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copyparty
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9001 / copyparty
copyparty
Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file
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Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file
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Jellyfin is nice but I could never understand how to setup when all I wanted was to watch videos from server for example. So I used copyparty[0] and used VLC and set a username…
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35 sourcesPHphilips·Aug 25, 2026
If it is helpful to other people here is how I manage my ebook library with flatfiles and heterogeneous devices (Android, macOS, iOS, Kindle, etc)
I have my own eBook library hosted with copyparty. It is a single binary. Runs on plain files. And speaks OPDS for integration with KOreader (Kindle) or Readest (iOS/macOS). https://github.com/9001/copyparty#opds-feeds
It also speaks webdav so I can quickly sync everything via rclone to an SD card on devices like an Android tablet.
I really like the convenience of flat files and multiple protocols.
In Bookshelf – Self-hosted eBook library that runs on object storageWhat you actually need is copyparty, nothing else
https://github.com/9001/copyparty
In MP3s from Google Drive in Music Assistant on Home AssistantIMHO, there's a better answer to any thing you like about FTP. For simple stuff, TFTP seems... fine? I've never looked under the hood, but I'm pretty sure it fixes the really bizarre choices in FTP. For everything else, either SFTP or HTTP seems to be the rule. For moving files around between machines, I've become quite fond of https://github.com/9001/copyparty over http
In Modifying FileZilla to Workaround Bambu 3D Printer's FTP IssueJellyfin is nice but I could never understand how to setup when all I wanted was to watch videos from server for example.
So I used copyparty[0] and used VLC and set a username and password.
I recommend copyparty if you just want something quick and easy actually. Just try it out on cheap VPS and just run it and forget it.
https://github.com/9001/copyparty
In US Court of Appeals: TOS may be updated by email, use can imply consent [pdf]One of my favorite piece of software was made by the guy with Termux on his phone [0], absolute insane https://github.com/9001/copyparty
0, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15_-hgsX2V0&t=885s
In TermuxThe site has a lot of open source projects though, in fact i found about copyparty[0] from it because it was listed as an alternative to file hosting services (though it was removed since then, probably because it isn't a service :-P but still there are various FLOSS projects).
[0] https://github.com/9001/copyparty
In European AlternativesKDE has phone and laptop integrated well enough for me. It's worth giving it a try but the more devices you want integrated the more of a risk it is in case it doesn't quite work right. But I've got enough other devices in the house which I can't put KDE on (work laptop, Windows machine I need for some specific software) that I can recommend https://github.com/9001/copyparty over thumb drives.
In Linux is good nowI love the OPDS feature to serve ebooks to my families ereader devices. Many of the other OPDS servers are rather complex by comparison and as a bonus I can use it from a web browser for my devices that don’t speak OPDS.
https://github.com/9001/copyparty?tab=readme-ov-file#opds-fe...
In Copyparty, the FOSS file server [video]Recently people built a super-lightweigt alternative, named copyparty[0]. To me that looks like it does everything people tend to need without all the bloat.
[0]: https://github.com/9001/copyparty
In Why Nextcloud feels slow to useI've played around with many self-hosted file manager apps. My first one was Ajaxplorer which then became Pydio. I really liked Pydio but didn't stick with it because it was too slow. I briefly played with Nextcloud but didn't stick with it either.
Eventually I ran into FileRun and loved it, even though it wasn't completely open source. FileRun is fast, worked on both desktop and mobile via browser nicely, and I never had an issue with it. It was free for personal use a few years ago, and unfortunately is not anymore. But it's worth the license if you have the money for it.
I tried setting up SeaFile but I had issues getting it working via a reverse proxy and gave up on it.
I like copyparty (https://github.com/9001/copyparty) - really dead simple to use and quick like FIleRun - but the web interface is not geared towards casual users. I a
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lso miss Filerun's "Request a file" feature which worked very nicely if you just wanted someone to upload a file to you and then be done.
As it is a utility toolkit, I'd like to have:
- the Web & Network section expanded: the copyparty features (github.com/9001/copyparty) and curlie (github.com/rs/curlie).
- compress/decompress features with password: it doesn't need to use the best compress algorithm, gzip is good enough.
In Show HN: ut – Rust based CLI utilities for devs and ITCopyparty.
https://github.com/9001/copyparty
In Ask HN: What Single File Web Apps do you know of?...but the SMB implementation on macOS is shit.
Try to browse any network directory with a non-trivial amount of files and see the whole Finder window just beach-ball or freeze.
I can browse my NAS faster via a browser and copyparty[0] than with Finder and SMB or NFS...
[0] https://github.com/9001/copyparty
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