Filestash
Web file manager that lets you manage your data anywhere it is located: FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Git, S3, Minio, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 60% of tracked projects; popularity more than 84%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 15k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker |
Is Filestash actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 422 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 92 of them.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
Of the 17 projects we track in File Transfer - Web-based File Managers, Filestash ranks #5 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Filestash actually does
Filestash is a self-hosted web file manager that provides a unified interface for accessing data stored across multiple remote protocols and cloud storage providers. It allows you to browse, edit, and organise files located on services like SFTP, WebDAV, S3, and Dropbox through a single browser-based dashboard. The application is packaged as a Docker container.
Best fit: This is a good fit if you need a centralised web interface to manage various remote file stores and cloud accounts without installing native clients locally.
Worth knowing: The software is licensed under the AGPL-3.0, which imposes strict copyleft obligations if you modify the code or offer it as a hosted service to third parties. Additionally, you must consider the security implications of aggregating multiple sensitive credentials into a single web application.
Deployment notes
Deployment is handled via Docker, so you will typically need to map a persistent volume for application data configuration. You should also place the container behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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