jadaptive/dropport repository overview

⁠DropPort

Free, self-hosted browser-to-browser file transfer. Your files are never stored on the server.

DropPort makes it simple to transfer files securely between people using nothing more than a web browser.

Run DropPort in your own infrastructure, create a transfer, share the link, and send files directly between browsers.

No cloud storage. No accounts. No artificial limits.

⁠What can it do?

DropPort lets you:

• Transfer files directly between web browsers
• Send files without storing them on the DropPort server
• Share a simple link with the recipient
• Transfer files without requiring recipients to install software
• Run the entire service in your own infrastructure
• Provide your organisation with a simple alternative to cloud file-sharing services

The sender and recipient just need a modern web browser.

⁠Why DropPort?

⁠Your files aren't stored on the server

DropPort coordinates the transfer, but it doesn't become another place where your files live.

Files are transferred browser-to-browser rather than uploaded to persistent server storage.

That means there's no forgotten upload sitting around waiting for somebody to delete it later.

⁠Self-hosted

Run DropPort inside your own infrastructure with Docker.

You control where the service runs and how users access it without handing your files to another cloud storage provider.

⁠Nothing for recipients to install

Recipients don't need DropPort, a desktop client or another piece of software installed.

Send them a link and they can receive the transfer using their browser.

⁠Simple by design

Sometimes you just need to get a file from one person to another.

DropPort is designed to do that without turning file transfer into another platform you have to administer.

⁠Free and unlimited

DropPort is free to deploy and use.

There are no artificial limits designed to force you into a paid tier as your usage grows.

Use it. Scale it.

⁠Who is it for?

DropPort is useful for:

• IT and infrastructure teams
• Businesses that regularly exchange files with customers or partners
• Organisations that prefer self-hosted services
• Teams handling sensitive or confidential files
• Anyone who wants simple browser-based file transfer without cloud file storage

⁠Quick Start

Run DropPort with Docker:

docker run --rm -p 8443:8443 \
    -e DROPPORT_ADMIN_USERNAME=admin \
    -e DROPPORT_ADMIN_PASSWORD=change-me \
    -e DROPPORT_DATA_DIR=/root/.dropport \
    -e DROPPORT_NITRITE_FILE=dropport.db \
    dropport:latest

Change DROPPORT_ADMIN_PASSWORD from change-me before using DropPort in a real environment.

Once running, open DropPort in your browser on port 8443.

⁠Configuration

DropPort listens on port 8443 in the container.

⁠Documentation & Community

Full documentation is available at:

https://docs.jadaptive.com⁠

Learn more about Jadaptive and our other free, self-hosted infrastructure and security software:

https://jadaptive.com⁠

Questions, feedback and community support:

https://www.reddit.com/r/jadaptive/⁠

⁠More from Jadaptive

DropPort is part of Jadaptive's growing collection of free, self-hosted infrastructure and security software, including:

• Password Express
• Nodal VPN
• Aegis Gateway
• Maverick SSH MCP
• SSH Teams

Explore the Jadaptive Docker Hub namespace to discover more.

The software is the gift. Our expertise is the paywall.

Use it. Scale it. No artificial limits.