copyparty compared against all similar software i've bumped into
there is probably some unintentional bias so please submit corrections
currently up to date with [awesome-selfhosted](https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted) but that probably won't last
## toc
* top
* [recommendations](#recommendations)
* [feature comparisons](#feature-comparisons)
* [general](#general)
* [file transfer](#file-transfer)
* [protocols and client support](#protocols-and-client-support)
* [server configuration](#server-configuration)
* [server capabilities](#server-capabilities)
* [client features](#client-features)
* [integration](#integration)
* [another matrix](#another-matrix)
* [reviews](#reviews)
* [copyparty](#copyparty)
* [hfs2](#hfs2)
* [hfs3](#hfs3)
* [nextcloud](#nextcloud)
* [seafile](#seafile)
* [rclone](#rclone)
* [dufs](#dufs)
* [chibisafe](#chibisafe)
* [kodbox](#kodbox)
* [filebrowser](#filebrowser)
* [filegator](#filegator)
* [updog](#updog)
* [goshs](#goshs)
* [gimme-that](#gimme-that)
* [ass](#ass)
* [linx](#linx)
* [briefly considered](#briefly-considered)
# recommendations
* [kodbox](https://github.com/kalcaddle/kodbox) ([review](#kodbox)) appears to be a fantastic alternative if you're not worried about running chinese software, with several advantages over copyparty
* but anything you want to share must be moved into the kodbox filesystem
* [seafile](https://github.com/haiwen/seafile) ([review](#seafile)) and [nextcloud](https://github.com/nextcloud/server) ([review](#nextcloud)) could be decent alternatives if you need something heavier than copyparty
* but their [license](https://snyk.io/learn/agpl-license/) is [problematic](https://opensource.google/documentation/reference/using/agpl-policy)
* and copyparty is way better at uploads in particular (resumable, accelerated)
* and anything you want to share must be moved into the respective filesystems
* [filebrowser](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser) ([review](#filebrowser)) and [dufs](https://github.com/sigoden/dufs) ([review](#dufs)) are simpler copyparties but with a settings gui
* has some of the same strengths of copyparty, being portable and able to work with an existing folder structure
* ...but copyparty is better at uploads + some other things
# feature comparisons
```
<&Kethsar> copyparty is very much bloat ed, so yeah
```
the table headers in the matrixes below are the different softwares, with a quick review of each software in the next section
*`upload segmenting` = files are sliced into chunks, making it possible to upload files larger than 100 MiB on cloudflare for example
*`upload acceleration` = each file can be uploaded using several TCP connections, which can offer a huge speed boost over huge distances / on flaky connections -- like the good old [download accelerators](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GetRight) except in reverse
*`upload verification` = uploads are checksummed or otherwise confirmed to have been transferred correctly
*`checksums provided` = when downloading a file from the server, the file's checksum is provided for verification client-side
*`cloud storage backend` = able to serve files from (and write to) s3 or similar cloud services; `╱` means the software can do this with some help from `rclone mount` as a bridge
*`a`/copyparty can reject uploaded files (based on complex conditions), for example [by extension](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/hooks/reject-extension.py) or [mimetype](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/hooks/reject-mimetype.py)
*`webdav` = protocol convenient for mounting a remote server as a local filesystem; see zeroconf:
*`zeroconf` = the server announces itself on the LAN, [automatically appearing](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/241032/215344737-0eae8d98-9496-4256-9aa8-cd2f6971810d.png) on other zeroconf-capable devices
* netscape 4 / ie6 support is mostly listed as a joke altho some people have actually found it useful ([ie4 tho](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/241032/118192791-fb31fe00-b446-11eb-9647-898ea8efc1f7.png))
*`unmap subfolders` = "shadowing"; mounting a local folder in the middle of an existing filesystem tree in order to disable access below that path
*`files stored as-is` = uploaded files are trivially readable from the server HDD, not sliced into chunks or in weird folder structures or anything like that
*`db stored in folder` = filesystem index can be written to a database file inside the folder itself
*`db stored out-of-tree` = filesystem index can be stored some place else, not necessarily inside the shared folders
*`existing file tree` = will index any existing files it finds
*`curl-friendly upload` = uploading with curl is just `curl -T some.bin http://.../`
*`a`/copyparty remarks:
* one-way folder sync from local to server can be done efficiently with [up2k.py](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/up2k.py), or with webdav and conventional rsync
* can hot-reload config files (with just a few exceptions)
* can set per-folder permissions if that folder is made into a separate volume, so there is configuration overhead
* [event hooks](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/tree/hovudstraum/bin/hooks) ([discord](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/241032/215304439-1c1cb3c8-ec6f-4c17-9f27-81f969b1811a.png), [desktop](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/241032/215335767-9c91ed24-d36e-4b6b-9766-fb95d12d163f.png)) inspired by filebrowser, as well as the more complex [media parser](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/tree/hovudstraum/bin/mtag) alternative
*`audio player » os-integration` = use the [lockscreen](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/241032/142711926-0700be6c-3e31-47b3-9928-53722221f722.png) or [media hotkeys](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/241032/215347492-b4250797-6c90-4e09-9a4c-721edf2fb15c.png) to play/pause, prev/next song
*`search by custom tags` = ability to tag files through the UI and search by those
* copyparty size is for the [standalone python](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/releases/latest/download/copyparty-sfx.py) file; the [windows exe](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/releases/latest/download/copyparty.exe) is **6 MiB**
* ⚠️ but uploads are still not resumable / accelerated / integrity-checked
* ⚠️ not portable
* ⚠️ isolated on-disk file hierarchy, incompatible with other software
* ⚠️ http/webdav only; no ftp or zeroconf
* ✅ pretty ui
* ✅ control panel for server settings and user management
* ✅ user registration
* ✅ searchable image tags; delete by tag
* ✅ browser extension to upload files to the server
* ✅ reject uploads by file extension
* copyparty: can reject uploads [by extension](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/hooks/reject-extension.py) or [mimetype](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/hooks/reject-mimetype.py) using plugins
* copyparty: can reject uploads [by extension](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/hooks/reject-extension.py) or [mimetype](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/bin/hooks/reject-mimetype.py) using plugins
* ✅ can use S3 as storage backend; copyparty relies on rclone-mount for that
