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Install filebrowser with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix

Web File Browser. Version 2.63.23 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#filebrowser.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install filebrowser

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install filebrowser

MacPorts ports tree · net/filebrowser/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add filebrowser

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · filebrowser · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#filebrowser

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fi/filebrowser/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Web File Browser

Commands and aliases

  • filebrowser

history

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.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

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.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
./.filebrowser.{json,toml,yaml,yml}~/.filebrowser.{json,toml,yaml,yml}/etc/filebrowser/.filebrowser.{json,toml,yaml,yml}

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
./filebrowser.db

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
filebrowserexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.63.23
manager updated2026-07-28
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:filebrowser
Version2.63.23
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://filebrowser.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser
Last updated2026-07-28T01:40:25Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

filebrowser

nix profile install nixpkgs#filebrowser
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Filebrowser
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fi/filebrowser/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

filebrowser 2.27.0-r23

Web File Browser

https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser

sudo apk add filebrowser
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: filebrowser
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Filebrowser
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: filebrowser from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

filebrowser-openrc 2.27.0-r23

Web File Browser (OpenRC init scripts)

https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser

sudo apk add filebrowser-openrc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: filebrowser
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Filebrowser
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: filebrowser-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

filebrowser

sudo port install filebrowser
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Filebrowser
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/filebrowser/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation