(^ that's how many files were ever uploaded to DropSpaces)
DropSpace is an easy way to self-host a file drop. Simply upload your file, and share the link. That's all!
DropSpace is built using Laravel.
A demo instance is available here!
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| File upload (chunked using Resumable.js | ✅ |
| Server side settings. (Max file size, default expiry, ...) | ✅ |
| User system for uploads (With multiple users) | ✅ |
| Rich embeds. (Video player or image display) | ✅ |
| File checksum verification | ✅ |
| File sharing in email | ✅ |
| File protection | ✅ |
| Set expiry based on download limit | ✅ |
| Set expiry based on date | ✅ |
| Auto delete based on date expiry | ✅ |
| Auto delete based on download count | ✅ |
| File download via curl (click-to-copy command) | ✅ |
| File storage in S3 buckets | ✅ |
| File upload from clipboard (Just press command/controll + V) | ✅ |
DropSpace now uses it's own chunker for concurrent file uploading. This allows for faster uploads, and more reliable uploads.
The chunker is a replacement for Resumable.js, which was used in previous versions of DropSpace (Broken).
DropSpace Chunker works by splitting the file into chunks.
Let's take a 100MB file for example.
The chunker would split that, to 100 chunks of 1MB each. This is to avoid hitting a payload limit.
Then instead of uploading all the chunks in its own thread, all at once (Which would probably trigger a rate limit), the chunker splits the chunks into four groups.
The groups would look like the following
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chunk 1 | Chunk 2 | Chunk 3 | Chunk 4 |
| Chunk 5 | Chunk 6 | Chunk 7 | Chunk 8 |
| Chunk 9 | Chunk 10 | Chunk 11 | Chunk 12 |
| Chunk 13 | Chunk 14 | Chunk 15 | Chunk 16 |
| Chunk 17 | Chunk 18 | Chunk 19 | Chunk 20 |
| Chunk ... | Chunk ... | Chunk ... | Chunk ... |
After we grouped all the chunks, we start uploading the chunks, by creating each group it's own thread.
This allows for faster, and more reliable uploads, without hitting a rate, or payload limit.
Below is a comparison of a chunker uploading each file after each other (sequential), and DropSpace Chunker uploading them concurrently.
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/leventdev/dropspace.git
Go into the cloned repository
cd dropspace
Install php8.1
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get update
Install composer
sudo apt install composer
Install dependencies
sudo apt install php8.1-xml php8.1-gd php8.1-curl php8.1-mysql
Install up-to-date NPM
sudo apt install nodejs
curl -L https://npmjs.org/install.sh | sudo sh
Install composer dependancies
composer install
Install npm dependancies
npm install
Make an environment configuration based on the example and set it up
cp .env.example .env
nano .env
Set the app key
php artisan key:generate
Set up the tables
php artisan migrate
Set up permissions for the app
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /root/to/dropspace
Set up the web server of your choice
And finish off by building the app
npm run prod
Add command to crontab
Replace /var/www/dropspace to DropSpace's location
*/5 * * * * cd /var/www/dropspace && php artisan schedule:run
If you discover a security vulnerability within DropSpace, please make a pull request and use the security vulnerability tag.
The DropSpace project is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.