Run FileBrowser Quantum natively on Windows.

Download

  1. Go to releases page
  2. Download filebrowser-windows-amd64.exe (or arm64 for ARM processors)
  3. Save to a folder (e.g., C:\FileBrowser\)

Optional: Install FFmpeg

For video preview support, install FFmpeg.

Create Configuration

Interactive setup:

.\filebrowser.exe setup

Or Create config.yaml in the same folder:

server:
  port: 8080
  sources:
    - path: "C:\\Users\\YourName\\Documents"
      config:
        defaultEnabled: true
auth:
  adminUsername: admin

Or generate interactively:

.\filebrowser.exe setup

Run FileBrowser 

.\filebrowser.exe -c config.yaml

Access at http://localhost:8080 with admin / admin

Troubleshooting

For common issues and solutions, see the Troubleshooting guide.

Next Steps