BRF-Tech/filex
Self-hosted file manager & sharing with a web UI, in one Go binary - open-source alternative to Nextcloud, Dropbox and Google Drive. Web-based file browser for local, S3, SFTP, WebDAV, FTP and SMB storage: private cloud served as S3, SFTP, NFS, WebDAV. SSO/LDAP, multi-tenant, encrypted folders, embeddable web component, desktop app, MCP server.
Health Breakdown
Should you contribute to BRF-Tech/filex?
BRF-Tech/filex has a FoundDev health score of 86/100, which puts it in the active-and-maintained tier. The maintainer team is shipping recently, issues are being closed, and a PR you open this week has a realistic chance of being reviewed.
Last push was 0 days ago — that signals an actively maintained project. New issues are likely to get a maintainer response within days. The project is written primarily in Go, so prior Go experience will shorten ramp-up.
Licensed under MIT, a standard OSI-approved license — safe to contribute to under normal employer IP policies.
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