File Browser - Self-Hosted Web File Manager

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

## File Browser - Production-Ready Web File Manager by cloudimg

Deploy a private, self-hosted web file manager on your own AWS infrastructure in minutes - no manual installation, no shared credentials, no third-party SaaS dependency. This AMI delivers File Browser 2.63 fully installed, hardened, and reverse-proxied behind nginx so you can browse, upload, download, edit, preview, and share files through a clean, fast web UI immediately after launch.

## Why This AMI Instead of Manual Installation

Installing File Browser from source or via Docker requires configuring a reverse proxy, generating TLS certificates, hardening default credentials, and maintaining updates. This AMI eliminates that operational burden:

• Pre-configured nginx reverse proxy - Production-grade request handling without manual setup
• Per-instance security - No shared default passwords; a unique administrator credential is generated on every first boot
• Immediate time-to-value - Sign in and manage files within minutes of launching your EC2 instance
• Ongoing expert support - 24/7 cloudimg engineers handle upgrades, TLS termination, and storage integration so you can focus on your workflow

## Use Case: Team File Sharing Without Third-Party SaaS

A development team needs to distribute build artifacts, design assets, or project documentation internally without uploading sensitive files to external cloud storage. With this AMI, a DevOps engineer launches an instance, retrieves the generated admin password, creates user accounts with scoped directory access, and the team is sharing files through a browser-based UI - all within their own VPC. Share links let external collaborators download specific files without needing accounts, while per-user permissions keep internal directories isolated.

## Application Stack

The File Browser server - a single Go binary serving both the API and the web UI - runs behind nginx as a reverse proxy. The datastore is an embedded SQLite database. The server binds to the loopback interface, ensuring external traffic passes through nginx.

## Secure By Default

Authentication is required from the first moment. On first boot, a one-shot service recreates the database (yielding a fresh per-instance session signing key) and creates a single administrator account with a unique password written to a root-only file. No shared or default credentials ship in the image. This eliminates the common risk of deploying upstream defaults with the well-known admin/admin credential pair.

## Multi-User Support

Create additional user accounts with individual scopes and permissions. Each user sees only the directories you assign, making this suitable for teams that need isolated workspaces within a single instance.

## Getting Started

1. Launch the AMI on your chosen EC2 instance type

2. Retrieve the generated administrator password from the root-only file on the instance

3. Access the web UI through your browser via the instance public IP or domain

4. Sign in as administrator, upload files, create users, and generate share links

## cloudimg Support

24/7 technical support by email and live chat covers deployment, upgrades, integrations, TLS termination, and storage configuration. Critical issues receive a one-hour average response time.

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