# 9001/copyparty

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

Repository: https://github.com/9001/copyparty
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/copyparty
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: nas-frontend, file-sharing, file-server, file-upload-server, webdav-server, ftp-server, copyparty, tftp-server
Last push: 2026-08-23T22:28:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2656, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 87}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 46408, forks 1892 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:09.753851+00:00)

## What it is
A portable, single-file Python file server that turns almost any device into a NAS-like file sharing server with accelerated resumable uploads, deduplication, and a rich web UI. It supports multiple protocols (HTTP, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, TFTP, SMB/CIFS), media indexing, thumbnails, and search, all with optional dependencies.

## Use cases
- self-host a personal cloud file server on a Raspberry Pi or old laptop
- share large files with resumable uploads over a web browser
- replace a NAS frontend with a lightweight Python server
- serve files over WebDAV, FTP, SFTP, or TFTP from one tool
- index and browse photos, music, and videos with thumbnails and search
- set up a quick file drop for LAN or internet access

## When to choose
- you want a full-featured file server with minimal dependencies (just Python)
- you need resumable uploads and downloads across many protocols in one tool
- you want media indexing, thumbnails, and search built in
- you need something portable enough to run from a single script on any device

## When to avoid
- you need a distributed or clustered storage backend
- you require enterprise-grade multi-tenant storage with compliance features
- you want a GUI-managed NAS appliance rather than a config-file/script-driven server

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, file-upload, search-engine, image-processing, audio-processing, video-processing, self-hosted
- domain: files, self-hosted, web-development, media, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform, cli, self-hosted
- tags: file-server, webdav, ftp, sftp, tftp, resumable-uploads, media-indexer, thumbnails, nas, single-file, zeroconf, deduplication, web-server

## Member repositories
- 9001/copyparty (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.753851+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:21:36.899487+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/9001/copyparty (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.753851+00:00, sha 49d2a5e2285a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.