Chibisafe by chibisafe
Blazing fast file vault written in TypeScript!
About Chibisafe
From the project's README at github.com/chibisafe/chibisafe. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chibisafe/chibisafe/master/LICENSE) [](https://discord.gg/5g6vgwn) [](https://www.patreon.com/pitu) [](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kana) What is Chibisafe? Chibisafe is a file uploader service written in typescript that just works. It's easy to use, easy to deploy, free and open source. It accepts files, photos, documents, anything you imagine and gives you back a shareable link for you to send to others.
You can run it in public mode, user accounts mode or invite-only mode. Big files are automatically chunked to minimize network failure and users can create an API key to use the service programatically and hook it to other things.
The service also comes with a dashboard where you can edit almost every configuration of the instance directly from the UI without having to touch environment or configuration files manually. Control the name, the rate limit, max file size, accepted extensions, meta des
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 2.7k | github.com/chibisafe/chibisafe |
| GitHub forks | 302 | github.com/chibisafe/chibisafe |
| Docker Hub pulls | 281k | hub.docker.com / chibisafe |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 9.3 years | since Jan 2017 |
| Last commit | 5 months ago | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 69 | last: 10 months ago |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Chibisafe?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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