XBackBone

XBackBone is a simple, self-hosted PHP file manager that integrates with ShareX and similar clients. It supports uploading, viewing, and sharing a wide range of file types through a web UI with multi-user management and a media gallery.

Key Features

• Multiple clients supported: ShareX, Screencloud, uPic, …
• Config generator for ShareX, Screencloud
• Low memory footprint
• Multiple backends support: Local storage, AWS S3, Google Cloud, Azure Blob Storage, Dropbox, FTP(s)
• Web file upload
• Code uploads syntax highlighting
• Video and audio uploads webplayer
• PDF viewer
• Files preview page
• Bootswatch themes support
• Responsive theme for mobile use
• Multi language support
• User management, multi user features, roles and disk quota
• Public and private uploads
• Logging system
• Share to Telegram
• Linux supported via a per-user custom generated script (server and desktop)
• Direct downloads using curl or wget commands
• Direct image links support on Discord, Telegram, Facebook, etc.
• System updates without FTP or CLI
• Easy web installer
• LDAP authentication
• Registration system
• Automatic uploads tagging system
• Tag uploads with custom tags for categorization
• … and more.

Use Cases

• Self-hosted file sharing for teams with per-user management and quotas, enabling controlled access and auditing.
• Public or private media galleries with search and preview capabilities for organizations or communities.
• Streamlined workflow for uploading via ShareX and other clients to a centralized storage backend.

Limitations and Considerations

Conclusion

XBackBone provides a compact, self-hosted solution for organized file sharing with broad backend support and a familiar workflow for ShareX users. It ships with web-based installation, multi-user features, and extensive file-type support for everyday file management needs.