--- title: Fileship: Self-Hosted File Sharing With a Desktop Companion description: Fileship is an open-source, self-hosted file-sharing app with a Windows desktop companion for ShareX-style screenshot uploads. It adds screen recording, OCR... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/fileship-self-hosted-file-sharing-with-a-desktop-companion-fshwjonuu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Fileship: Self-Hosted File Sharing With a Desktop Companion | daily.dev og:description: Fileship is an open-source, self-hosted file-sharing app with a Windows desktop companion for ShareX-style screenshot uploads. It adds screen recording, OCR... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/fileship-self-hosted-file-sharing-with-a-desktop-companion-fshwjonuu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/FShwjONUu.png og:image:alt: Fileship: Self-Hosted File Sharing With a Desktop Companion og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fileship: Self-Hosted File Sharing With a Desktop Companion **[Noted](https://daily.dev/sources/noted)** · [@noted](https://daily.dev/noted) · 6 min read · 13 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Fileship is an open-source, self-hosted file-sharing app with a Windows desktop companion for ShareX-style screenshot uploads. It adds screen recording, OCR for extracting text from images, and a browser extension, plus a Linux shell script for uploads. The web library organizes files into folders with password-protected or expiring share links, an optional local AI-powered image search, and an Inbox for receiving files from others. It deploys via official Docker Compose with PostgreSQL, recommending at least 2 CPU cores and 4 GB RAM, and supports importing data from Zipline. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What are the system requirements for self-hosting Fileship? The developer recommends at least two CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM to run Fileship. It deploys through an official Docker Compose setup using PostgreSQL as the database, which is more resource-intensive than a lightweight screenshot uploader, so persistent storage and backups should be planned before deployment. _Homelab builders sizing out self-hosted tools can find setup breakdowns like this on daily.dev._ ### Can Fileship migrate data from an existing Zipline instance? Yes, Fileship supports importing data from Zipline, making it a practical option for anyone already running that self-hosted file-sharing application and considering a switch. This covers moving existing uploads over rather than starting a new library from scratch. _Anyone comparing self-hosted alternatives before switching tools can track options like this on daily.dev._ ### Does Fileship work on Linux for screenshot uploading like ShareX does on Windows? Fileship offers a Windows desktop companion with ShareX-style screenshot capture, screen recording, and OCR, but Linux users get a shell script instead of a dedicated app. The script uploads files directly to a self-hosted Fileship instance and can be wired into an existing screenshot workflow or custom shortcuts. _Linux users piecing together self-hosted upload workflows can keep tabs on tools like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [File Browser is being archived, and my self-hosted replacement is faster than it in every way](https://daily.dev/posts/file-browser-is-being-archived-and-my-self-hosted-replacement-is-faster-than-it-in-every-way-tnebddhcd) · XDA Developers · 6 upvotes · 1 comments - [Petal Brings Self-Hosted Screen Sharing to Your Desktop](https://daily.dev/posts/petal-brings-self-hosted-screen-sharing-to-your-desktop-bckm7fe29) · Noted · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Open-Source File Storage Platform](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-file-storage-platform-hgtyc5qfc) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I ditched Nextcloud for something far lighter, and I don't miss a single feature](https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-nextcloud-for-something-far-lighter-and-i-don-t-miss-a-single-feature-mdcctqdvs) · XDA Developers · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [BoxBox: The file manager your homelab deserves.](https://daily.dev/posts/boxbox-the-file-manager-your-homelab-deserves--kqzuuxbqk) · Product Hunt · 75 upvotes · 8 comments --- Tags: [#docker](https://daily.dev/tags/docker), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/fileship-self-hosted-file-sharing-with-a-desktop-companion-fshwjonuu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Fileship: Self-Hosted File Sharing With a Desktop Companion","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/fileship-self-hosted-file-sharing-with-a-desktop-companion-fshwjonuu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/fileship-self-hosted-file-sharing-with-a-desktop-companion-fshwjonuu"},"datePublished":"2026-10-28T12:17:23.437Z","dateModified":"2026-10-29T09:00:34.575Z","description":"Fileship is an open-source, self-hosted file-sharing app with a Windows desktop companion for ShareX-style screenshot uploads. 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