Browser file manager / self-hosted

Your storage.
One place to work.

Open the NAS. Move the files. Grab the archive.
Connect your cloud storage and inspect your VM pools—all from one browser.

Take the feature tour Install remotefs

Your browser Any device with access to the service

remotefsOne service. Your permissions.

LocalSMBNFSrclonelibvirt

Need a real drive? Mount any share or cloud connection on the service host.

Cloud and libvirt are included in version 0.3.0, with optional host dependencies.

See the whole workflow.

Nine short chapters. Jump in anywhere.

Start on the computer that can reach your files

Install once.
Open anywhere.

Run remotefs, choose your network access and set up a login. Other devices connect to that service in their browser.

Local folders, SMB and NFS work without mounting network shares in your operating system. When you do want a drive, turn on mounts.

Follow the first-run guide

Service host / Python 3.11+

$ pipx install remote-fs-browser
$ remotefs

Choose network access
Set your username and password
Open http://127.0.0.1:8080/

Homebrew and Windows portable installs are available too.

Command guide • install optional host dependencies for cloud and libvirt

One file or a whole collection

Pack it.
Split it.
Take it with you.

Download files directly or prepare ZIP64 archives on the service host. Estimate space, choose a staging folder and optionally split the archive into parts.

Pause or resume packing, download the parts, then purge staged copies to reclaim space.

How archive downloads work

Prepare ZIP Illustrated workflow

Projects / photography
Choose files and folders

Estimate spaceChoose staging folderPrepare & split

photos.zip.part001photos.zip.part002photos.zip.part003

Download every part. Rejoin before unzipping.

Pause affects packing; the browser manages the file transfers.

New in 0.3.0 / optional rclone

Your cloud.
The same browser.

Add S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, B2 and more in the app or CLI. Save a connection, then browse its buckets and folders beside your local disks and NAS.

Copy files or folders, open another connection, and Paste here. Upload, preview, edit text and download from the same window. Choose read-only per connection; cloud rename/cut is unavailable.

Add your cloud storage

Amazon S3+ compatible object storesDropboxShared folders and filesGoogle DriveConfigured rclone remoteOneDriveConfigured rclone remoteBackblaze B2Object storageMore providersSee rclone’s capabilities

Add connectionBrowse foldersCopy → Paste here

Provider support comes from rclone. Credentials stay on the service host.

New in 0.4.0 / optional rclone mounts

Need a real drive?
Mount it.

Right-click an SMB share, NFS export, folder or cloud connection and choose Mount on this computer. Every app on the service host can then open, save and copy files there, with no file-size limit.

Mounts are read-write by default; untick Allow changes for read-only. Eject waits for uploads to finish. Linux and macOS are tested; Windows drives belong to your own account and are still being verified.

Mount storage on this computer

Service host / remotefs serve --allow-mounts

$ ls ~/remotefs
Harbour Lane Rebrand  Studio S3
$ cp ~/Footage/drone-flyover-4k.mov \
    ~/remotefs/"Harbour Lane Rebrand"/
$ rm ~/remotefs/"Studio S3"/README.md
rm: cannot remove '…/README.md':
    Read-only file system

Windows: a drive letter such as Z:, visible only to your account.

Filmed in the walkthrough on Linux • rclone + FUSE, WinFsp or macOS NFS

The browser’s service, from your shell

Same files.
Fewer clicks.

JSON results fit scripts. Browser and CLI share the same policy, credentials and service; client commands do not start another server.

Complete CLI command guide

Your terminal / command guide

$ remotefs login --username YOUR_NAME
$ remotefs discover
$ remotefs connect --type rclone \
    --endpoint s3-archive

# Use the returned session id
$ remotefs ls SESSION_ID /
$ remotefs get SESSION_ID \
    /report.csv ./report.csv
$ remotefs downloads list

Build it into your own tools

Pick a folder.
Pass a descriptor.

Embed the directory picker, call the authenticated HTTP API or use the asynchronous Python SDK. Pass a location descriptor without embedding a password.

Deploy the service with systemd, launchd, Windows startup tasks or Ansible. Explicit roots, endpoints and operations define access.

SDK, API and picker reference

A portable location / illustrative descriptor

{
  "type": "rclone",
  "endpoint": "s3-archive",
  "path": "/projects"
}

Use the descriptor against the service that defines this endpoint.

Run it as an always-on service

Watch it work.
Every feature.

A 16-minute walkthrough of the real app in twelve chapters: Finder-style selection, network scans, cloud copies, big ZIP downloads, VM storage, the CLI and embedding. New: mount a NAS folder or cloud bucket as a folder or drive that every app can use.

Recorded at human pace against a demo lab of SMB servers, a local S3 server and a libvirt test pool. Captions are built in; no sound needed. Short on time? Watch the 72-second promo.

Read the chapter guide and recording notes

16:07 · 1080p · Download the walkthrough

Ready to connect your storage?

How it worksThe complete workflow, from first login to integration.Cloud & VM storageDependencies, configuration, permissions and limits.Install & runPackages, upgrades and service setup.

Your storage.
One place to work.

See the whole workflow.

Install once.
Open anywhere.

Find it.
Connect to it.
Keep it handy.

Less hopping.
More doing.

Pack it.
Split it.
Take it with you.

Your cloud.
The same browser.

Need a real drive?
Mount it.

Know what’s
in the pool.

Same files.
Fewer clicks.

Pick a folder.
Pass a descriptor.

Watch it work.
Every feature.

Ready to connect your storage?

See the whole workflow.

Install once.Open anywhere.

Find it.Connect to it.Keep it handy.

Less hopping.More doing.

Pack it.Split it.Take it with you.

Your cloud.The same browser.

Need a real drive?Mount it.

Know what’sin the pool.

Same files.Fewer clicks.

Pick a folder.Pass a descriptor.

Watch it work.Every feature.

Ready to connect your storage?

Install once.
Open anywhere.

Find it.
Connect to it.
Keep it handy.

Less hopping.
More doing.

Pack it.
Split it.
Take it with you.

Your cloud.
The same browser.

Need a real drive?
Mount it.

Know what’s
in the pool.

Same files.
Fewer clicks.

Pick a folder.
Pass a descriptor.

Watch it work.
Every feature.