PlikShare

PlikShare is a self-hosted file sharing and collaboration platform that organizes files into workspaces and "boxes" to control external access. It provides user management, granular permissions, and flexible storage backends for on-prem or S3-compatible object stores.

Key Features

• Box-based sharing model with invite, anonymous links, upload-only and read-only modes
• Unlimited users and workspaces with role- and permission-based access control
• Flexible storage: local disk or S3-compatible object stores (Cloudflare R2, AWS S3, DigitalOcean Spaces, Backblaze B2)
• File previews for video, audio, text, PDFs, markdown (with Mermaid) and ZIP archive browsing
• Built-in file encryption and per-box access controls
• Embeddable box widget (JavaScript/CSS) to collect or present files on other websites
• Integrations: OCR via AWS Textract and preliminary ChatGPT integration for querying text files
• Docker-ready deployment and CLI/config tooling; email configuration for notifications and user confirmations

Use Cases

• Centralized team file sharing and project workspaces with controlled external collaboration
• Collecting files from customers or partners via embeddable upload widgets on public sites
• Hosting large media or archival files on S3-compatible storage while retaining fine-grained access control

Limitations and Considerations

• OCR via Textract requires AWS S3 as intermediate storage and appropriate AWS credentials
• ChatGPT/AI integrations are early-stage and require external API/configuration; not a full RAG/LLM platform
• Only markdown files are editable in-browser; general file editing is not provided
• No official desktop sync client; functionality is primarily web-first

PlikShare is focused on secure, configurable file sharing with embeddable workflows and S3 support, suitable for teams that need on-prem control or S3-backed storage. It is deployable via containers and emphasizes fine-grained access controls and preview capabilities.