Plik

A self-hosted temporary upload service in Go, like WeTransfer, with expiring links, one-shot downloads, streaming and end-to-end encryption.

1.8k stars, 203 forks Go On GitHub since April 2015

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Plik at a glance

Open sourceYes, MITNo paid parts in the repository
Health68 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingDocker, Helm chart, Desktop appsOne-click in YunoHost and Unraid
AppsLinux, macOS, Windows, including ARMBuilds in GitHub releases
Interface11 languagesIncluding English, German and French
Issue repliesWithin ~1 hourMedian first reply; 39% of recent issues answered

What is Plik?

Plik lets people upload files and hand out links that expire after a configured time, after which the server cleans them up. Uploads can be one-shot, so the file disappears after its first download, or streamed straight from sender to recipient without being stored. Password protection and Age-based end-to-end encryption work from both the Vue web interface and the command-line client. Files can sit on local disk, S3, OpenStack Swift or Google Cloud Storage, with metadata in SQLite, PostgreSQL or MySQL. Accounts can come from local users, Google, GitHub, OVH or OIDC. ShareX, a .NET client and a Thunderbird add-on also talk to it, and an MCP server is included.

Good fit if

  • You send large files to clients or colleagues and want links that expire on their own.
  • You work in a terminal and want to push files to a share link from scripts.
  • You run Kubernetes or object storage and want the uploads kept there.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a minimal command-line upload service with fewer moving parts: transfer.sh.
  • You need a share server where only signed-in users upload and guests just download: Gokapi.
  • Screenshots and a personal media gallery matter more than temporary transfers: Zipline.

Before you adopt it

Plik uses the MIT license and has no paid parts in the repository. The project goes back to 2015 and still sees steady work, with 68 commits from 6 authors in the last 90 days, though one person writes most of them. Builds exist for Linux, macOS and Windows, along with a Docker image and a Helm chart. The web interface is translated into 11 languages, and Prometheus metrics are exposed for monitoring.

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 Plik yourself

One-click install

Not listed in Umbrel, TrueNAS, 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
rootgg/plik: 5.6M pulls · x86, x86-64, ARMv7, ARM64 · 98 MB download
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
Builds for Linux, macOS, Windows, including ARM in GitHub releases
Interface languages
11 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Chinese and Hindi
Show all 11

Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish

Install instructions: plik.root.gg or the README on GitHub. Docker images and packages are checked weekly.

Plik health: is it still maintained?

68 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmEvery ~3 months4 releases in 12 months; latest 1.4.3
Issue repliesWithin ~1 hourMedian first reply; 39% of recent issues answered
Bus factorMedium riskThe most active of 6 authors wrote 63% of recent commits
  • Activity
    68 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 2 November 2026.
    22 / 30
  • Contributors
    6 people wrote the 68 commits of the last 90 days; the most active wrote 63% of them.
    11 / 20
  • Releases
    4 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, 1.4.3, on 21 October 2026.
    16 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 39% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 1 hour.
    15 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 4.2 of 10.
    4 / 10

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

Plik 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 advisoriesNone publishedNo advisories in the repository’s Security tab
OpenSSF Scorecard4.2 of 10How the project is built and released
Security policyNoNo SECURITY.md or similar
Signed releasesNoDownloads cannot be checked against a signature

What each Scorecard check found

  • Binary files10 / 10No compiled binaries checked into the repository
  • Dangerous workflows10 / 10No risky patterns in GitHub Actions
  • Maintained10 / 10Steady commits and issue activity in the last 90 days
  • License file9 / 10A license file is present, but not where tools look for it
  • Code review4 / 10Some changes are merged without review
  • Best-practices badge0 / 10No OpenSSF Best Practices badge
  • Fuzzing0 / 10No fuzz testing found
  • Pinned dependencies0 / 10Dependencies are not pinned to fixed versions
  • Security policy0 / 10No security policy
  • 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 19 October 2026; checks that do not apply to Plik are left out.

Plik license: is it open source?

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

  1. April 2015First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayMIT.

Plik for developers

Written in

  • Go 65%
  • JavaScript 16%
  • Vue 13%
  • Shell 3%
  • CSS 2%
  • Other <1%

Getting involved

Contributing guideYescontributing.mdOpen issues24On GitHub
Authors, 90 days6Of 68 commits

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

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  • ZiplineA ShareX/file upload server that is easy to use, packed with features, and with an easy setup! 78 health · MIT · 3.5k stars
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Questions about Plik

Is Plik open source?

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

Is Plik still maintained?

Its health score is 68 of 100 (actively developed). It had 68 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 2 November 2026, and its latest release came out on 21 October 2026.

How do I run Plik?

You can run it with the Docker image rootgg/plik, on Kubernetes with the Helm chart in the repository, as an app for Linux, macOS, Windows, including ARM and in one click from YunoHost and Unraid. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What is Plik written in?

Plik is written mainly in Go (65% of the code), with JavaScript (16%) and Vue (13%), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What languages is Plik available in?

The repository has interface translations for 11 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish and Russian.

What are the alternatives to Plik?

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