# Forceu/Gokapi

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

Repository: https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gokapi
Language: Go
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: selfhosted, self-hosted, download, uploader, firefox-send, golang, s3-storage, backblaze-b2, ownyourdata, docker, ssl
Last push: 2026-08-21T14:21:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2000, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 176, "gap_med": 9, "n_releases_24m": 12}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2844, forks 138 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:24.802053+00:00)

## What it is
Gokapi is a lightweight, self-hosted file-sharing server written in Go, serving as a Firefox Send alternative where only registered users can upload and share expiring download links. It supports automatic file expiration, end-to-end encryption, deduplication, and optional S3-compatible cloud storage.

## Use cases
- self-host a Firefox Send alternative for sharing files with expiring links
- share files that auto-delete after a number of downloads or days
- let external parties upload files to me via a private file request URL
- store shared files on AWS S3 or Backblaze B2 instead of local disk
- share files end-to-end encrypted under my own domain
- integrate file sharing with Keycloak or Authelia via OpenID Connect

## When to choose
- you want self-hosted, privacy-friendly file sharing with expiring links and no public uploads
- you need lightweight deployment via Docker or a single Go binary
- you want S3/B2 backend support, deduplication, and E2E encryption in one tool

## When to avoid
- you need a public file-upload service where anyone can upload without accounts
- you need heavy-duty transfer features like resumable chunked uploads for very large files
- you want a full cloud-drive UI with folders and file management

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, http-server, cryptography, self-hosted
- domain: self-hosted, files, privacy, web-development
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go
- tags: file-sharing, expiring-links, firefox-send-alternative, s3-storage, backblaze-b2, end-to-end-encryption, openid-connect, file-requests, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- Forceu/Gokapi (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.802053+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 2026-08-30T07:37:05.543742+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:24.802053+00:00, sha 4bc7da917e85)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.