# Fireshare

Fireshare is a lightweight, self-hosted media-sharing server that turns your videos into unique, publicly accessible share links. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Proxmox, TrueNAS, ZimaOS, Unraid and Docker Hub.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/986/fireshare

## Description

Fireshare is a lightweight, self-hosted media-sharing server that turns your videos into unique, publicly accessible share links. It serves game clips, screen recordings, and movies (mp4, mov, webm) through a single shareable URL that anyone can open, with optional GPU-based transcoding for broader device compatibility. It is aimed at homelab users who want a simple, low-maintenance way to share video without running a full media server.

## Platform availability

Available on 4 of 9 platforms: Unraid, TrueNAS, ZimaOS, Proxmox.

## Health score

22/100 (Low), based on 2 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 0 (GitHub repository no longer exists)
- Easy to install: 65 (4 install platforms, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/fireshare-app/fireshare
- Proxmox: https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=fireshare
- TrueNAS: https://apps.truenas.com/catalog/fireshare/
- ZimaOS: https://github.com/bigbeartechworld/big-bear-casaos/tree/master/Apps/fireshare
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/fireshare-14cwk8g02vmilw?q=Fireshare
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/shaneisrael/fireshare

## Common questions

### How do I add videos to Fireshare?

Put your videos in a folder, and Fireshare will take care of the rest.

### Does each media file get its own share link?

Fireshare gives media files unique shareable URLs.

### Where does Fireshare store the shared files?

The file stays on your disk, and the link points at your self-hosted copy.

### Can Fireshare be put behind a reverse proxy?

A community guide describes a complete self-hosting setup for Fireshare behind a reverse proxy.

### Does the Docker setup guide cover backups and updates?

The guide installs Fireshare with Docker, prepares persistent storage, verifies the local application, configures its public hostname, and covers practical backup and update procedures.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/986/fireshare), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.