# stonith404/pingvin-share

A self-hosted file sharing platform that combines lightness and beauty, perfect for seamless and efficient file sharing.

Repository: https://github.com/stonith404/pingvin-share
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pingvin-share
Homepage: https://stonith404.github.io/pingvin-share/
Language: TypeScript
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: nextjs, file-sharing, self-hosted, nestjs
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-05-18T20:19:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1591, "days_push": 107, "days_rel": 465, "gap_med": 4.0, "n_releases_24m": 33}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4678, forks 421 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:56.826283+00:00)

## What it is
Pingvin Share is a self-hosted file sharing platform and WeTransfer alternative built with Next.js and NestJS. It lets users share files via links with expiration dates, password protection, email recipients, and ClamAV scanning. Note: the project was archived in June 2025; a maintained fork (Pingvin Share X) is recommended.

## Use cases
- self-hosted alternative to WeTransfer
- share large files with a link
- send files with expiration and password protection
- host a private file drop for friends or team
- share files with email recipients
- scan uploaded files for malware with ClamAV

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, self-hosted file sharing service
- you need password-protected or expiring share links
- you want OIDC/LDAP login and S3 or local storage backends
- you prefer the original project's UI and are okay pinning a version

## When to avoid
- you need active maintenance or new features - the project is archived since June 2025
- you want ongoing security patches - consider the Pingvin Share X fork instead
- you need peer-to-peer or torrent-based file transfer

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: file-upload, self-hosted, web-framework, auth, security
- domain: files, self-hosted, web-development, privacy
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: file-sharing, wetransfer-alternative, nestjs, nextjs, archived, oidc, clamav, s3, docker, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- stonith404/pingvin-share (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:56.826283+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 2026-08-29T18:19:20.791272+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/stonith404/pingvin-share (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:56.826283+00:00, sha 3f71abe30e34)
  - homepage: https://stonith404.github.io/pingvin-share/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:46.499551+00:00, sha 8bc958a05e4e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.