Like Google Drive, but private!
and under your full control
Runs very fast on any hardware: Linux, Windows, VPS, Shared hosting, NAS, etc. 
o import/scanning required
Just like you do with an FTP server, point FileRun to where you keep the files on your server and you will get instant web access to them.
Want to access your files also by FTP, SMB or WebDAV (server included)? No problem. Upload, download or manage the same files.
All changes made to the files using FTP or other method reflect via FileRun without delay.
Desktop sync
Sync files using desktop apps.
Access your files from wherever you are using the compatible mobile apps.
Access via WebDAV. FileRun comes with its own embedded WebDAV server. No server configuration needed.
Great for photos
Fast thumbnail and preview generation. On the fly, while browsing folders.
Timeline browsing, sorting photos and videos cronologically.
Supports all file types that you can think of, video files included.
Group photos together, from various folders, in virtual albums that you can share online.
Metadata support
It automatically extracts and index information Exif, XMP and IPTC, so you can search photos by keywords, dates, author and more.
Add custom metadata fields for any additional information you would like to attach to the pictures. This information can either be automatically extracted from the files, or manually typed by you.
Virtual Drive
The new virtual drive gives you access to files directly from your computer, without impacting all of your disk space.
Spend less time waiting for files to sync and more time being productive.
Guest users
Collaborate with other people without creating accounts for them.
Getting feedback on documents, photos or any type of file has never been this easy.
Send file requests
File requests allow you to collect and receive files from anyone, right into your FileRun user account, with just a link.
File requests are ideal for receiving a large file or collection of files, collecting photos after a special event, and requesting submissions from coworkers and clients.I was looking for a multimedia content sharing solution to perform some sort of e-library function in a hosted server.
I would like to upload documents, e-books, presentation slides, audio files, video files, and the like to the system. Those content then can be accessible by particular persons and/or group of persons that I assigned permission with. They should be able to open the content directly in web browser in their desktop, tablet or mobile phone. For editable content such as text files, MS Office documents, LibreOffice documents, etc., they should be able to edit the file directly in the web browser, if I give them the "edit" permission.
First thing I thought of was Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or similar cloud drive available in the Internet. However, those services will have stringent quota limitation, less flexible for me to control users and access rights, and does not have certain feature that I need.
Then, I looked into ownCloud, Nextcloud, and the like. They are a bit too complicated for both the users and administrator. They contain excessive features and functions that I don't need. Worse still, I found that they have little bugs here and there which I couldn't resolve nor found workable solution in the Internet.
Finally, I settled down with FileRun which run in LAMP environment. It is simple, easy to use, and has a nice user interface.
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It even has special handling for photos and audio/music by making use of the metadata embedded in those multimedia files. I hope that in the future version, this can be extended to video files too.
Installation of FileRun to an existing LAMP platform is pretty easy too. There are 2 files to download:
- Click here to download the latest version of FileRun.
- Click here to download its installation script called unzip.php.
After download, rename the FileRun zip file to just FileRun.zip without version number in its filename.
Upload both FileRun.zip and unzip.php to a web-accessible folder in your web server.
Use your web browser to access to unzip.php in your web server, and follow the step-by-step instruction to complete your installation.
You can even install FileRun in Synology DiskStation and RackStation NAS. Click here for the instruction to install FileRun on Synology network attached storage.
With FileRun, you can manage and organize your files, tag them for easier searching, bookmark certain files into your collections and/or starred folder.
You can share your folders and files to other users and groups in FileRun, and determine whether they can perform upload, download, make changes, share links, read comments, or add comments.
You can also create weblinks to share files or folders to be accessible by other FileRun users or external users without any FileRun account in your system.
You can put an expiration date for your weblink, limit its download, set a password before the linked file can be accessed, require user login before the linked file can be accessed, etc.
I find FileRun very suitable for simple e-library system for file sharing and content collaboration in self-hosted server. You can even access your files directly from Windows Explorer via WebDAV. It even has a Mozilla Thunderbird FileLink addon to enable you to send large file in your email.
Fantastic mobile support
Nothing to install, just open FileRun in your mobile browser.
It adapts to screens of any size to provide a smooth and intuitive experience..
It works on tablets and smartphones just like you would expect from a native app.
Fast loading, easy browsing, while preserving all the powerful features.
Extendable
PHP web developers can develop plugins for viewing, creating or manipulating files.
The OAuth2-secured API can be used for programmatically interacting with FileRun, or creating more apps for accessing your files.
Safe
The automatic file versioning system prevents you from accidentally overwriting existing files.
Deleted files first end up in a trash folder before they get permanently erased.
100% Your branding
Choose one of the included color presets, or customize your own. Background images, colors, logos, all can be customized to match your own branding.
Secure
XSS and CSRF protection.
SQL injections protection.
Session Hijacking protection.
Brute force login attempts protection.
The users input is strictly validated to prevent access outside the allowed folders.
The files can be stored outside the public area of the web server (ie. outside the "www" folder) to protect them from direct access.
100% support for HTTPS/SSL.
Loaded with features
Check out a demo instance of the latest FileRun version.