Pingvin Share

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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
• Review by DB Tech

⌨️ 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 >= 16
• Git
• pm2 for running Pingvin Share in the background

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

Uploading Large Files: By default, Pingvin Share uses a built-in reverse proxy to reduce the installation steps. However, this reverse proxy is not optimized for uploading large files. If you wish to upload larger files, you can either use the Docker installation or set up your own reverse proxy. An example configuration for Nginx can be found in /nginx/nginx.conf.

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.

Additional resources

• Synology NAS installation

Upgrade to a new version

As Pingvin Share is in early stage, see the release notes for breaking changes before upgrading.

Docker

docker compose pull
docker compose up -d

Stand-alone

1. Stop the running app

   pm2 stop pingvin-share-backend pingvin-share-frontend
   

2. Repeat the steps from the installation guide except the git clone step.

   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.

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