Beamdrop

Beamdrop is a simple, self-hosted file sharing server built with Go and React. It provides a web interface for uploading, downloading, and managing files from a shared directory.

Features

• Web-based file browser with modern UI
• File upload and download
• File operations: move, copy, rename, create directories
• File search functionality
• Real-time statistics via WebSocket
• Password authentication support
• QR code generation for easy access
• Cross-platform support

Installation

git clone https://github.com/ekilie/beamdrop.git
cd beamdrop
go build -o beamdrop ./cmd/beam

Usage

Start the server with a directory to share:

./beamdrop -dir /path/to/share

Available flags:

• -dir - Directory to share files from (default: current directory)
• -port - Port to run on (default: auto-detect available port)
• -p - Password for authentication
• -no-qr - Disable QR code generation
• -v - Show version information
• -h - Show help message

Development

The project consists of:

• Go backend server with RESTful API
• React frontend with TypeScript
• SQLite database for statistics

Future Plans

Planned features include S3-compatible storage backend support, allowing integration with cloud storage providers like AWS S3, MinIO, and other S3-compatible services for file storage and manipulation.

License

MIT License