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Filestash: the best Open Source alternative to Google Drive in 2026

Filestash is a web file-explorer-style interface that connects to S3, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Google Drive and more, giving a unified Google-Drive-like experience over your own backend.

License AGPL-3.0 ~12k stars (estimated)Website GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License
AGPL-3.0
Category
Storage
Replaces
Google Drive
Tech stack
GoReact

Preview

Filestash interface preview

Public image provided by Filestash on its own website.

Key features

  • Connects to S3, FTP, SFTP, WebDAV and more
  • Built-in file editor and preview
  • Configurable SSO authentication

Filestash vs. Google Drive

Pros

  • One interface for multiple existing storage backends

Things to consider

  • Not storage itself, just an interface layer over another backend

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
  filestash:
    image: machines/filestash:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8334:8334"
    volumes:
      - filestash_data:/app/data/state
volumes:
  filestash_data: