FileGator

A self-hosted web file manager with user roles, home folders, chunked uploads and storage backends from local disk to S3 and Dropbox.

3.1k stars, 456 forks PHP On GitHub since June 2019

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FileGator at a glance

Open sourceYes, MITNo paid parts in the repository
Health67 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingDockerOne-click in YunoHost
InterfaceEnglish onlyNo translation files found
Issue repliesWithin ~8 hoursMedian first reply; 32% of recent issues answered

What is FileGator?

FileGator is a web application for managing files and folders on a server through the browser. The single-page front end is built with Vue.js, Bulma and Buefy. Admins create users with their own roles, permissions and home folders, and each user can copy, move, rename, edit, preview, zip, unzip, upload and download. Uploads are chunked, with drag and drop, pause and resume, so large files get past server upload limits. Storage comes through Flysystem adapters such as local disk, FTP, Amazon S3, Dropbox, DigitalOcean Spaces and Azure Blob, and accounts can live in a JSON file, a database or WordPress. No database is required.

Good fit if

  • Students, field workers or clients need to drop files into a folder you control, each with their own permissions.
  • You want a browser front end for an S3 bucket or FTP server that several people share.
  • You prefer a small single-purpose app over a full cloud suite with calendars and office documents.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need desktop sync clients that keep folders mirrored across machines: Nextcloud or Seafile.
  • You only want to serve a folder over HTTP for quick downloads, without accounts: miniserve.
  • Symlinks or file ownership matter to you; the README says Flysystem supports neither, and very full directories slow it down.

Before you adopt it

FileGator is released under the MIT license, and the repository holds no paid parts. Sponsors and backers fund the work, and one developer writes over four fifths of recent commits, so progress leans on that person. Releases are frequent, and the README announces a version 8 in progress on a separate branch. An official Docker image covers the quick start; the interface ships in one language.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 10 November 2026. Report a correction

How to run FileGator yourself

One-click install

Not listed in Umbrel, TrueNAS, Unraid, CasaOS, Runtipi, Proxmox VE Helper-Scripts and Coolify. 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
filegator/filegator: 940k pulls · x86-64 · 321 MB download
Compose file
docker-compose.yml: 1 service
Setup effort
1 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: filegator.io or the README on GitHub. Docker images and packages are checked weekly.

FileGator health: is it still maintained?

67 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmEvery ~6 daysLatest: v7.16.9, 4 November 2026
Issue repliesWithin ~8 hoursMedian first reply; 32% of recent issues answered
Bus factorHigh riskThe most active of 5 authors wrote 86% of recent commits
  • Activity
    35 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 5 November 2026.
    19 / 30
  • Contributors
    5 people wrote the 35 commits of the last 90 days; the most active wrote 86% of them.
    10 / 20
  • Releases
    11+ releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v7.16.9, on 4 November 2026.
    18 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 32% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 8 hours.
    15 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 4.5 of 10.
    5 / 10

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

FileGator 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. OpenSSF Scorecard checks how a project is developed and released: reviews, protected branches, pinned dependencies, signed releases. It does not audit the code itself.

Security advisories5 published1 critical; all list a fixed version
OpenSSF Scorecard4.5 of 10How the project is built and released
Security policyYesExplains how to report a vulnerability
Signed releasesNoDownloads cannot be checked against a signature

Latest advisories

All 5 advisories on GitHub

What each Scorecard check found

  • Binary files10 / 10No compiled binaries checked into the repository
  • Dangerous workflows10 / 10No risky patterns in GitHub Actions
  • License file10 / 10A license file is present
  • Maintained10 / 10Steady commits and issue activity in the last 90 days
  • Packaging10 / 10Releases are published as packages from CI
  • Security policy10 / 10Explains how to report a vulnerability
  • Code review1 / 10Some changes are merged without review
  • Best-practices badge0 / 10No OpenSSF Best Practices badge
  • Branch protection0 / 10The main branch has no protection rules
  • Fuzzing0 / 10No fuzz testing found
  • Pinned dependencies0 / 10Dependencies are not pinned to fixed versions
  • Signed releases0 / 10Releases are not signed
  • Static analysis0 / 10No static analysis found
  • Token permissions0 / 10CI tokens have broad write rights

Advisories read from GitHub on 12 November 2026. From the OpenSSF Scorecard of 9 November 2026; checks that do not apply to FileGator are left out.

FileGator license: is it open source?

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

  1. June 2019First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayMIT.

FileGator for developers

Written in

  • PHP 57%
  • JavaScript 27%
  • Vue 14%
  • SCSS <1%
  • Dockerfile <1%

Getting involved

Good first issues1Open, labelled “good first issue”Contributing guideYesCONTRIBUTING.mdOpen issues209On GitHub
Authors, 90 days5Of 35 commits

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

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Questions about FileGator

Is FileGator open source?

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

Is FileGator still maintained?

Its health score is 67 of 100 (actively developed). It had 35 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 5 November 2026, and its latest release came out on 4 November 2026.

How do I run FileGator?

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

What is FileGator written in?

FileGator is written mainly in PHP (57% of the code), with JavaScript (27%) and Vue (14%), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What are the alternatives to FileGator?

Close alternatives in the File storage & sync category include Cloudreve, Puter, OpenCloud.