FileBrowser: Cross‑Platform File Management Tool – Features, Docker Installation, and Usage Guide
This article introduces FileBrowser, a free cross‑platform file manager, outlines its main features, provides a Docker‑based installation command with code, and demonstrates how to use its file, user, sharing, and download capabilities.
FileBrowser is a cross‑platform file manager that runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS, offering an intuitive UI for browsing, uploading, downloading, and deleting both local and remote files.
Key features include multi‑platform support, file sharing, security (encrypted transfer and user authentication), and extensibility through plugins.
Installation can be performed via Docker; the following command runs the container and maps the host directory /srv to the container:
docker run -d \
--name filebrowser \
-v /srv:/srv \
-e PUID=$(id -u) \
-e PGID=$(id -g) \
-p 8080:80 \
filebrowser/filebrowser:v2.27.0After starting the container, the default login credentials are admin for both username and password.
The application provides file management (create, delete, upload), user management with fine‑grained permissions, file sharing with expiration time and password, and the ability to download entire directories as compressed archives.
In summary, FileBrowser is a simple yet powerful free tool suitable for server storage management or as an enterprise‑grade web‑based drive.
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