Share a file with an expiry, a recipient list or an encryption key.
A self-hosted application for sharing files and controlling access.
People sharing files with specific recipients, and operators who want control over the storage behind those shares.
FilerMan is a self-hosted file-sharing application. Users upload files and decide how the resulting share can be opened: through an expiring link, by named recipients or with optional browser encryption. We built the sharing flow together with storage management, account administration and background cleanup, so the operator can manage the files after the upload as well as receive them.
A share can expire at a chosen time or require access through a verified recipient account. The owner can manage the share without making every file public. Account invitations, quotas and suspension controls give the operator a way to manage who is allowed to upload and use the service.
With optional browser encryption, the browser encrypts the file and keeps the decryption key in the share link’s fragment. The server stores the encrypted file rather than its readable contents. The original link matters: the operator cannot recreate a lost decryption key for the recipient.
A one-time download first reserves the file. Deletion follows confirmation that the recipient saved it successfully. A failed decryption or ZIP creation does not immediately consume the file, and interrupted reservations can be retried. Expiry still applies, so recovery does not silently turn the share into permanent access.
Uploads can use local disk, private Cloudflare R2 or Amazon S3. Operators manage routing, migration and replication through storage controls, with workers handling retries and cleanup. Changing the destination for new uploads preserves access to existing files. Operational views surface delayed work and storage problems that need attention.
Choose the files, expiry and recipient rules, and decide whether to encrypt them in the browser.
Send the resulting link. The recipient passes the access checks and downloads or decrypts the files.
Review shares and storage usage while expiry, confirmed one-time downloads and background cleanup handle removal.