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Plik

Plik is a scalable, self-hosted temporary file upload system for sharing files, with a modern web interface and multiple storage backends.

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Plik is a scalable, self-hosted temporary file upload system for sharing files, with a modern web interface and multiple storage backends.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

72/100 Good

Maintained
95last commit 12 days ago
Popular
651,824 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 13 days ago

GitHub stars
1,824
Open issues
30
Last commit
2026-10-01
Latest release
1.4.2
Activity
rising

Checked 5 days ago - source: GitHub (root-gg/plik)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Open Plik's port when using Docker Use the Docker command with -p 8080:8080, which forwards Plik's main port (a numbered network doorway) from the container to your machine. If you skip this, you may be able to run the container but still be unable to open Plik in a browser or upload files. source
  • Start the service on Debian/Ubuntu After installing plik-server with apt, run sudo systemctl start plikd so the Plik server is actually running. If you install it but forget to start the service, Plik will not accept uploads or downloads. source
  • Check plikd.cfg before relying on it If you install from the release archive, look in the server folder for plikd.cfg and make sure its settings match how you want to store and share files. A missing or wrong config can make Plik behave unexpectedly after you first start using it. source

Fetched 5 days ago - each note links to its source

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  • SwissTransfer - Send up to 50GB securely and for free.
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Checked 11 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Can Plik create time-limited share links from a command-line tool?

Yes. A user reports that its command-line client can create time-limited share links, such as a 10-minute link for a file.

Are files stored on disks you control when self-hosting Plik?

Yes, the guide says self-hosting gives data ownership because the files live on disks you control.

Can self-hosting Plik avoid recurring per-seat fees?

The guide says self-hosting has cost predictability with a one-time setup instead of recurring per-seat fees.

Is Plik written in Go?

The issue page describes Plik as a temporary file upload system in Go.

Answers sourced from github.com, talos.tools, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 9 days ago - public community threads