⚡ LightDrive

Self-hosted cloud storage with file sharing, previews, analytics, and a REST API.

Built with SvelteKit, Prisma.

Quick Install (Linux)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lbirkert/lightdrive/main/setup.sh | bash

Installs Node.js, clones the repo, builds the app, and registers a systemd service.
Works on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, openSUSE, and Raspberry Pi OS.
Run the same command again to update.

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/lbirkert/lightdrive.git
cd lightdrive
cp .env.example .env
npm install
npm run dev

Features

📁 File management	Folder tree, list/grid views, drag-and-drop uploads
🔗 Share links	Granular permissions (view, edit, insert, structure)
👥 Collaboration	Invite users to folders with role-based access
🖼️ Previews	Images, PDFs, documents (docx/md/txt/csv), audio/video
📊 Analytics	Storage usage, upload/download activity charts
🔒 Security	Argon2 hashing, HTTP-only session cookies
📡 REST API	Full API with Scalar documentation at /api-docs

Screenshots

Routes

Path	Description
/	Marketing landing page
/drive/{userId}	Personal drive
/drive/{shareToken}	Shared drive (via share link)
/auth	Sign in / Sign up
/account	Account settings
/account/preferences	Theme preferences
/account/shares	Manage share links
/dashboard	Usage analytics
/api-docs	REST API reference

Environment

Variable	Default	Description
DATABASE_URL	file:./dev.db	SQLite database path
ORIGIN	—	Public URL (required for production)
PORT	3000	Server port
BODY_SIZE_LIMIT	52428800	Max upload size (bytes)

Tech Stack

• Runtime: Node.js 24
• Framework: SvelteKit (Svelte 5)
• Database: SQLite via Prisma + libSQL (PostgreSQL optional)
• Auth: Argon2 password hashing, HTTP-only session cookies
• Icons: Lucide
• Previews: Sharp (images), Mammoth (docx), Marked (markdown)
• Transcoding: FFmpeg (audio/video)