The fastest way to get started with FileBrowser Quantum.

Available Images

Images from Docker Hub (gtstef/filebrowser) and GitHub Container Registry (ghcr.io/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser):

TagSizeFeaturesArchitectures
latest, beta60 MBFFmpeg + document previewarm64, amd64
beta-slim15 MBCore only (no media/office)arm64, arm32, amd64
dev60 MBUnstable developmentarm64, amd64

Quick Try

Test without persistence (changes not saved):

docker run -d \
  -v /path/to/your/folder:/srv \
  -p 80:80 \
  gtstef/filebrowser:beta

Access at http://localhost with admin / admin

Production Setup with Docker Compose

Step 1: Create Structure 

mkdir -p filebrowser/data
cd filebrowser

Step 2: Create Config

Create data/config.yaml:

server:
  sources:
    - path: /folder
      config:
        defaultEnabled: true
auth:
  adminUsername: admin

Step 3: Create Docker Compose

Create docker-compose.yaml:

services:
  filebrowser:
    image: gtstef/filebrowser:beta
    environment:
      FILEBROWSER_CONFIG: "data/config.yaml"
      FILEBROWSER_ADMIN_PASSWORD: "change-me"
      # TZ: "America/New_York"
    volumes:
      - /path/to/your/files:/folder
      - ./data:/home/filebrowser/data
    ports:
      - 80:80
    restart: unless-stopped

Step 4: Start 

docker compose up -d

Running as Non-Root

Add to docker-compose.yaml:

services:
  filebrowser:
    user: filebrowser
    volumes:
      - /path/to/files:/folder
      - ./data:/home/filebrowser/data
      - ./tmp:/home/filebrowser/tmp  # Required for non-root

Update config.yaml:

server:
  cacheDir: /home/filebrowser/tmp

Next Steps