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17 self-hosted MASV alternatives

Cloud-based large-file transfer service for sending and receiving very large media files and datasets. Provides web and desktop apps, accelerated transfers (private network, Multiconnect), upload portals, automation (Watch Folders), developer API, integrations, and enterprise security/compliance.

Alternatives to MASV

AList is a multi-storage file listing and sharing server with WebDAV access, file previews, protected routes, uploads, and cross-storage file operations.

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50.1k stars7.9k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Copyparty is a portable file server with a web UI, accelerated resumable uploads, deduplication, indexing, and support for WebDAV, SFTP, FTP and more.

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46.4k stars1.9k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

transfer.sh is a lightweight Go server for sharing files via curl, generating shareable links with optional expiry, download limits, and pluggable storage backends.

15.9k stars1.6k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Palmr. is an open-source file-sharing platform for uploading, organizing, and securely sharing files with custom links, passwords, and access control.

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2.4k stars106 forksApache-2.0last commit Slowing down

Self-hosted open-source file sharing server with resumable uploads (tus), large-file streaming, expiry/one-time downloads, Docker packaging and a Vue frontend.

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1.9k stars246 forksBSD-2-Clauselast commit Actively maintained

Plik is a WeTransfer-like temporary file upload and sharing service with a web UI, CLI client, REST API, expiration (TTL), and multiple storage backends.

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1.8k stars196 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Open-source, self-hostable file transfer service with resumable uploads, S3 or disk storage, transfer requests, and end-to-end encrypted WebRTC quick transfers.

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1.5k stars95 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Slowing down

Sharry is a self-hosted file sharing web app with resumable uploads (tus), configurable lifetimes and passwords, and multiple storage backends including PostgreSQL, MariaDB, H2, filesystem or S3-compatible storage.

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1.3k stars74 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Open-source, self-hosted file-sharing app (PHP/Laravel + Vue) with password protection, expirations, download limits and Docker-first deployment.

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1.1k stars83 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

QuickDrop is a Spring Boot app for anonymous, chunked file uploads with optional encryption, per-file passwords, token share links, previews and an admin console.

425 stars16 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

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Self-hosted temporary file and text sharing platform with chunked uploads, frontend hash-based instant transfers, image processing, previews, JWT download tokens, and Redis-backed queueing.

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397 stars42 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted encrypted file sharing and vault. Client-side encryption, shareable expiring links, CLI and web UI, and storage backends (local, S3, Backblaze B2).

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313 stars21 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Slowing down

Simple Laravel file-sharing app (WeTransfer-like) using JSON storage, expiring bundles, ZIP downloads, auth codes, IP/upload controls and Docker support.

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287 stars35 forksGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

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Lufin is a modern self-hosted file-sharing app with client-side encryption, S3/MinIO storage support, rich previews, password protection, and Docker Compose deployment.

229 stars16 forksMITlast commit Slowing down

A small Python-based ephemeral file upload server (CLI + optional GUI) that accepts one-time uploads and stops automatically after a transfer.

59 stars2 forksMITlast commit Likely dormant

Django-based file sharing app for self-hosted use with multi-file uploads, automatic zipping, expiring links, account management and admin controls.

42 stars9 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

GoSƐ is a scalable file uploader that uploads directly to S3-compatible storage using chunking, deduplication, and resumable multi-part uploads.

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What replacing MASV actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 11 of 17 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: AGPL-3.0, MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD-2-Clause, GPL-3.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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