Gokapi
Lightweight server to share files, which expire after a set amount of downloads or days. Similar to the discontinued Firefox Send, with the difference that only the admin is allowed to upload files.
Description from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Still maintained? Yes: 8 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.2.4 (Mar 2026).
Comparisons in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: WeTransfer alternatives.
At a glance
Gokapi quick facts
- Health score
- 66/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 2,924
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.2.4, Mar 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Gokapi is a modern, self-hosted alternative to Firefox Send that puts you in control of your file sharing. Built with Go, it combines simplicity with powerful features like automatic file expiration, end-to-end encryption, and flexible cloud storage support."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Gokapi scores 66/100, #21 of 33 in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload: 8 commits in the last 90 days earn 9.3 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.2.4, 8 months ago) earns 22.5 of 25, 2,924 stars add 13.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 25.7 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 9.3 / 35
8 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 22.5 / 25
v2.2.4 released 8 months ago
- Stars 13.9 / 20
2.9k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 8
- Last 90 days
- 145
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #21 of 33 tools in File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload by health , between Chibisafe (#20) and PictShare (#22) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Go, Docker |
| Latest release | v2.2.4 · 8 months ago |
| Stars | 2,924 |
| Open issues | 34 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | Forceu/gokapi ↗ |
Gokapi vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Gokapi (File Transfer - Single-click & Drag-n-drop Upload), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plik | 93 | 1.8k | MIT | yesterday |
| Safebucket | 92 | 995 | Apache-2.0 | yesterday |
| 015 | 91 | 422 | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| 1time | 88 | 82 | MIT | yesterday |
| Gokapi (this tool) | 66 | 2.9k | GPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| Uguu | 41 | 1.2k | MIT | 11 months ago |
Gokapi: common questions
Is Gokapi still maintained?
Gokapi had 8 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v2.2.4, is from 8 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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