dufs
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Dufs is a distinctive utility file server that supports static serving, uploading, searching, accessing control, webdav.

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Features
• Serve static files
• Download folder as zip file
• Upload files and folders (Drag & Drop)
• Create/Edit/Search files
• Partial responses (Parallel/Resume download)
• Access control
• Support https
• Support webdav
• Easy to use with curl

Usage
Usage: dufs [OPTIONS] [serve-path]

Options
OptionDescription
-c, --config <config>Specify configuration file
-b, --bind <addrs>Specify bind address or unix socket
-p, --port <port>Specify port to listen on [default: 5000]
--path-prefix <path>Specify a path prefix
--hidden <value>Hide paths from directory listings, e.g. tmp,*.log,*.lock
-a, --auth <rules>Add auth roles, e.g. user:pass@/dir1:rw,/dir2
-A, --allow-allAllow all operations
--allow-uploadAllow upload files/folders
--allow-deleteAllow delete files/folders
--allow-searchAllow search files/folders
--allow-symlinkAllow symlink to files/folders outside root directory
--allow-archiveAllow zip archive generation
--enable-corsEnable CORS, sets Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
--render-indexServe index.html when requesting a directory, returns 404 if not found index.html
--render-try-indexServe index.html when requesting a directory, returns directory listing if not found index.html
--assets <path>Set the path to the assets directory for overriding the built-in assets
--log-format <format>Customize http log format
--tls-cert <path>Path to an SSL/TLS certificate to serve with HTTPS
--tls-key <path>Path to the SSL/TLS certificate's private key

Access Control
Dufs supports account based access control. You can control who can do what on which path with --auth/-a.
dufs -a user:pass@/path1:rw,/path2 -a user2:pass2@/path3 -a @/path4

1. Use @ to separate the account and paths. No account means anonymous user.
2. Use : to separate the username and password of the account.
3. Use , to separate paths.
4. Use :rw suffix to indicate that the account has read-write permission on the path.

Examples:
• -a admin:amdin@/:rw: admin has complete permissions for all paths.
• -a guest:guest@/: guest has read-only permissions for all paths.
• -a user:pass@/dir1:rw,/dir2: user has complete permissions for /dir1/*, has read-only permissions for /dir2/.
• -a @/: All paths is publicly accessible, everyone can view/download it.

Hide Paths
Dufs supports hiding paths from directory listings via option --hidden <glob>,....

dufs --hidden .git,.DS_Store,tmp

The glob used in --hidden only matches file and directory names, not paths. So --hidden dir1/file is invalid.

shell
dufs --hidden '.*' # hidden dotfiles
dufs --hidden '*/' # hidden all folders
dufs --hidden '*.log,*.lock' # hidden by exts
dufs --hidden '*.log' --hidden '*.lock'

Log Format
Dufs supports customize http log format with option --log-format.

The log format can use following variables.

variabledescription
$remote_addrclient address
$remote_useruser name supplied with authentication
$requestfull original request line
$statusresponse status
$http_arbitrary request header field. examples: $http_user_agent, $http_referer

The default log format is '$remote_addr "$request" $status'.
2022-08-06T06:59:31+08:00 INFO - 127.0.0.1 "GET /" 200

Environment variables
All options can be set using environment variables prefixed with DUFS_.

OptionEnvironment Variable
[serve-path]DUFS_SERVE_PATH="."
--config <path>DUFS_CONFIG=config.yaml
-b, --bind <addrs>DUFS_BIND=0.0.0.0
-p, --port <port>DUFS_PORT=5000
--path-prefix <path>DUFS_PATH_PREFIX=/static
--hidden <value>DUFS_HIDDEN=tmp,.log,.lock
-a, --auth <rules>DUFS_AUTH="admin:admin@/:rw"
-A, --allow-allDUFS_ALLOW_ALL=true
--allow-uploadDUFS_ALLOW_UPLOAD=true
--allow-deleteDUFS_ALLOW_DELETE=true
--allow-searchDUFS_ALLOW_SEARCH=true
--allow-symlinkDUFS_ALLOW_SYMLINK=true
--allow-archiveDUFS_ALLOW_ARCHIVE=true
--enable-corsDUFS_ENABLE_CORS=true
--render-indexDUFS_RENDER_INDEX=true
--render-try-indexDUFS_RENDER_TRY_INDEX=true
--render-spaDUFS_RENDER_SPA=true
--assets <path>DUFS_ASSETS=/assets
--log-format <format>DUFS_LOG_FORMAT=""
--tls-cert <path>DUFS_TLS_CERT=cert.pem
--tls-key <path>DUFS_TLS_KEY=key.pem

Configuration File
You can specify and use the configuration file by selecting the option --config <path-to-config.yaml>.

The following are the configuration items:
yaml
serve-path: '.'
bind: 0.0.0.0
port: 5000
path-prefix: /dufs
hidden:
- tmp
- '*.log'
- '*.lock'
auth:
- admin:admin@/:rw
- user:pass@/src:rw,/share
allow-all: false
allow-upload: true
allow-delete: true
allow-search: true
allow-symlink: true
allow-archive: true
enable-cors: true
render-index: true
render-try-index: true
render-spa: true
assets: ./assets/
log-format: '$remote_addr "$request" $status $http_user_agent'
tls-cert: tests/data/cert.pem
tls-key: tests/data/key_pkcs1.pem

Docker Compose
yml
version: '3.3'
services:
dufs_data:
volumes:
- /data:/data
ports:
- '5000:5000'
image: sigoden/dufs
command: /data -A
restart: always