Overview

Improved File Manager The project has 367 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

create/edit files and directories
copy/move files and directories
download files and directories
upload files directly, remotely via URL or per drag & drop
extract archives (tar, tgz, tar.gz, tar.bz2, zip)
change permissions
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simple authentication (LDAP via ldap_bind possible)

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README

Just download the latest release of the IFM. You can find it here. You can choose between the CDN version (dependencies like bootstrap, jquery etc. are loaded via CDN) or the “simple” version, which bundles all these dependencies.

The minified versions (*.min.php) are zipped via gzip. These versions are not recommended; if the filesize of the IFM is an issue for you, consider using the CDN versions.

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

docker, ldap.

Deploy

Docker

Self-host with Docker Compose

Coolify

One-click via Coolify panel

Elestio

Managed hosting from $9/mo

PikaPods

Simple managed hosting

Features

Authentication & Access

LDAP / Active Directory

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