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20 self-hosted Smash alternatives

Cloud service for sending large files via shareable links. Provides transfer tracking, optional password protection, download statistics and configurable expiration for one-off large file transfers as an alternative to email attachments.

Alternatives to Smash

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

Self-hostable web app for fast, private peer-to-peer file sharing in the browser using WebRTC, with optional passwords, multi-file ZIP downloads, and TURN/STUN support.

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10.1k stars611 forkslast commit Slowing down

Cross-platform single-binary CLI to serve files and directories over HTTP with directory listings, uploads, authentication, TLS, and WebDAV.

7.8k stars398 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source tool to share files, host websites, and chat privately over the Tor network; available as desktop GUI, CLI, and mobile apps.

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7.1k stars711 forkslast commit Actively maintained

MicroBin is a lightweight, secure pastebin for sharing text, files, and short URLs with optional encryption, expiration controls, and raw file serving.

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4.5k stars317 forksBSD-3-Clauselast commit Actively maintained

Feature-rich ShareX/file upload server with a web dashboard, URL shortening, embeds, webhooks, OAuth2, image/video processing and Docker-first deployment.

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3.4k stars250 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Self-hosted, open-source web file manager with multi-user access, roles, and chunked uploads. Manage local files or connect external storage like S3 via adapters.

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3.1k stars446 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source PicoShare lets users upload and share files of any type and size via direct download links, preserving originals and offering easy deployment via Docker or from source.

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3k stars212 forkslast commit Actively maintained

Lightweight self-hosted Firefox Send alternative for secure, expiring file shares with user roles, optional S3-compatible storage, and REST API.

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2.8k stars138 forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

Chibisafe is a fast, self-hosted file uploader and vault for files, photos, and documents with shareable links, albums, tagging, and API access.

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2.8k stars298 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

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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-hostable, end-to-end encrypted note and file sharing with zero-knowledge storage, optional passwords, expiration (TTL), and delete-after-reading links.

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2.1k stars183 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

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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

Self-hosted web app for real-time, end-to-end encrypted file sharing from one device to many via peer-to-peer WebRTC transfers.

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1.5k stars140 forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Lightweight self-hosted cloud storage with end-to-end encryption, chunked file transfer, private search, and secure share links via a web UI.

1.5k stars66 forkslast commit Actively maintained

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

What replacing Smash 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. 16 of 20 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD-3-Clause, AGPL-3.0, BSD-2-Clause. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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