  • Open the URL in your browser: http://<SERVER_IP>:8080
  • Retrieve credentials: cat /root/filebrowser/.filebrowser-creds
  • Log in using admin account.
  • The password can be changed later from the web interface.

Important Files & Directories

  • Install Path: /root/filebrowser
  • Compose File: /root/filebrowser/docker-compose.yml
  • Credentials File: /root/filebrowser/.filebrowser-creds
  • Data Directory: /var/lib/docker/volumes/filebrowser_filebrowser_data/_data
  • Database Directory: /var/lib/docker/volumes/filebrowser_filebrowser_database/_data
  • Config Directory: /var/lib/docker/volumes/filebrowser_filebrowser_config/_data

Docker Management

Check status:

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

View logs:

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

Restart service:

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

Stop service:

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

Start service:

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


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