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Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file

35 mentions on Hacker News by 26 people: 5 stories, 30 comments · first 2021-09-04 · latest 2026-08-25

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  1. …Runs on plain files. And speaks OPDS for integration with KOreader (Kindle) or Readest (iOS/macOS). https://github.com/9001/copyparty#opds-feeds It also speaks webdav so I can quickly sync everything via rclone to an SD card on devices…
    comment by philips · 2026-08-25 · in Bookshelf – Self-hosted eBook library that runs on object storage
  2. What you actually need is copyparty, nothing else https://github.com/9001/copyparty
    comment by haunter · 2026-06-03 · in MP3s from Google Drive in Music Assistant on Home Assistant
  3. …or HTTP seems to be the rule. For moving files around between machines, I've become quite fond of https://github.com/9001/copyparty over http
    comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2026-04-14 · in Modifying FileZilla to Workaround Bambu 3D Printer's FTP Issue
  4. …want something quick and easy actually. Just try it out on cheap VPS and just run it and forget it. https://github.com/9001/copyparty
    comment by Imustaskforhelp · 2026-03-09 · in US Court of Appeals: TOS may be updated by email, use can imply consent [pdf]
  5. …of my favorite piece of software was made by the guy with Termux on his phone [0], absolute insane https://github.com/9001/copyparty 0, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15_-hgsX2V0&t=885s
    comment by haunter · 2026-02-02 · in Termux
  6. …then, probably because it isn't a service :-P but still there are various FLOSS projects). [0] https://github.com/9001/copyparty
    comment by badsectoracula · 2026-01-23 · in European Alternatives
  7. …put KDE on (work laptop, Windows machine I need for some specific software) that I can recommend https://github.com/9001/copyparty over thumb drives.
    comment by regularfry · 2026-01-01 · in Linux is good now
  8. …by comparison and as a bonus I can use it from a web browser for my devices that don’t speak OPDS. https://github.com/9001/copyparty?tab=readme-ov-file#opds-fe...
    comment by philips · 2025-11-26 · in Copyparty, the FOSS file server [video]
  9. https://github.com/9001/copyparty/
    comment by yjftsjthsd-h · 2025-11-26 · in Copyparty, the FOSS file server [video]
  10. https://github.com/9001/copyparty/
    comment by cwillu · 2025-11-26 · in Copyparty, the FOSS file server [video]
  11. …To me that looks like it does everything people tend to need without all the bloat. [0]: https://github.com/9001/copyparty
    comment by lompad · 2025-11-03 · in Why Nextcloud feels slow to use
  12. …but I had issues getting it working via a reverse proxy and gave up on it. I like copyparty ( https://github.com/9001/copyparty ) - really dead simple to use and quick like FIleRun - but the web interface is not geared towards casual…
    comment by RiverCrochet · 2025-11-03 · in Why Nextcloud feels slow to use
  13. As it is a utility toolkit, I'd like to have: - the Web & Network section expanded: the copyparty features (github.com/9001/copyparty) and curlie (github.com/rs/curlie). - compress/decompress features with password: it doesn't need to use…
    comment by dxxvi · 2025-10-06 · in Show HN: ut – Rust based CLI utilities for devs and IT
  14. Copyparty. https://github.com/9001/copyparty
    comment by anon1395 · 2025-09-16 · in Ask HN: What Single File Web Apps do you know of?
  15. …I can browse my NAS faster via a browser and copyparty[0] than with Finder and SMB or NFS... [0] https://github.com/9001/copyparty
    comment by theshrike79 · 2025-09-16 · in I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other long-time customers
  16. https://github.com/9001/copyparty/
    comment by mdrzn · 2025-09-03 · in Copyparty, the FOSS file server [video]
  17. Man, I hate to ruin a celebration but we have copyparty[0] now. Such wow, much amazing. [0] https://github.com/9001/copyparty/
    comment by jnsaff2 · 2025-08-28 · in How to install TrueNAS on a Raspberry Pi
  18. …with an UI fit for my purpose. Any pointers how I could make one that self-saves to copyparty? [0] https://github.com/9001/copyparty/
    comment by theshrike79 · 2025-08-12 · in Ask HN: What toolchains are people using for desktop app development in 2025?
  19. …a ginormous list and found basically nothing. Incredibly impressive, just a few "stolen" libs here: https://github.com/9001/copyparty/tree/hovudstraum/copyparty... Worth scrolling through util.py to see lots of hand-implemented code:…
    comment by collinmanderson · 2025-07-30 · in Copyparty – Turn almost any device into a file server
  20. …side of the trade-off between ease of development and performance. This recently featured project, https://github.com/9001/copyparty , is extremely performant but foregoes many of the niceties of Rails. It uses the filesystem instead of a…
    comment by reedlaw · 2025-07-30 · in Hexatetrahedral Rails
  21. From https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/docs/vers... (kudos for doing this, BTW!): > seafile … and nextcloud … their license is problematic There’s nothing problematic about the AGPL, really. It protects users. It protects…
    comment by eadmund · 2025-07-29 · in Copyparty – Turn almost any device into a file server
  22. …fit for you This includes a link to this doco in the repo which is an incredible source of info: https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/docs/vers...
    comment by Fuzzwah · 2025-07-28 · in Copyparty – Turn almost any device into a file server
  23. FWIW, it just had an XSS vulnerability fixed yesterday: https://github.com/9001/copyparty/security/advisories/GHSA-9...
    comment by tripdout · 2025-07-28 · in Copyparty – Turn almost any device into a file server
  24. …lang. *It already has no deps Great job there. A nice tool you've made. Edit: already adressed: https://github.com/9001/copyparty?tab=readme-ov-file#copypar...
    comment by aredox · 2025-07-28 · in Copyparty – Turn almost any device into a file server
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    story by saint11 · 2025-07-28 · 169 comments
  26. …and extremely easy to setup(single python file). I have not given it a try, just want to share. https://github.com/9001/copyparty
    comment by mrheosuper · 2025-07-28 · in Dumb Pipe
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    Copyparty: Portable file server with resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, and more
    story by Bogdanp · 2025-07-27 · 1 comment
  28. …It was prominently mentioned in the project's readme, but maybe that's no longer the case. [1] https://github.com/9001/copyparty [2] https://a.ocv.me/pub/g/nerd-stuff/cpp/2024-0418-race-the-bea...
    comment by tripflag · 2025-03-12 · in Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser
  29. Yes; i use this trick to display an upload progressbar (progress-donut?) using a bit of JavaScript: https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/c5988a04f/copyparty/w... but note that browsers rate-limit you to approx. 1 update per sec
    comment by tripflag · 2024-10-09 · in Emoji as a Favicon Using SVG (2022)
  30. …and building faster, and Win7 support. For reference, I kept notes on the exact commands I used: https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/docs/nuit...
    comment by tripflag · 2024-04-15 · in A proof-of-concept Python executable built on Cosmopolitan Libc (2021)
  31. indeed; it should be trivial in any language. Here's python: https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/a080759a03ef5c0a6b06c...
    comment by tripflag · 2024-03-29 · in Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server compromise
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    story by crtasm · 2023-07-19 · 0 comments
  33. …different options worth sharing: https://github.com/orhun/rustypaste (very lean and minimal) and https://github.com/9001/copyparty (someone's pet megaproject with features from WebDAV to a tracker music player).
    comment by networked · 2023-04-08 · in 0x0: Share Files from Terminal
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    story by networked · 2023-03-26 · 0 comments
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    Show HN: Copyparty – file-sharing service / NAS interface
    story by tripflag · 2021-09-04 · 1 comment