LibreAI / Self-Hosted / cloudreve
// selfhosted ยท cloudreve/cloudreve

cloudreve

๐ŸŒฉ Self-hosted file management and sharing system, supports multiple storage providers

โ˜… 28.8k starsโ‘‚ 3.9k forksGPL-3.0updated 2026-09
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// project facts

Project facts

cloudreve is an open-source self-hosted project by cloudreve (cloudreve/cloudreve on GitHub). It has 28,788 GitHub stars and 3,911 forks, is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 21 September 2026.

GitHub stars
28,788
Forks
3,911
License
GPL-3.0
Last updated on GitHub
21 September 2026
Category
Self-Hosted
Listing
Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Pick a service to reclaim

    Files, mail, passwords, media โ€” start with one.

  2. Deploy it

    Docker Compose one-liners are the standard install.

  3. Point a domain at it

    Reverse proxy + free TLS certificates take minutes.

  4. Back it up

    Automated backups to a second disk or offsite.

// features

Why people love it

Family friendly

Share with the household, not the cloud.

Backups built in

Snapshots and export keep you safe.

Community hardened

Years of production use by thousands of homelabs.

Offline resilient

Works on your LAN even when the internet dies.

Private by default

No accounts with data brokers required.

Docker simplicity

Compose files make installs reproducible.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 โ€” Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/cloudreve/cloudreve.git
    cd cloudreve
  2. Step 2 โ€” Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 โ€” Run it

    Follow the project's launch command โ€” Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains cloudreve?

It is an open-source project at cloudreve/cloudreve with 3,911 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is cloudreve free for commercial use?

GPL-3.0 โ€” free to use, but derivative works must stay open.

What hardware do I need?

A Raspberry Pi 5 or old laptop handles most of these.

Can non-technical family use it?

Yes โ€” the apps look and feel like the SaaS versions.

What about backups?

Non-negotiable: automate offsite backups from day one.

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Get cloudreve

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