A lightweight, self-hosted web file manager built for speed, security, and a quiet technical aesthetic.

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Nodi is a LAN-first personal file hub for moving files across your own devices. It is designed around large browser uploads, drag-and-drop folders, mobile sending, safe sharing, and simple WebDAV access without becoming a full Nextcloud-style collaboration suite.

1. Authenticate securely via BCrypt-backed login
2. Browse directories with zero-latency SPA navigation
3. Manage assets with async Rename, Create, and Delete actions
4. Upload large files with resumable chunked transfers
5. Send files from phone or laptop with a mobile-friendly upload screen
6. Share read-only links or upload dropboxes on your trusted network
7. Mount storage through WebDAV from desktop and mobile tools

• Backend: Go (standard library + http.ServeMux)
• Frontend: Preact + Signals (lightweight React alternative)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS v4
• Packaging: Multi-stage Docker build
• OS: Alpine Linux

Active remake. The project is being rebuilt toward a practical home-network Drive alternative. The current focus is reliability for large uploads, mobile-first sending, safe sharing, WebDAV, trash/restore, health checks, and packaging that does not break 20GB-100GB transfers.

Run the one-click installer on any Linux server with Docker installed. It always builds from the latest source and creates a systemd service so Nodi auto-starts on boot.

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Twarga/Nodi/main/install.sh)

The installer clones the repo, builds a fresh Docker image, starts Nodi on port 7319, and registers it with systemd. It generates a one-time admin password and prints it at the end of installation. Save it, log in, then change the password from Settings before exposing Nodi outside a trusted network.

Nodi is safest as a LAN-only app. If you expose it remotely, put it behind HTTPS and a firewall/reverse proxy you understand.

Custom install directory:

INSTALL_DIR=/opt/nodi bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Twarga/Nodi/main/install.sh)

Manage Nodi:

sudo systemctl status nodi     # check status
sudo systemctl stop nodi       # stop
sudo systemctl start nodi      # start
sudo systemctl restart nodi    # restart

Remove completely:

sudo systemctl stop nodi && sudo systemctl disable nodi
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/nodi.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
cd nodi-app && docker compose down -v && cd .. && rm -rf nodi-app

Run from a clone:

cp .env.example nodi.env
docker compose up -d

The compose file uses named volumes mounted at /nodi_files and /tmp. Large uploads stream to disk; the default compose intentionally avoids tmpfs upload storage and tight memory caps.

Optional HTTPS reverse proxy with Caddy:

cp Caddyfile.example Caddyfile
# Edit Caddyfile and replace nodi.example.com with your hostname.
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.caddy.yml up -d

Use the Caddy setup only when you have DNS, firewall, and exposure rules under control. For home-only use, http://server-ip:7319 is simpler.

Prerequisites:

• Go 1.24+
• Docker (optional)

Run the full app with one command:

./run.sh

This installs frontend dependencies, builds the UI, scaffolds a default .env, and starts the Go server.

Requires: Go 1.24+, Node.js 20+, npm

Default credentials: admin / admin — change these before exposing to a network.

MIT License. Created by Twarga.