Pingvin Share on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Overview

Pingvin Share is an open source, self hosted file sharing platform. Upload files, generate secure share links with optional passwords, expiration dates and view limits, and let recipients download without creating an account. Reverse shares let you invite others to upload files directly to you. It runs as a lightweight two service application, a web frontend and an API backend on Node.js with an embedded SQLite database, fronted by an nginx reverse proxy tuned for large uploads. It suits teams and individuals who want to stop routing sensitive files through third party services and instead run a private file transfer service they fully control, inside their own cloud account.

The platform is managed entirely from the browser: sign in as the administrator, configure email notifications and storage, add users, and start creating shares from the admin panel.

Common uses

• A private self hosted file sharing service you fully control
• Replacing public file transfer sites for sensitive documents
• Collecting files from external parties with reverse shares

See it running

Real screenshots taken while testing this image against its deployment guide.