File Browser

filebrowser

A web-based file browser and management CLI.

Runs as filebrowser|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

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Start File Browser on an address and port with a root directory and database. TLS, sockets, previews, quick-setup credentials and the config/users/rules subcommands and the command runner (disabled by default) are not modelled; keep it behind a reverse proxy.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui filebrowser

Serve a directoryExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Root directory*

.directory

Listen address

127.0.0.1string

Port

8080string

Database file

./filebrowser.dbfile

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Serve a directory

rootaddressportdatabase

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Root directory

Directory whose files are served.
path · default: .

--root-r

Listen address

string · default: 127.0.0.1

--address-a127.0.0.10.0.0.0

Port

string · default: 8080

--port-p

Database file

path · default: ./filebrowser.db

--database-d

Config file

path

--config-c

Base URL

string

--baseURL-b

Log output

string · default: stdout

--log-lstdout

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

-a, --address string address to listen on (default "127.0.0.1") -b, --baseURL string base url -c, --config string config file path -d, --database string database path (default "./filebrowser.db") -l, --log string log output (default "stdout") -p, --port string…

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Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed filebrowser against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.