# Install filebrowser with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix Web File Browser. Version 2.63.18 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:filebrowser ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install filebrowser ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install filebrowser ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/filebrowser/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add filebrowser ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: filebrowser from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#filebrowser ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fi/filebrowser/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:filebrowser - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.63.18 - **Source summary:** Web File Browser - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T09:46:06Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - filebrowser (cli) - filebrowser (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.63.18 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser - Upstream latest detected: v2.63.18 (current) ## Project history and usage File Browser is a self-hosted web file manager that serves a chosen directory through a browser UI for uploading, deleting, previewing, editing, and sharing files. Its package-manager appeal is that it compresses a useful private-cloud pattern into a single Go binary: install it, point it at a path, and run a small web server. ### Project history The upstream repository was created in 2015 and describes the project as a web file browser. The README frames the goal as create-your-own-cloud software: a server-side binary directed at a filesystem path and exposed through a web interface. Versioned tags show the project reaching v1.0.0 in 2017 and v2.0.0 in 2019, with the v2 series becoming the long-lived packaging target for most users. The README says File Browser is a finished product and is in maintenance-only mode, with maintainers focusing on bug triage, security issues, and review of bug-fix pull requests rather than planned new features. ### Adoption history File Browser's adoption came from a simple niche: self-hosters, homelab users, and small teams wanted a browser-based file manager without deploying a full groupware or storage platform. Its availability in Homebrew, Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix reflects that it is useful both as a local developer utility and as a small server component in Unix-like environments. The maintenance-only status is also part of its adoption story: the project reached a stable product shape, so package managers mostly carry it as dependable infrastructure rather than a fast-moving feature app. ### How it is used Typical use is to install File Browser, choose the root directory to expose, configure a database and settings, and run the web server behind local authentication or a reverse proxy. Users choose it when they need a quick file-management UI for a server directory, a small replacement for ad hoc SFTP access, or a browser-accessible drop zone for local infrastructure. The operational model is intentionally compact: one binary, a database file for persistent state, static web assets in the binary, and command-line/config settings for binding, root path, and users. ### Why package nerds care File Browser is a neat package-manager specimen because it turns what could be a pile of web-app dependencies into a single installed executable. It also represents the self-hosted Go-binary pattern common in Homebrew and Nix: portable server, minimal runtime dependencies, easy service wrapping, and a config/database file that package maintainers need to account for. ### Timeline - 2015: Upstream GitHub repository created. - 2017: v1.0.0 tag committed. - 2019: v2.0.0 tag committed. - 2020: v2.6.x releases published in the long-running v2 line. - 2026: README states the project is a finished product in maintenance-only mode. ### Related projects - File Browser sits near self-hosted file managers, WebDAV/SFTP front ends, and single-binary Go server tools. - It is often paired with system service managers, reverse proxies, and container runtimes rather than with a larger application framework. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for filebrowser. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ./.filebrowser.{json,toml,yaml,yml}, ~/.filebrowser.{json,toml,yaml,yml}, /etc/filebrowser/.filebrowser.{json,toml,yaml,yml} ## Credential files - Unix: ./filebrowser.db ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** filebrowser - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - filebrowser: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fi/filebrowser/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - filebrowser - 2.27.0-r21: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: filebrowser from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Web File Browser | https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser - apk - filebrowser-openrc - 2.27.0-r21: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: filebrowser-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Web File Browser (OpenRC init scripts) | https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser - MacPorts - filebrowser: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/filebrowser/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ctpv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctpv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity. - [far2l-tty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/far2l-tty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity. - [fdclone](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fdclone/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity. - [joshuto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/joshuto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity. - [lf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity. - [midnight-commander](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/midnight-commander/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity. - [nnn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nnn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity. - [openlist](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openlist/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, productivity, self-hosted. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/filebrowser.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/filebrowser.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph