IFM

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A self-hosted alternative to Dropbox, Onedrive

MIT LicenseOpen Source — No PaywallSingle ContainerDocker · Binary · SourceNo external DB

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IFM is a web-based file manager that runs as a single-file PHP application. It is designed for users who want a lightweight browser-based interface for managing files and directories on a server,...

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Features

create/edit files and directories
copy/move files and directories
download files and directories
upload files directly or via URL
drag-and-drop upload
archive extraction
permission changes
image preview
simple authentication
LDAP authentication

Details

Last Updated: Jul 6, 2026
Created: Dec 16, 2013
Install Methods: dockerbinarysource
Requirements: HTML5 and CSS3 compatible browseractivated JavaScriptPHP >= 7.0bz2curlfileinfojsonldap (only if LDAP based authentication is used)mbstringopenssl (for remote uploads from https sources)pharposixzipzlib
Authentication: ldaplocal
API: REST
Runtime / Stack: PHP
Privacy & Independence: No Cloud Required
Deployment: Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container

Docker Compose

1 service

no resource limits declared

needs persistent storage (1 volume)

docker-compose.yml · @ 12867f8 · scanned Jun 9, 2026

services:
  ifm:
    image: ifm:latest
    container_name: ifm
    build:
      context: ./
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
      args:
        CDN: ${CDN:-false}
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8080:80"
    environment:
      - IFM_DOCKER_UID=1000
      - IFM_DOCKER_GID=1000
      - IFM_AUTH=1
      - IFM_AUTH_SOURCE="inline;admin:$$apr1$$mS.N6oQx$0wAz/05xVMNvEHPSL2TxS/" # password: admin
    volumes:
      - /tmp:/var/www

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