Show HN: Filemat – an open-source web-based file manager

Summary

Features Requirements Installation Configuration Usage recommendations Technical details Filemat is a web-based file manager. It's self-hosted and allows you to manage your local files from anywhere using a web UI. Similar to other alternatives you might know: Nextcloud Files, FileBrowser.org Fast and simple setup User management, roles Granular permissions (by user or role) File permissions Application administrative permissions File sharing with public link (optional password) Text file editing, video streaming See full list of features here Linux Java 17 (Or just Docker) You can run the JAR file directly, or use the Docker image (https://hub.docker.com/r/bingud/filemat). Filemat is currently not available on apt. - Running the Docker image See how to deploy with Docker Make sure your machine has Linux and Java 17 installed. Download the JAR file from the releases section. Use this command to run the file with Java (change the filename according to the JAR file you downloaded): java -jar filemat.jar All configuration details here Input multiple values by putting a colon in between (/one:/two) Name Description Default value Example value FM_HIDDEN_FOLDER_PATHS List of folder paths to fully exclude and block. /root:/home/folder FM_HIDE_SENSITIVE_FOLDERS Whether to hide sensitive Linux folders (like /root, .ssh) true false FM_NON_SENSITIVE_FOLDERS List of folders to exclude from sensitive folder list /root:/etc/ssh FM_FOLLOW_SYMBOLIC_LINKS Whether to follow symbolic links, or show them as normal files false true FM_FORCE_DELETABLE_FOLDERS List of protected system folders to be made deletable /root:/etc FM_ALLOW_READ_DATA_FOLDER Allow the application data folder to be accessed false true FM_ALLOW_WRITE_DATA_FOLDER Allow the application data folder to be modified false true FM_PRINT_LOGS Whether to print logs to console true false FM_DEV_MODE Whether Filemat is in dev mode false true Run Filemat as non-root Create a dedicated linux user for Filemat. Create a group and ...