downloadwf/README.md

File Drop

A minimal, self-hosted private file host. Drop a file, get a secret, unguessable link. Images, videos and audio render directly in the browser; everything else downloads.

• Backend — Rust (Axum + Tokio)
• Frontend — Svelte (Vite + Tailwind)
• Storage — local filesystem, no database

Quick start

# 1. Build the frontend (outputs frontend/dist)
cd frontend
npm install
npm run build
cd ..

# 2. Run the server (from the project root)
cargo run --release --manifest-path backend/Cargo.toml

Then open http://localhost:3000.

STORAGE_DIR and STATIC_DIR are relative to where you run the server. Run it from the project root, or set absolute paths in .env.

Configuration

Copy backend/.env.example to .env and edit it.

Variable	Default	Description
HOST / PORT	0.0.0.0 / 3000	Bind address.
STORAGE_DIR	./storage	Files and metadata directory.
STATIC_DIR	./frontend/dist	Built frontend directory.
MAX_FILE_SIZE	10GB	Maximum upload size.
FILE_TTL_MS	172800000	File lifetime (48 h max).
KEY_LENGTH	8	Share key length (a-z0-9).
PUBLIC_BASE_URL	—	Public URL for absolute links.
RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED	1	Per-IP rate limiting.
RATE_LIMIT_MAX	300	Max requests per window.
RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS	60000	Window in milliseconds.
TRUST_PROXY	0	Enable behind a proxy (X-Forwarded-For).
STRIP_METADATA	1	Strip embedded EXIF/GPS/author/comments and video metadata server-side.

API

Method	Route	Description
POST	/api/upload	Upload a file (multipart/form-data).
GET	/:key	Download (inline for media).
POST	/api/auth/:key	Submit the password for a protected file.
DELETE	/api/files/:id	Delete a file (X-Delete-Key header).
GET	/api/health	Service status.

Example:

curl -F "[email protected]" http://localhost:3000/api/upload

The returned link looks like http://localhost:3000/<key>.png. Append ?dl=1 to force a download instead of inline display.

Structure

backend/    Rust server (Axum)
frontend/   Svelte interface (Vite + Tailwind)
scripts/    tests
storage/    data (created on first run)

Tests

cargo build          # in backend/
bash scripts/e2e-test.sh

The test covers upload, download, password auth, invalid keys, name sanitization and deletion.