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Filestash: Open-Core alternative to Google Drive in 2026

Filestash is a web file-explorer-style interface that connects to S3, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Google Drive and more, giving a unified Google-Drive-like experience over your own backend.

Core is open source, but advanced features or enterprise support may be behind a paid tier — check the license.

Alternative to Google Drive
License AGPL-3.014.8k starsWebsite GitHub Repository

Audit Snapshot

View notes →

  • License — Matches GitHub

  • GitHub — Active

  • Latest release — v0.4

  • Docker Compose — Partial

  • Production — Not production-tested by AltFreeStack

Filestash vs. Google Drive

Pros

  • One interface for multiple existing storage backends

Things to consider

  • Not storage itself, just an interface layer over another backend

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

💡 Official SaaS or self-hosted with AltFreeStack?

  • On the official cloud: $7.20/mo per user on Google Drive.
  • On your own VPS: the core is free to self-host on your own server — no more monthly SaaS fee, though some advanced features stay behind a paid plan.
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
  filestash:
    image: machines/filestash:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8334:8334"
    volumes:
      - filestash_data:/app/data/state
volumes:
  filestash_data:

🚀 Deploy in 1 command

Recommended for beginners

Copy this single command and paste it into your freshly created VPS's console (Vultr, DigitalOcean...). It downloads the script, prints it to your screen so you can see exactly what it's about to do (never a blind direct pipe), and only then installs Docker if needed, writes the files with secrets already generated, and starts everything — no nano, no pasting code blocks.

curl -sSL ".../api/deploy?stack=filestash" -o deploy.sh && cat deploy.sh && bash deploy.sh
See what this script does →

This docker-compose corresponds to an actively maintained project — last commit today.

This docker-compose not working for you? Report it on GitHub →

Technical profile

License
AGPL-3.0
Category
Storage
Replaces
Google Drive
Tech stack
GoReact

Under the hood

Database

None / File-based

Language

Go

Platforms

Web

Key features

  • Connects to S3, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and more
  • Built-in file editor and preview
  • Configurable SSO authentication

Preview

Filestash interface preview

Public image provided by Filestash on its own website.

💾 Backups in 3 steps (Day 2)

As long as the ./data folder (the "volume" mapped into the container) exists on your server, your data survives any restart or container update — that's the only thing you need to back up.

1. Create a compressed backup on the server

tar -czvf backup-$(date +%F).tar.gz ./data

2. Download it to your computer

From your computer's terminal (not your server's):

scp root@YOUR_IP:~/app/backup-*.tar.gz ./

3. Restore in case of emergency

tar -xzvf backup-file.tar.gz
🌐 Connect your domain with free SSL

Step 1 — Set up the DNS

In your domain registrar's dashboard (Cloudflare, Namecheap, GoDaddy...), create a record:

Type
A
Name/Host
@ (root domain) or a subdomain, e.g. app
Content/Value
Your server's public IP

Wait 5 to 15 minutes for the record to propagate across the internet.

Step 2 — Automatic reverse proxy with Caddy

One single file, no Nginx config or manual certificates — Caddy issues and renews Let's Encrypt HTTPS on its own.

Create a file called Caddyfile:

yourdomain.com {
    reverse_proxy localhost:8334
}

Start Caddy with this command (pulls the image and runs it in the background):

docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 443:443 --name caddy --restart always -v $PWD/Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile -v caddy_data:/data caddy