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filebrowser — Simple HTTP web server to manage files and directories. More information: <https://filebrowser.org/c

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Problem

How to use the filebrowser command: Simple HTTP web server to manage files and directories. More information: <https://filebrowser.org/cli/filebrowser.html>.

Solution

filebrowser — Simple HTTP web server to manage files and directories. More information: <https://filebrowser.org/cli/filebrowser.html>.

Start a new server instance serving the current directory:

filebrowser

Start a new server instance serving a specific root directory:

filebrowser {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Start an instance with different host address (defaults to 127.0.0.1) and port (defaults to 8080):

filebrowser {{[-a|--address]}} {{host}} {{[-p|--port]}} {{port}} {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Start an instance with a specified configuration file, storing the application database in a specific location (defaults to filebrowser.db on the current directory):

filebrowser {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/file}} {{[-d|--database]}} {{path/to/database.db}} {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Set up a different default first-time account username and password (both default to admin) when setting up a new instance:

filebrowser --username {{username}} --password {{password}} {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Set up the maximum amount of image processors used when generating thumbnails (defaults to 4):

filebrowser --img-processors {{4}} {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Disable image thumbnails as well as the Command Runner feature, limiting access for hosted script files from being executed inside the app:

filebrowser --disable-exec --disable-thumbnails {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Disable resizing of image previews as well as detecting file types by reading their headers:

filebrowser --disable-preview-resize --disable-type-detection-by-header {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Code Snippets

Start a new server instance serving the current directory

filebrowser

Start a new server instance serving a specific root directory

filebrowser {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Start an instance with different host address (defaults to `127.0.0.1`) and port (defaults to `8080`)

filebrowser {{[-a|--address]}} {{host}} {{[-p|--port]}} {{port}} {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Start an instance with a specified configuration file, storing the application database in a specific location (defaults to `filebrowser.db` on the current directory)

filebrowser {{[-c|--config]}} {{path/to/file}} {{[-d|--database]}} {{path/to/database.db}} {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Set up a different default first-time account username and password (both default to `admin`) when setting up a new instance

filebrowser --username {{username}} --password {{password}} {{[-r|--root]}} {{path/to/directory}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/filebrowser

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