# nxzai/NextExplorer

Web based File Explorer

Repository: https://github.com/nxzai/NextExplorer
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nextexplorer
Homepage: https://explorer.nxz.ai
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-07-13T21:14:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 93, longevity 61
- inputs: {"age_days": 857, "days_push": 51, "days_rel": 51, "gap_med": 1.0, "n_releases_24m": 47}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1027, forks 27 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.922012+00:00)

## What it is
NextExplorer is a modern, self-hosted web-based file explorer with secure access control, file sharing, previews, and a built-in code editor. It is deployed as a single Docker image that mounts host directories as browsable volumes.

## Use cases
- browse and manage files on a server through a web browser
- self-host a file manager with user accounts and permissions
- share files or folders via read-only or read-write links
- edit text and code files remotely with syntax highlighting
- preview images, videos, and PDFs from a NAS or home server
- search filenames and file contents across mounted volumes
- give guests controlled access to specific shared folders

## When to choose
- you want a Docker-first, self-hosted alternative to cloud file managers
- you need multi-user access control with local users, groups, or OIDC SSO
- you want rich media previews, thumbnails, and inline players in the browser
- you need link-based sharing workflows with guest access

## When to avoid
- you only need a local desktop file manager without a web interface
- you require deep OS-level file operations outside mounted volumes
- you need a lightweight single-user tool without authentication features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, auth, search-engine, editor, web-framework, self-hosted
- domain: files, self-hosted, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: file-explorer, file-manager, web-based-file-manager, docker-first, file-sharing, oidc-sso, ripgrep-search, media-previews, web-server, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- nxzai/NextExplorer (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.922012+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 2026-08-30T07:07:53.672602+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nxzai/NextExplorer (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.922012+00:00, sha 17ef50ee149a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.