Sharry Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Sharry hosting gives you self-hosted file sharing on your own domain: upload files, get a link back and send it, with an optional password and expiry. Deploy Sharry v1.17.0 with a private PostgreSQL 18 database, a generated admin login and invite-only registration, published over HTTPS in minutes. Guests can send you files through upload links without an account, and nothing is private by default.

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What is Sharry?

Sharry is a self-hosted web application that allows sharing files with others in a simple way: upload files and get a URL back that can then be shared. Upstream describes optional passwords and time periods on shares, and alias pages that let guests upload files to a registered user. A self-hosted Sharry is an alternative to sending large files through a transfer service such as WeTransfer, licensed GPL-3.0.

On xCloud it is Sharry v1.17.0 with a private PostgreSQL 18.6 database, both pinned by digest, with everything stored on the sharry_db volume. xCloud generates the database credentials, server secret, admin password and invite password, and serves the app over HTTPS. Registration is invite-only, and nothing sits in front of the site except an optional Basic Auth you add.

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

A Sharry install needs the app, a database, an admin, an invite scheme, a server secret, a domain and a certificate before the first share. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Sharry from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server; the install form has no fields.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start eikek0/sharry:v1.17.0 and a private PostgreSQL 18.6, both pinned by digest, generate the database credentials, server secret, admin password and invite password, mount sharry_db and publish it over HTTPS.
Step 03
Sign In And Share A File
Sign in at /app as admin with the generated password, then upload a file with an optional password and expiry and copy the share link. To add people, generate an invite key at /app/newinvite.

Upload Links For Guests: Sharry On Your Own Server

Sharry runs here with its files in a private PostgreSQL database, on a server you control.

Share By Link
Authenticated users upload files and get a public URL to send, for example by email. The download page is hard to guess but open to everyone who has it.
Share Passwords And Expiry
Add an optional password and a time period to a share, so the link stops working once it expires.
Alias Pages For Guests
A registered user keeps alias pages at hard-to-guess URLs where anyone holding the link can upload files to that user.
Invite-Only Registration
Registration is set to invite. Only the admin can generate single-use invite keys with the separate invite password.
Files In PostgreSQL
Accounts, share metadata and uploaded file chunks all live in the database on sharry_db; the app container keeps nothing.
Upload Size Limits
The site accepts request bodies up to 2 GB, and a single share is capped near 1.5 GB by default.

Everything You Need To Run Your File Sharing 24/7

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

Sharry v1.17.0 deployed instantly
Images pinned by digest
Admin password generated
Invite-only registration
Free SSL certificate
Files and accounts on a persistent volume
Server backups and snapshots
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Sharry

Send a large file by link
Upload once and email a link instead of attaching a file, with an expiry so it does not linger.
Protect a share with a password
Add a password to a share and send the password separately, as an extra step beyond the link.
Collect files from people without accounts
Give a client a hard-to-guess upload link so they can send documents straight to you.
Control who can create accounts
Hand out single-use invite keys so only people you choose can register.

Sharry vs Alternatives

WeTransfer: As a self-hosted alternative to WeTransfer, Sharry sends files from your own domain through links with optional passwords and expiry, stored in your own database.
Pingvin Share: Pingvin Share has its own OneClick page. In a Sharry vs Pingvin Share comparison, both are self-hosted file sharing apps, so compare guest uploads, limits and sign-up options.
Zipline: Zipline has its own OneClick page. It is another self-hosted option for sharing files, so compare the features you need.
QuickDrop: QuickDrop has its own OneClick page. It is another self-hosted share service, with chunked uploads and an admin panel.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom for large shares and many users.

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. Sharry is licensed under GPL-3.0.

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Ready To Share Files From Your Own Server?

Sharry on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your files, your links, your domain.

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.

Are Sharry share links private?

Not by default. Anyone who has a share link can download that share without signing in. The download page is hard to guess but open to everyone, so treat links as secrets and add a share password when you need an extra step.

Can guests upload files to Sharry without an account?

Yes, through alias pages. A registered user creates an alias page at a hard-to-guess URL, and anyone holding it can upload files to that user. The form has no password or expiry fields, and you can disable it any time.

How do people register on Sharry?

Registration is invite-only. As admin, open /app/newinvite, enter the Invite Password to generate a single-use key and give it to the person, who registers at /app/register. Keep the invite password to yourself, because it is an admin-only second factor.

What is the Sharry upload size limit?

There is no single unqualified limit. The site accepts request bodies up to 2 GB, but Sharry caps a share near 1.5 GB by default. Cloudflare in front of the domain may impose a lower per-request limit.

Can you self-host Sharry with Docker?

Yes. Sharry ships an official image, and this template is Sharry Docker hosting without the setup: the v1.17.0 image and PostgreSQL 18.6 pinned by digest, one volume, generated secrets and HTTPS on your own domain.

How much RAM does Sharry need?

The manifest asks for 1024 MB of RAM, 1 CPU core and 10 GB of disk. The JVM needs a moment to warm up at start, and uploaded files fill the database volume, so size the disk for what you store.

Is Sharry open source?

Yes. Sharry is licensed under GPL-3.0, so the app itself is free. You pay for the Cloud VPS underneath, which makes this a Sharry cloud of your own rather than a transfer service that holds your files.

Is there an extra login in front of Sharry?

No. The sign-in and sign-up pages are public, and managing shares needs an account. You can add Basic Auth at the reverse proxy yourself. HSTS is not sent at the platform edge, so do not assume a hardened header setup.

How do I back up Sharry?

Back up sharry_db with a Postgres dump using pg_dump, since it holds accounts, share metadata and the uploaded file chunks. Keep the generated secrets with it. Whoever can read the dump or the volume can read the files, so protect the copies.

Backup and restore Docker apps

How do I upgrade Sharry?

The install stays on its pinned v1.17.0 images until you adopt a newer template version. Back up sharry_db first and read the upstream notes. The Postgres role password applies only on an empty volume, so rotate it inside the database.

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.