FileRise is a self-hosted web file manager with WebDAV, sharing, and per-folder ACLs. It runs without a database and supports Docker or manual installs.
Project philosophy
FileRise is built around a few simple principles:
- You own your data. FileRise is self-hosted and designed to run on your infrastructure.
- Privacy by default. No telemetry, no tracking, and no required phone-home. FileRise can run fully offline.
- Keep it simple. No external database required. Metadata is stored locally in JSON.
- Security and predictability. Changes are made carefully with an emphasis on stable behavior, safe defaults, and clear documentation.
- Sustainable development. FileRise Core is open source and fully usable on its own. FileRise Pro is an optional paid add-on that funds continued development, maintenance, and support which while keeping Core healthy and actively maintained.
Start here
Core docs
- Common environment variables
- Environment variables (full reference)
- Troubleshooting and common errors
- Logs and diagnostics
- Performance quickstart
- Migration checklist
- Security hardening
- Sharing and public links
- Nginx setup
- Reverse proxy and subpath guide
- Admin Panel
- Admin gotchas
- Upload limits and PHP tuning
- ACL and permissions model
- ACL recipes
- Kubernetes / k8s deployment
- WebDAV mounting
- WebDAV via curl)
- WebDAV security and clients
- ONLYOFFICE
- Encryption at rest
- OIDC & SSO
- CLI client (REST/OpenAPI))
- CIFS/SMB share + metadata scan
- Backup and restore
- Upgrade and migration
- Maintenance scripts
- Performance tuning
- Pro Sources
- Developer guide
- Screenshots
Pro
Pro adds user groups, client portals, audit logs, global search, and multi-storage Sources (S3, SMB, SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox). See Features or filerise.net.
- Pro install and update
- Pro license activation
- Pro portal tools
- Client portals
- Pro inactive troubleshooting
- Sources onboarding
- Search Everywhere
- Instance IDs (Pro)
- Pro Sources
Support
- GitHub repo: https://github.com/error311/FileRise
- Discord: https://discord.gg/7WN6f56X2e
- Issues/Discussions: https://github.com/error311/FileRise/issues