copyparty
Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, deduplication, WebDAV, FTP, zeroconf, media indexer, video thumbnails, audio transcoding, and write-only folders, in a single file with no mandatory dependencies.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 129 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.20.26 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Dropbox.
At a glance
copyparty quick facts
- Health score
- 89/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 47,196
- Last commit
- 9 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.20.26, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to copyparty
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "turn almost any device into a file server with resumable uploads/downloads using any web browser."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
copyparty scores 89/100, #6 of 17 in File Transfer - Web-based File Managers: 129 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.20.26, 16 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 47,196 stars add 18.7 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
129 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.20.26 released 16 days ago
- Stars 18.7 / 20
47k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 129
- Last 90 days
- 642
- Last 12 months
- 9 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #6 of 17 tools in File Transfer - Web-based File Managers by health , between mikochi (#5) and Flare (#7) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | v1.20.26 · 16 days ago |
| Stars | 47,196 |
| Open issues | 231 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | 9001/copyparty ↗ |
copyparty vs its top 5 alternatives
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copyparty: common questions
What does copyparty replace?
Repoly lists copyparty as an open-source alternative to Dropbox. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where copyparty stands against the others.
Is copyparty still maintained?
copyparty had 129 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 9 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.20.26, is from 16 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.