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Pingvin Share
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_Read this in another language: [Spanish](/docs/README.es.md), [English](/README.md), [Simplified Chinese](/docs/README.zh-cn.md)_
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Pingvin Share is self-hosted file sharing platform and an alternative for WeTransfer.
## ✨ Features
- Share files using a link
- Unlimited file size (restricted only by disk space)
- Set an expiration date for shares
- Secure shares with visitor limits and passwords
- Email recipients
- Integration with ClamAV for security scans
## 🐧 Get to know Pingvin Share
- [Demo](https://pingvin-share.dev.eliasschneider.com)
- [Review by DB Tech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWwNeZCOPJA)
## ⌨️ Setup
> Note: Pingvin Share is in its early stages and may contain bugs.
### Installation with Docker (recommended)
1. Download the `docker-compose.yml` file
2. Run `docker-compose up -d`
The website is now listening on `http://localhost:3000`, have fun with Pingvin Share 🐧!
### Stand-alone Installation
Required tools:
- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) >= 16
- [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
- [pm2](https://pm2.keymetrics.io/) for running Pingvin Share in the background
```bash
git clone https://github.com/stonith404/pingvin-share
cd pingvin-share
# Checkout the latest version
git fetch --tags && git checkout $(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
# Start the backend
cd backend
npm install
npm run build
pm2 start --name="pingvin-share-backend" npm -- run prod
# Start the frontend
cd ../frontend
npm install
npm run build
pm2 start --name="pingvin-share-frontend" npm -- run start
```
The website is now listening on `http://localhost:3000`, have fun with Pingvin Share 🐧!
### Integrations
#### ClamAV (Docker only)
ClamAV is used to scan shares for malicious files and remove them if found.
1. Add the ClamAV container to the Docker Compose stack (see `docker-compose.yml`) and start the container.
2. Docker will wait for ClamAV to start before starting Pingvin Share. This may take a minute or two.
3. The Pingvin Share logs should now log "ClamAV is active"
Please note that ClamAV needs a lot of [ressources](https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Installing/Docker.html#memory-ram-requirements).
### Additional resources
- [Synology NAS installation](https://mariushosting.com/how-to-install-pingvin-share-on-your-synology-nas/)
### Upgrade to a new version
As Pingvin Share is in early stage, see the release notes for breaking changes before upgrading.
#### Docker
```bash
docker compose pull
docker compose up -d
```
#### Stand-alone
1. Stop the running app
```bash
pm2 stop pingvin-share-backend pingvin-share-frontend
```
2. Repeat the steps from the [installation guide](#stand-alone-installation) except the `git clone` step.
```bash
cd pingvin-share
# Checkout the latest version
git fetch --tags && git checkout $(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
# Start the backend
cd backend
npm run build
pm2 restart pingvin-share-backend
# Start the frontend
cd ../frontend
npm run build
pm2 restart pingvin-share-frontend
```
### Configuration
You can customize Pingvin Share by going to the configuration page in your admin dashboard.
#### Environment variables
For installation specific configuration, you can use environment variables. The following variables are available:
##### Backend
| Variable | Default Value | Description |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `PORT` | `8080` | The port on which the backend listens. |
| `DATABASE_URL` | `file:../data/pingvin-share.db?connection_limit=1` | The URL of the SQLite database. |
| `DATA_DIRECTORY` | `./data` | The directory where data is stored. |
| `CLAMAV_HOST` | `127.0.0.1` | The IP address of the ClamAV server. |
| `CLAMAV_PORT` | `3310` | The port number of the ClamAV server. |
##### Frontend
| Variable | Default Value | Description |
| --------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| `PORT` | `3000` | The port on which the frontend listens. |
| `API_URL` | `http://localhost:8080` | The URL of the backend for the frontend. |
## 🖤 Contribute
### Translations
You can help to translate Pingvin Share into your language.
On [Crowdin](https://crowdin.com/project/pingvin-share) you can easily translate Pingvin Share online.
Is your language not on Crowdin? Feel free to [Request it](https://github.com/stonith404/pingvin-share/issues/new?assignees=&labels=language-request&projects=&template=language-request.yml&title=%F0%9F%8C%90+Language+request%3A+%3Clanguage+name+in+english%3E).
Any issues while translating? Feel free to participate in the [Localization discussion](https://github.com/stonith404/pingvin-share/discussions/198).
### Project
You're very welcome to contribute to Pingvin Share! Please follow the [contribution guide](/CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.