Deploying Web-Based File Managers: File Browser and KubeFileBrowser with Docker and Kubernetes

1. File Browser

• Overview: File Browser provides a web-based interface to manage files and directories. It allows users to upload, download, preview, rename, and edit files.
• Features:
  • User management with customizable permissions
  • File operations: upload, download, edit, delete
  • Supports custom branding and themes
  • Command runner to execute shell commands on file events
• Deployment:
  • Docker:

docker run \
  -v /path/to/root:/srv \
  -v /path/to/filebrowser.db:/database.db \
  -v /path/to/.filebrowser.json:/.filebrowser.json \
  -u $(id -u):$(id -g) \
  -p 8080:80 \
  filebrowser/filebrowser

• Kubernetes: While there isn’t an official Helm chart, you can deploy File Browser by creating Kubernetes manifests that define the deployment, service, and ingress resources.
• Demo: You can try a live demo at https://demo.filebrowser.org/ with credentials demo/demo

2. KubeFileBrowser

• Overview: KubeFileBrowser is designed specifically for Kubernetes environments. It provides a web interface to browse and edit files within Kubernetes containers.
• Features:
  • Browse and edit files inside Kubernetes containers
  • Supports uploading and downloading files
  • Web-based terminal access
  • Swagger API documentation for developers
• Deployment:
  • Docker:

docker pull xmapst/kubefilebrowser:latest
docker run -d --restart=always -p 9999:9999 \
  -e RUN_MODE=debug \
  -v /path/to/kubeconfig:/root/.kube/config \
  xmapst/kubefilebrowser:latest

• Kubernetes:

kubectl apply -f deploy/kubefilebrowser.yaml