Your own ShareX server and file cloud: a native Windows app, File Explorer sync, AI search that runs on your server and a browser extension.

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English · Türkçe · Deutsch · Español · Français · Italiano · Português (Brasil) · Русский · Azərbaycanca · 日本語 · 한국어 · 简体中文

📦 Features

• Files, nested folders you can share with other users, Markdown notes, short links and inboxes, with a trash for anything you delete
• Account backups you can download and restore, created by hand or on a schedule
• Public sharing with passwords, expiry dates, view limits and rich embeds for Discord and other apps
• AI that runs on your server: smart search in over 50 languages, captions, OCR and sensitive content detection, all optional
• Uploads on the local disk, any S3 compatible service, SFTP or FTP
• Multiple users with permissions and storage limits, passkeys, two-factor authentication and single sign-on with OpenID Connect
• Zero-downtime updates, one click or on a schedule
• ShareX, macOS and Linux upload integrations, the Windows app and an installable app for phones that Android apps can share to
• A browser extension that uploads files, images and screenshots and shortens links, on the Chrome Web Store for Chrome and Edge, and on Firefox Add-ons for Firefox
• Webhooks for Discord, Slack and your own services
• English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Azerbaijani, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese

🆚 How Fileship compares

	Fileship	Zipline	XBackBone	Chibisafe
ShareX and other uploaders	✅	✅	✅	✅
Desktop app for capture and recording	✅ Windows	❌	❌	❌
Your files in File Explorer	✅ Fileship Harbor	❌	❌	❌
Browser extension	✅	❌	❌	✅
AI search, captions, OCR and sensitive content	✅ on your server	❌	❌	❌
Short links	✅	✅	❌	✅
Notes or pastes	✅ Markdown	✅	🟡 text uploads	✅
Folders	✅ nested, shared with users	✅ nested	❌ tags	🟡 flat albums
Passwords, expiry and view limits	✅	✅	❌	🟡 album links expire
Storage	Local, S3, SFTP, FTP	Local, S3	Local, S3, FTP, Dropbox, Google Cloud	Local, S3
Two-factor authentication and passkeys	✅	✅	❌	❌
Single sign-on	✅ OIDC	✅ OAuth, OIDC	✅ LDAP	❌
Webhooks	✅ Discord, Slack, signed JSON	✅ Discord, HTTP	❌	❌
Account backups you can restore, on a schedule	✅	🟡 export	🟡 export	❌
Updates from the dashboard	✅ zero downtime	❌	🟡 with downtime	❌
Languages	12	12	31, some partial	1
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT	AGPL-3.0	MIT

Compared with Zipline 4.8, XBackBone 3.8 and Chibisafe 6.7 in October 2026. Something out of date? Open an issue and it will be fixed.

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🖥️ Fileship for Windows

Capture, record and upload to your Fileship from the system tray, ShareX style, and browse your files in File Explorer with Fileship Harbor. Needs 64-bit Windows 11 version 24H2 or newer and a Fileship 6.0 server.

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🚀 Getting Started

You need Docker with Docker Compose, 2 CPU cores and 2 GB of RAM (4 GB or more with AI, see the requirements).

git clone https://github.com/hanzydev/Fileship.git
cd Fileship
echo "SECRET_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d

Fileship is now available at http://localhost:3000. Log in with admin / password.

Important

Change the password right after your first login (Settings → Security).

Upgrading from 5.x? Follow Upgrading to 6.0. Coming from Zipline, XBackBone or Chibisafe? Bring your accounts, files and links over.

📚 Documentation

• Installation: requirements, browser support and serving Fileship on your own domain
• Configuration: instance settings, storage, trash and environment variables
• Updating: how updates work and how to schedule them
• Moving from another app: importing a Zipline, XBackBone or Chibisafe instance
• AI features: presets, models, smart search and sensitive content
• Fileship for Windows
• Fileship on your phone: installing the app and sharing from Android
• Webhooks: events, formats, delivery and signature verification
• Telemetry: what is collected and how to turn it off

🧰 Built With

❤️ Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please read the contribution guidelines first. AGENTS.md describes the architecture and conventions of the codebase.

⚖️ License

AGPL-3.0, with an attribution term. Fileship for Windows, the browser extension and the shared packages are MIT. See LICENSING.md.