Go File Server

This is a simple file server written in Go. Have you ever wanted to transfer files between computers on the same LAN? Simply run this program, give it a directory of files to serve, and navigate to the IP address and port number in the other computer's web browser to download, upload, or delete files.

Note, folders can only be deleted if empty.

WARNING

This program does not have TLS or authentication yet so anyone on the LAN or network can download, delete, or manipulate your files as well as upload malicious files to the computer running this program. Only use on a secure or trusted network. Adding TLS and simple authentication are in the works.

Defaults

Default settings are to serve on all public IP's (0.0.0.0) on port 8080. Can be changed with command line arguments

Usage

Install Go and download this repository

Unzip the files and change into the cmd directory

cd ./cmd

Build the program

go build main.go

Run the program with --help to see available options

./main --help

Serve up a directory of files

./main /home/user/files

Mini

The mini directory contains a simplified version of this program that is a single Go file. The mini version does not depend on templates or CSS files. It operates the same way, it is just more portable.

cd into mini directory

cd ./mini

Build it

go build ./mini.go

Get help

./mini --help

Or start serving files

./mini /home/user/files

Contributing

Pull requests, new feature suggestions, and bug reports/issues are welcome.

License

This project is licensed under the 3-Clause BSD License also known as the "New BSD License" or the "Modified BSD License". A copy of the license can be found in the LICENSE file. A copy can also be found at the Open Source Institute