Dropserver

Dropserver is an application platform for hosting small web-based apps for individuals, families, clubs, or small teams. It runs a Go-based host that manages appspaces and uses Deno as a sandbox environment for application code, providing per-app storage, routing, and user management.

Key Features

• Host multiple small web applications with isolated appspaces and per-app storage
• Runs application code in a Deno sandbox to limit file and network access unless explicitly permitted
• User and access management with avatars and invite-based sharing of appspaces
• Static asset serving and file upload/storage for applications
• Local development tooling (ds-dev) for building and testing apps; ds-host for production-like servers
• Export/import and migration hooks for app data to move apps between servers

Use Cases

• Personal journaling or single-user private web apps accessible across devices
• Small-team or family apps like shopping lists, shared checklists, or household tools
• Simple CMS or static-site editor where content editing is private and published routes are public

Limitations and Considerations

• Intended for small-scale use; not designed for high-scale multi-tenant deployments
• Security model aims to sandbox untrusted app code, but running code exposed to the internet carries risk; review app code and isolate public instances
• Project is under active development: some APIs may change, frontend and sandbox code have limited test coverage, and there are known goroutine/memory leaks and unfinished features

Dropserver is a developer-friendly platform focused on giving users control over small web apps and their data. It is suitable for technically inclined users who want a lightweight, sandboxed environment to build and share personal web services.