Self-host Zipline

A file upload server designed as a ShareX upload target, with a web dashboard, URL shortening, folders, tags, embeds, quotas, invites and an API. It stores uploads on local disk or S3 and uses PostgreSQL for metadata.

Key facts

What you need

• Any VPS with at least 512 MB of RAM
• A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
• Under an hour if you've used Docker before

Install

Run these commands on your server:

copy# Zipline + PostgreSQL — upstream's docker-compose.yml plus the secrets it requires (needs an AVX-capable CPU)
mkdir zipline && cd zipline
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diced/zipline/trunk/docker-compose.yml
echo "POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 16)" > .env
echo "CORE_SECRET=$(openssl rand -hex 32)" >> .env
docker compose up -d
# open http://SERVER_IP:3000 and create the first (super admin) account

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