# Cloud Commander

Cloud Commander is a self-hosted, web-based file manager for browsing and managing files and directories from any device with a web browser. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/358/cloud-commander

## Description

Cloud Commander is a self-hosted, web-based file manager for browsing and managing files and directories from any device with a web browser. It includes a built-in text editor and can compress and extract archives.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

76/100 (Good), based on 4 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 100 (last commit 16 days ago)
- Popular: 66 (2,031 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 20 (1 install platform, Docker image)
- Light to run: 100 (256 MB minimum RAM, runs on ARM)

## Links

- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/coderaiser/cloudcmd/
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/cloudcommander-0yve2ys14y8clc?q=CloudCommander
- GitHub: https://github.com/coderaiser/cloudcmd
- Official website: https://cloudcmd.io

## Common questions

### How do I enable login for Cloud Commander?

Start it with the --auth flag and set --username and --password.

### How can I limit the web file manager to one directory?

Use the --root parameter to set the root directory.

### How can I make hidden files visible?

Run Cloud Commander with --show-dot-files.

### How do I choose the built-in text editor?

Use --editor to select dword, edward, or deepword.

### Which archive formats can Cloud Commander pack or extract?

It packs zip and tar.gz. It extracts zip, tar, gz, bz2, tar.gz, and tar.bz2 using inly.

## Alternatives

- FileBrowser Quantum: FileBrowser Quantum is a free, self-hosted, web-based file manager.
- Indexlet: Indexlet is a lightweight, flat-file directory viewer designed to turn static file server into a beautiful, navigable interface.
- copyparty: Copyparty is a portable, self-contained file server for homelabs and personal devices that shares folders through a browser, WebDAV, FTP, T…
- filebrowser.org: A create-your-own-cloud-kind of software where you can install it on a server, direct it to a path and then access your files through a nic…

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