Overview

Simple, self-hostable filesharing application with builtin end-to-end encryption Simple, self-hostable filesharing application with builtin end-to-end encryption - TobiasMarschner/ferrishare FerriShare is a simple, self-hostable and open-sourcefilesharing application with builtin end-to-end-encryption The project has 333 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

Securely share files with anyone using a simple drag-and-drop upload-page in your browser
Files and filenames are encrypted in your browser before being uploaded, and the key is stored in the download link’s fragment (the part after the #), which is never sent to the server
The server cannot decrypt or view the contents of the file
Files automatically expire after a chosen duration (1 hour, 1 day or 1 week)
Uploaders receive two links: A public download link and a private administration link
The latter shows download statistics and allows the uploader to delete a file early
Builtin IP-based rate limiting
Dual-stack support: Uses either a full IPv4 address or a client’s /64 IPv6 subnet
Limits the maximum number of uploads per IP (can be configured)
Limits the maximum number of HTTP requests per IP (can be configured)

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

[!WARNING]
While I have taken great care to correctly deploy the cryptographic primitives used in this project, I am not an expert in cryptography and this project has not been independently audited.

I cannot guarantee that the implementation or design of the system is secure.
You can review the cryptographic architectural notes provided further below, or directly examine the code responsible for encrypting and decrypting files.

If you spot any issues, please let me know in

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

accessibility, docker, docker compose, encryption, npm, rate limiting, rest api, sharing, sqlite, templates.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Integrations & APIs

REST API

Collaboration

Content Sharing

Customization & Branding

Templates

Security & Privacy

Encryption
Rate Limiting

Localization & Accessibility

Accessibility (a11y)

Replaces

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