Forceu/Gokapi

Forceu/Gokapi has 2,982 GitHub stars and 159 forks. GitHot measured +12 stars in 24 hours and +57 in 7 days. Last checked 2026-11-04 07:33 UTC. Last push 2026-10-26.

How these counts are measured

Lightweight selfhosted Firefox Send alternative without public upload. AWS S3 supported.

2,982 stars 159 forks +12 in 24h

What you can do

Expiring file shares: Automatically removed after a set number of downloads or days
User management with roles: Fine-grained permission control, only registered users can upload
File requests: A shareable URL lets external parties upload files, visible only to the URL’s creator
File deduplication: Identical files use no extra space

Measured star growth

in 24h: +12
in 7 days: +57
in 15 days: Update delayed
in 1 month: Update delayed

Net star changes over overlapping periods, not daily totals. Missing measurements are left blank. Stars measure attention, not software quality.

README.md

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Gokapi

Gokapi is a modern, self-hosted alternative to Firefox Send that puts you in control of your file sharing. Built with Go, it combines simplicity with powerful features like automatic file expiration, end-to-end encryption, and flexible cloud storage support.

Available for:

Bare Metal (Linux/macOS/Windows)
Docker: View on Docker Hub

Features

Expiring file shares: Automatically removed after a set number of downloads or days
User management with roles: Fine-grained permission control, only registered users can upload
File requests: A shareable URL lets external parties upload files, visible only to the URL’s creator
File deduplication: Identical files use no extra space
Cloud storage support: AWS S3 (or S3 compatible like Backblaze B2), optional
Built-in encryption: Including end-to-end encrypted uploads
OpenID Connect support: Integrate with identity providers like Authelia or Keycloak
REST API: For automation and integration into other systems
Customizable UI: Adjust look and feel with custom CSS and JavaScript

Getting Started

You can deploy Gokapi in seconds using Docker or directly on your system.

Installation Guide
Usage Instructions

Want to give it a try?

Start Gokapi instantly with Docker:

docker run --rm \
  --name gokapi \
  -v gokapi-data:/app/data \
  -v gokapi-config:/app/config \
  -p 127.0.0.1:53842:53842 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  docker.io/f0rc3/gokapi:latest

Then visit http://localhost:53842/setup and follow the setup wizard.

Screenshots

Main Menu

File Requests

User Overview

API Overview

Status Overview

Download Link

System Requirements

Minimum

CPU: 1 core
RAM: 256 MB
Storage: 100 MB + file storage
OS: Linux, macOS, Windows

Development

Building from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Forceu/gokapi.git
cd gokapi

# Build the binary
make build

# Run tests
make test

# Build Docker image
docker build -t gokapi:local .

License

This project is licensed under the AGPL3 - see the LICENSE.md file for details

Contributors

Donations

As with all Free software, the power is less in the finances and more in the collective efforts. I really appreciate every pull request and bug report offered up by our users! If however, you're not one for coding/design/documentation, and would like to contribute financially, you can do so with the link below. Every help is very much appreciated!