filegator/filegator
Filegator
Filegator is a web-based file manager and self-hosted file sharing portal. It functions as a cloud storage gateway that allows users to organize, upload, and download files across local disks and various cloud storage providers through a single unified interface.
The system features a multi-backend authentication provider capable of verifying identities via JSON files, databases, or external directory services. It includes a role-based access control system that manages user permissions, assigns home folders, and restricts access to specific files and system routes.
The platform provides capabilities for large file transfers using resumable chunked uploads and bulk file exports via real-time zip archiving. It also supports storage data migration between backends, interface localization, and customizable application branding.
Security and observability are handled through IP address filtering, CSRF protection, and application logging.
Features
- Storage Gateways - Provides a centralized portal that aggregates multiple cloud storage providers into a single virtual file system.
- Self-Hosted File Servers - Provides a private, self-hosted portal for users to upload and download files with customizable branding.
- Remote File Operations - Performs standard operations like copying, moving, renaming, and deleting files and folders within the web interface.
- Self-Hosted File Sync and Share Platforms - Ships a private web portal for managing shared documents with custom branding and localization.
- Cloud Storage Integrations - Integrates multiple remote and local storage backends into a single interface for unified data access.
- Web-based File Managers - Offers a browser-based interface for organizing and managing files on local disks or cloud storage.
- Storage Backend Integrations - Integrates local disks and cloud storage providers through a unified adapter layer.
- Identity Authentication - Authenticates users by connecting to diverse backends such as JSON files, databases, or external identity platforms.
- Identity Provider Backends - Implements an abstracted identity layer to authenticate users via JSON files, databases, or external directory services.
- Role-Based Access Control - Manages user permissions and restricts access to specific folders based on assigned roles.
- User Access Management - Manages user permissions and restricts access to specific files and home folders to secure sensitive data.
- File and Folder Permissions - Controls specific file operations such as reading, writing, and uploading for individual users.
- User Permission Definitions - Assigns specific permissions and home folders to users to restrict access to sensitive data.
- Storage Abstractions - Uses a common API to perform file operations across various backends, including local disks and cloud providers.
- Remote File Managers - Provides a unified interface for browsing, editing, and organizing files across local and remote servers.
- Chunked Uploaders - Breaks large files into smaller segments during transmission to ensure stability and allow for upload resumption.
- Bulk Archiving Exports - Bundles selected remote files into a single compressed archive to facilitate efficient bulk downloading.
- Real-Time Archive Generation - Bundles multiple remote files into a compressed zip archive in real-time to facilitate bulk downloading.
- Large File Transfers - Provides efficient movement of large files via a web interface using chunked uploads and bulk archive downloads.
- Storage Migration - Copies data from a source provider to a replica in real-time to transition between storage backends.
- Session State Persistence - Persists user session information in a database or cache to maintain state across requests in distributed environments.
- Route Middleware - Intercepts incoming requests to verify session tokens and validate user permissions before granting access to endpoints.
- Cloud File Downloads - Retrieves multiple files or folders simultaneously, either as individual items or packaged into a single zip archive.
- Chunked Resumable Transfers - Transfers large files using chunked uploads with support for progress tracking and resumption.
- File Archiving - Creates zip archives of folders to enable the bulk download of multiple files or directories.
- Guest Access Policies - Enables anonymous interaction by assigning specific permissions to a predefined guest account.
- Authentication Adapters - Implements adapters to translate diverse identity sources like JSON files or databases into a unified internal user format.
- IP Allow/Deny Lists - Filters incoming requests against allowed and denied IP lists to ensure authorized network access.
- Session State Persistence - Stores user authentication and session data in a database or cache to maintain state across distributed requests.
- Route-Level Access Guards - Controls access to specific application endpoints by assigning required roles and permissions to each route.
- File Management - Listed in the “File Management” section of the Awesome Selfhosted awesome list.
- Web File Managers - Powerful multi-user file manager with a single-page frontend.
- File Management - Multi-user file management platform.
