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, stable60 MBFFmpeg + document previewarm64, amd64
stable-slim15 MBCore service only (no media/office)arm64, arm32, amd64
beta60 MBFFmpeg + document previewarm64, amd64
beta-slim15 MBCore service only (no media/office)arm64, arm32, amd64

(Learn about version tags here.)

Quick Try

Test without persistence (changes not saved):

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

Access at http://localhost with admin / admin

Basic Setup with Docker Compose

Step 1: Create a base folder for FileBrowser

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mdkir filebrowser && cd filebrowser

Step 2: Create Config

Create a new config.yaml file in the same directory:

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touch config.yaml

Then fill out your config as needed, for example:

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server:
  sources:
    - path: /folder # Do not use a root "/" directory or include the "/var" folder
      config:
        defaultEnabled: true

Step 3: Create Docker Compose

Create docker-compose.yaml in the same directory.

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touch docker-compose.yaml

Then type in the below docker configuration.

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services:
  filebrowser:
    image: gtstef/filebrowser:stable
    volumes:
      - /path/to/your/folder:/folder # Do not use a root "/" directory or include the "/var" folder
      - ./config.yaml:/home/filebrowser/config.yaml:ro
    ports:
      - 80:80
    restart: unless-stopped

Step 4: Start

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docker compose up -d

Healthcheck Configuration

The FileBrowser Docker image includes a default healthcheck that uses port 80:

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HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=10s --retries=3 \
  CMD curl -f http://localhost:80/health || exit 1

If you configure FileBrowser to use a different port in your config.yaml, you must override the healthcheck in your docker-compose.yaml to match:

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services:
  filebrowser:
    image: gtstef/filebrowser:stable
    volumes:
      - /path/to/your/folder:/folder
      - ./config.yaml:/home/filebrowser/config.yaml:ro
    ports:
      - 8080:8080  # Using port 8080 instead of 80
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/health"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 3s
      start_period: 10s
      retries: 3
    restart: unless-stopped

Healthcheck options:

  • test - Command to run (must match your configured port)
  • interval - Time between health checks (default: 30s)
  • timeout - Time to wait for response (default: 3s)
  • start_period - Grace period on startup (default: 10s)
  • retries - Number of failures before marking unhealthy (default: 3)

Database Location

Running as Non-Root

FileBrowser Quantum docker images have a non-default filebrowser user built-in. This user has UID:GID of 1000:1000. You can use it by specifying a user in docker compose.

Add to docker-compose.yaml:

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services:
  filebrowser:
    image: gtstef/filebrowser:stable
    user: filebrowser
    volumes:
      - /path/to/files:/folder
      - ./config.yaml:/home/filebrowser/config.yaml:ro
    ports:
      - 80:80
    restart: unless-stopped

You can also specify any user UID:GID, but you will also need to mount a temp directory that the user has filesystem permissions to. (See cacheDir config)

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services:
  filebrowser:
    image: gtstef/filebrowser:stable
    user: "1001:1001"
    volumes:
      - /path/to/files:/folder
      - ./config.yaml:/home/filebrowser/config.yaml:ro
      - ./tmp:/home/filebrowser/tmp  # Required if uid other than 1000
    ports:
      - 80:80
    restart: unless-stopped

Create tmp in your FileBrowser directory and change owner for it to the ID of the user/group as mentioned in docker-compose file.

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mkdir tmp && chown -R 1001:1001 tmp

Next Steps