PicoShare is a minimalist service that allows you to share files easily.
There are a million services for sharing files, but none of them are quite like PicoShare. Here are PicoShare's advantages:
- Direct download links: PicoShare gives you a direct download link you can share with anyone. They can view or download the file with no ads or signups.
- No file restrictions: Unlike sites like imgur, Vimeo, or SoundCloud that only allow you to share specific types of files, PicoShare lets you share any file of any size.
- No resizing/re-encoding: If you upload media like images, video, or audio, PicoShare never forces you to wait on re-encoding. You get a direct download link as soon as you upload the file, and PicoShare never resizes or re-encodes your file.
PS_SHARED_SECRET=somesecretpass PORT=4001 \
go run cmd/picoshare/main.goTo run PicoShare under docker-compose, copy the following to a file called docker-compose.yml and then run docker-compose up.
version: "3.2"
services:
picoshare:
image: ghcr.io/lincest/picoshare:latest
environment:
- PORT=4001
- PS_SHARED_SECRET=dummypass # Change to any password
ports:
- 4001:4001
command: -db /data/store.db
volumes:
- ./data:/data| Flag | Meaning | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
-db |
Path to SQLite database | "data/store.db" |
| Environment Variable | Meaning |
|---|---|
PORT |
TCP port on which to listen for HTTP connections (defaults to 4001). |
PS_BEHIND_PROXY |
Set to "true" for better logging when PicoShare is running behind a reverse proxy. |
PS_SHARED_SECRET |
(required) Specifies a passphrase for the admin user to log in to PicoShare. |
If you rebuild the Docker image from source, you can adjust the build behavior with docker build --build-arg:
| Build Arg | Meaning | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
litestream_version |
Version of Litestream to use for data replication | 0.3.9 |
PicoShare is maintained by Michael Lynch as a hobby project.
Due to time limitations, I keep PicoShare's scope limited to only the features that fit into my workflows. That unfortunately means that I sometimes reject proposals or contributions for perfectly good features. It's nothing against those features, but I only have bandwidth to maintain features that I use.
PicoShare is easy to deploy to cloud hosting platforms:
Some users find it surprising that when they delete files from PicoShare, they don't gain back free space on their filesystem.
When you delete files, PicoShare reserves the space for future uploads. If you'd like to reduce PicoShare's usage of your filesystem, you can manually force PicoShare to give up the space by performing the following steps:
- Shut down PicoShare.
- Run
sqlite3 data/store.db 'VACUUM'wheredata/store.dbis the path to your PicoShare database.
You should find that the data/store.db should shrink in file size, as it relinquishes the space dedicated to previously deleted files. If you start PicoShare again, the System Information screen will show the smaller size of PicoShare files.