2w ago

Self Hosted File Drop / File Upload

I'm looking for some kind of File Drop / File Upload service.

I'd like to be able to create a folder, and create a share / upload link for that folder that I can give to a customer to use to upload their documents.

I've been using nextcloud but I don't use nextcloud for any other purpose and it's a behemoth so I'd like to transition to something else.

Some of these requirements are essential (!):

no login for customers uploading (!)
optional password protection for uploads
can't see / download files already present in the shared folder

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I don't have good first hand experience, but i know the Awesome Selfhosted list has a plethora of them.
- and copyparty is on there. it has everything they need.
- That was the first place I looked.

DumbDrop might work for you!

copyparty.

I've used Erugo a few times and been happy with it. Not sure if it does everything you need but worth checking out.

https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo
it can do what you ask, except I am not sure for the last one
can’t see / download files already present in the shared folder
that seems a bit complicated. Unless the solution stores user permissions per file.
- Not really. Nextcloud does this. They call it a "file drop".
  Like you create a share link for a folder, and then specify that users of that link can't see any files, only upload.
  Edit: looking at the docs this one seems quite good. Thanks!
  
  AAAAH sorry I misunderstood your point before. I thought users should not see files prior to their joining of that folder, but see files that come in after their joining.
  But you mean, users should only see files they upload, while an admin or so sees all files.

It doesn't check all your boxes but pingvin is what I use to share large files

https://www.seafile.com/
- I was looking at this. Best option i found prior to making this post.
- I love Seafile, but I'm not sure it really meets OP's requirements. For example I'm not aware of any way to do upload without a login in Seafile.
  
  For example I’m not aware of any way to do upload without a login in Seafile.
  You can create upload share the same way you create a download share. Then just give a link to whoever you want to and that's it. I'm pretty sure it'll show files already in the share while uploading, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

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