Chibisafe

A self-hosted upload service that turns files, screenshots and snippets into shareable links, with albums, user quotas and ShareX support.

2.8k stars, 298 forks TypeScript On GitHub since January 2017

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Chibisafe at a glance

Open sourceYes, MITNo paid parts in the repository
Health53 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingDockerOne-click in Unraid and Coolify
InterfaceEnglish onlyNo translation files found
Issue repliesWithin ~42 hoursMedian first reply; 48% of recent issues answered

What is Chibisafe?

Chibisafe is a TypeScript file uploader: you send it a file of any kind and get back a direct link for others. An instance can run in public mode, with user accounts, or by invitation only. Big uploads are split into chunks, and API keys let scripts and other tools post files. Beyond single links it offers albums and folders, text snippets, tagging, a masonry view for media, user quotas, S3 storage and a built-in URL shortener. Rate limits, the maximum file size, accepted extensions and most other settings live in an admin dashboard. Uploads also arrive from ShareX, an iOS shortcut and a browser extension.

Good fit if

  • You take screenshots or screen recordings with ShareX and want them hosted on your own domain.
  • A group of friends or a small community needs a private, invite-only place to post images and files.
  • You want upload limits and allowed file types managed from a web panel.

Look elsewhere if

  • Links should expire after a few downloads or days: Gokapi.
  • You need a deliberately minimal service with fewer moving parts: PicoShare.

Before you adopt it

Chibisafe is under the MIT license, and nothing in the repository is paid. The README names a single author, Pitu, as its maintainer, and only two people committed in the last 90 days, with modest activity. Docker is the recommended route; the compose file brings a proxy and MinIO. Installation creates an admin account whose password equals its name, so change it at once. Moving to v6 from anything older than v5 is not supported, and existing Docker setups must update their Caddyfile to get the new security headers for uploaded files.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 7 November 2026. Report a correction

How to run Chibisafe yourself

One-click install

Not listed in Umbrel, YunoHost, TrueNAS, CasaOS, Runtipi and Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts. Checked against each panel’s app catalog on 12 November 2026.

Ways to install

Docker files
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Docker image
chibisafe/chibisafe: 437k pulls · x86-64, ARM64 · 86 MB downloadAlso chibisafe/chibisafe-server, ghcr.io/chibisafe/chibisafe
Compose file
docker-compose.dev.yml: 4 services (proxy, minio)
Setup effort
3 of 5, judged from the compose file
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: chibisafe.app or the README on GitHub. Docker images and packages are checked weekly.

Chibisafe health: is it still maintained?

53 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmEvery ~11 days3 releases in 12 months; latest v6.7.0
Issue repliesWithin ~42 hoursMedian first reply; 48% of recent issues answered
Bus factorMedium riskThe most active of 3 authors wrote 75% of recent commits
  • Activity
    8 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026.
    12 / 30
  • Contributors
    3 people wrote the 8 commits of the last 90 days; the most active wrote 75% of them.
    8 / 20
  • Releases
    3 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v6.7.0, on 22 October 2026.
    15 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 48% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 42 hours.
    13 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 12 November 2026. How the score works

Chibisafe security

Security advisories are the vulnerabilities the maintainers disclosed on GitHub, with the versions that fix them; many advisories can mean careful disclosure as much as weak code.

Security advisories1 published1 high; all list a fixed version

Latest advisories

Advisories read from GitHub on 12 November 2026.

Chibisafe license: is it open source?

Chibisafe uses MIT, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. January 2017First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayMIT.

Chibisafe for developers

Written in

  • TypeScript 98%
  • JavaScript <1%
  • CSS <1%
  • MDX <1%
  • Dockerfile <1%

Getting involved

Help wanted5Open, labelled “help wanted”
Contributing guideNot foundNo CONTRIBUTING file in the repository
Open issues39On GitHub
Authors, 90 days3Of 8 commits
Donations2 waysGitHub Sponsors, Patreon

Language shares are GitHub’s count of the code in the repository.

Alternatives to Chibisafe

  • ZiplineA ShareX/file upload server that is easy to use, packed with features, and with an easy setup! 78 health · MIT · 3.5k stars
  • GokapiLightweight selfhosted Firefox Send alternative without public upload. AWS S3 supported. 59 health · AGPL-3.0 · 3k stars
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Questions about Chibisafe

Is Chibisafe open source?

Yes. Chibisafe is published under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Chibisafe still maintained?

Its health score is 53 of 100 (actively developed). It had 8 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026, and its latest release came out on 22 October 2026.

How do I run Chibisafe?

You can run it with the Docker image chibisafe/chibisafe and in one click from Unraid and Coolify. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What is Chibisafe written in?

Chibisafe is written mainly in TypeScript (98% of the code), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What are the alternatives to Chibisafe?

Close alternatives in the File sharing category include Zipline, Gokapi, slskd.