ArozOS Self-Hosted Web Desktop and Cloud File Server

This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for cloudimg support services.

## Overview

ArozOS is a self hosted web desktop and cloud file platform. Open it in a browser and you get a complete desktop environment, a start menu, a taskbar, and draggable windows, running over a virtual file system that you own. Unlike alternatives that require a PHP stack and an external MySQL or PostgreSQL database, ArozOS runs as a single Go binary with an embedded key value store, meaning fewer moving parts, fewer failure points, and simpler operations. This image delivers ArozOS fully installed and running as a systemd service with its web resource archive already unpacked, so the desktop answers within moments of launch with no first run unzip delay.

## Application Stack

A single ArozOS Go binary installed under /usr/local/bin/arozos, run by a systemd service on port 8080. The web assets, embedded account and settings store, device identity, and every user's files are stored on a dedicated data disk that is independently resizable and survives instance replacement. There is no external database dependency. There is deliberately no reverse proxy in front of the desktop because the web interface is a websocket heavy single page application that upstream addresses directly on port 8080.

## Web Desktop and File Manager

Work in a familiar windowed desktop in the browser. Upload, download, move, rename, preview, and share files with a drag and drop file manager. Edit text and code in a built in editor, stream media, and publish a folder as a static website through the per user web server. Mount additional storage into the virtual file system so local and remote volumes appear side by side.

## Multi User File Server

ArozOS is multi user from the ground up. Administrators create accounts, assign permission groups, and set storage quotas, so a family, a team, or a small organisation can share one server while each person keeps a private file space and a shareable public one. Optional built in file servers expose the same storage over FTP, WebDAV, SFTP, and TFTP for desktop clients and legacy devices, all opt in from the settings interface and disabled by default.

## Secure First Boot

No user account ships in this image. The first person to reach the desktop is served the create administrator form and chooses their own username and password, so no two instances share a login and no default credential ships. The official ArozOS release archive contains a fixed private key that every installation otherwise reuses. This image removes that shared key entirely and generates a fresh, stronger per instance key on first boot, the same treatment as regenerating SSH host keys.

## Use Cases

• Creative agency or design studio: designers upload large media assets by drag and drop, project leads review files in the browser preview, and clients download deliverables through a shared WebDAV link, all without handing files to a third party cloud provider.
• Small law firm or consultancy: client segregated storage with per user quotas and permission groups keeps confidential documents isolated, while the built in SFTP server lets legacy document management tools sync directly.
• Individual developer or freelancer: a private personal cloud drive with a full browser based desktop, reachable from anywhere over the web, replacing subscription based cloud storage with a single self owned instance.
• Small IT team or homelab: a shared multi user file server with quotas, permission groups, and multiple access protocols (WebDAV, FTP, SFTP) on one instance, removing the need for separate file sharing infrastructure.

## Ready to Use

The web desktop is served on port 8080. Browse to the instance on that port and complete the create administrator form to claim the desktop. Because that form is open to whoever reaches the port first, scope the inbound security group rule for port 8080 to your own IP address and create your administrator account immediately after the instance boots.

## cloudimg Support

24/7 technical support by email and chat. Help with deployment, user and permission group management, storage quotas, the built in FTP, WebDAV and SFTP file servers, mounting additional storage, enabling TLS, and backing up the data disk. To get started or discuss your deployment requirements, reach out to cloudimg support after subscribing.

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