FileRise Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy FileRise hosting and run your own web file manager with resumable uploads and share links on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned FileRise v3.34.0 image, creates the admin account with a generated password, keeps files, accounts and share links on three persistent volumes and publishes it over HTTPS in minutes. There is no public sign-up, and uploads are not virus-scanned unless you switch that on.

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What is FileRise?

FileRise is a self-hosted web file manager and storage hub. It offers drag and drop, chunked and resumable uploads, a folder tree, share links, WebDAV and per-folder access control for users. Run on your own server it is a self-hosted FileRise, an alternative to a hosted file service such as Dropbox or Google Drive, with the core under the MIT licence. FileRise Pro adds extra features and needs a paid licence from the upstream project.

On xCloud it is the upstream error311/filerise-docker v3.34.0 image, pinned by digest, as one PHP and Apache container with file-based storage and no database. The admin account is created at install with a generated password. The filerise_uploads volume holds files, filerise_users holds accounts and settings, and filerise_metadata holds share links, tags, logs and the generated key.

From Sign-Up to a Live FileRise In Just 3 Easy Steps

A FileRise install normally means the app container, a first-run account race, three volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first upload. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick FileRise from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and target server; the install form has no fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start error311/filerise-docker v3.34.0, pinned by digest, create the admin account with a generated password, mount filerise_uploads, filerise_users and filerise_metadata, and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign In And Upload
Open your URL and sign in as admin with the generated password. If a first-run setup form shows instead, create the administrator there at once. Then upload a file and add users from the admin panel.

Everything FileRise Does, On Your Own Server

FileRise v3.34.0 core runs here with uploads, sharing and WebDAV, on volumes you own.

Chunked, Resumable Uploads
The browser uploader sends files in small chunks, so large files upload without raising the proxy limit.
Share Links
Create share links for files and folders. Anyone holding a link can open it without an account, so treat links as public.
WebDAV
Mount your files from a WebDAV client, with an optional cap on WebDAV upload size in the environment.
Per-User Folder Access
The administrator adds users and decides which folders each can reach. There is no public sign-up.
No Database
FileRise is one PHP and Apache container with file-based storage on three volumes, so there is no database to run.
Virus Scanning Is Optional
Uploads are not scanned unless you turn on virus scanning, which downloads signatures at every start and needs more memory.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Manager 24/7

Managed hosting for FileRise, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

FileRise v3.34.0 deployed instantly
Image pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
Free SSL certificate
Files and accounts on persistent volumes
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With FileRise

Share files with a link
Send someone a share link to a file or folder stored on your own server.
Receive large uploads
Accept big files through a resumable, chunked uploader instead of an email attachment.
Give people their own folders
Add users and limit each to the folders they should reach.
Mount storage over WebDAV
Connect a desktop or phone WebDAV client to the same files.

FileRise Screenshots

A FileRise folder containing an uploaded file

FileRise vs Alternatives

Dropbox: A hosted file storage and sharing service; FileRise is the open-source, self-hosted alternative to Dropbox and to Google Drive, with files on your own server.
Filestash: A storage-agnostic web file manager, available as its own OneClick app.
Seafile: A file sync and sharing server with desktop and mobile clients, available as its own OneClick app.
Google Drive: A hosted cloud drive with sharing; FileRise gives you sharing and WebDAV on infrastructure you run.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for FileRise hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More users, larger libraries and optional virus scanning.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. FileRise core is MIT licensed; FileRise Pro needs a paid upstream licence.

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Ready To Run Your Own Web File Manager?

FileRise on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your data. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Can I run FileRise in Docker?

Yes, and this template is FileRise Docker hosting without the setup: the upstream error311/filerise-docker v3.34.0 image pinned by digest, as one container with three named volumes, a generated admin password and HTTPS on your domain.

How much RAM does FileRise need?

Plan on 512 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 5 GB of disk at minimum. Upstream publishes no memory figure, so this is an estimate with virus scanning off, and your files set the real disk need. This page sells the 6 GB tier.

How do I sign in to FileRise after installing?

Open your URL and sign in as admin with the generated password from the credentials; you can change it inside FileRise afterwards. If a first-run setup form appears instead, the account was not created, so create the administrator there immediately.

Can anyone sign up to my FileRise?

No. FileRise has no public sign-up, and the administrator creates users and sets which folders each can reach. Anyone holding a share link can still open that shared file without an account, so treat share links as public.

How big a file can I upload to FileRise?

The proxy accepts request bodies up to 5 GB, matching TOTAL_UPLOAD_SIZE. The browser uploader sends files in small chunks, so larger files still upload. Only plain values belong in that setting. Raising TOTAL_UPLOAD_SIZE does not raise the proxy limit.

Does FileRise scan uploads for viruses?

Not by default. Scanning runs only if you set VIRUS_SCAN_ENABLED and CLAMAV_AUTO_UPDATE to true, which downloads signatures at every start and needs noticeably more memory while scanning, so check your server's RAM first. The scanner is optional and is not part of the default install.

Is FileRise free?

The core is. FileRise is open source under the MIT licence, so the software has no fee, while FileRise Pro features need a paid licence from the upstream project. Your plan pays for the dedicated Cloud VPS underneath, a FileRise cloud of your own.

How do I back up FileRise?

Copy all three volumes together: filerise_uploads, filerise_users and filerise_metadata. A restore needs all three from the same moment, because accounts, share links and the generated key refer to each other.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade FileRise?

The install stays on its pinned v3.34.0 image until you adopt a newer template version. Back up all three volumes first and read the upstream release notes. Nothing upgrades automatically, and the upstream latest tag is not used.

Can I change the admin password?

Yes, but from inside FileRise. ADMIN_PASSWORD only sets the password while the account is created at install, so editing it in the environment later changes nothing. Do not set PERSISTENT_TOKENS_KEY on a running site, because it signs everyone out.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.