pyrobox 🔥

Note : DEFAULT UPLOAD PASSWORD: SECret

• you can change it by editing the code (see config class at top)
• to set password from command line, use -k or --password flag

Status

Requesting for more suggesions and ideas

Feel Free to Support Me

Basic FEATURES

• File Hosting system (Serve files from local Storage system)
• Access Shared File System from Multiple Devices
• Has optional account system (Admin can add users or allow signup) (Check Advanced Account System section)
• Set Server Permission (Check Customization Options section)

Extra FEATURES

• 🔽 DOWNLOAD AND VIDEO STREAM WITH PAUSE AND RESUME
• 🔼 UPLOAD WITH PASSWORD (User password or server-wide password)
• 👌 HTML5 drag and drop uploader
• 📈 MULTIPLE FILE UPLOAD
• 📝 RENAME
• 📁 FOLDER DOWNLOAD as ZIP (uses temp folder)
• ⏯ Built-in VIDEO PLAYER
• 🔁 DELETE FILE (MOVE TO RECYCLE BIN)
• 🔥 PERMANENTLY DELETE
• ⛓ File manager like NAVIGATION BAR
• 📑 Right click Context menu (Tap n hold on touch device)
• 🧨 RELOAD SERVER FROM REMOTE [DEBUG PURPOSE]
• 🆕 FOLDER CREATION
• 💬 Pop-up messages UI(from my Web leach repo)
• 🌐 (Didn't test yet) If you are using REAL IP AND ALLOW PYTHON TO USE PUBLIC NETWORK, YOUR SERVER CAN BE VISIBLE AROUND THE GLOBE. (also vulnerable, since you can't control access yet)
• 🧬 Clone entire directory from Host to Client with least changes (last modified preserved)
• 🔜 More comming soon
• All of these without the need of any internet connection (having connection will provide better experience)

Server side requirement

• Python 3.7 or higher. Older support available.¹
• Basic knowledge about Python
• send2trash, natsort python modules

Installation

1. Install Python 3.7 or higher
2. Close older pyrobox process if already running
3. Install using PIP

On Windows

1. Open CMD or PowerShell
2. Run pip install -U pyrobox
3. Run pyrobox to launch the server on the Terminal Current Working Directory.

On Linux

1. Open Terminal
2. Run pip3 install -U pyrobox
3. Run pyrobox to launch the server on the Terminal Current Working Directory.

CHECK FAQ FOR FUTURE HELP AND ISSUE FIX

Customization

1. Simply running the code on will create a server on CURRENT WORKING DIRECTORY on Port: 6969

2. On browser (on device under same router/wifi network), go to deviceIP:port_number to see the output like this: http://192.168.0.101:6969/

   • you must allow python in firewall to access network, check FAQ for more help

3. To change the server running directory,

   • i) either edit the code (see config class at top)
   • ii) or add -d or --directory command line argument when launching the program
     • pyrobox -d . to launch the server in current directory (where the file is)
     • pyrobox -d "D:\Server\Public folder\" (Use Double-Quotation while directory has space)
     • pyrobox -d "D:/Server/Public folder" (Forward or backward slash really doesn't matter, unless your terminal thinks otherwise)

4. To change port number

   • i) just edit the code for permanent change (see config class at top)
   • ii) or add the port number at the end of the command line arg
     • pyrobox 45678 # will run on port 45678
     • pyrobox -d . 45678 # will run on port 45678 in current directory

5. To specify alternate bind address

   • Add bind add -bind {address} # ie: -bind 127.0.0.2 or -bind 127.0.0.99

6. To change upload password

   • i) or add -k or --password command line argument when launching the program
     • pyrobox -k "my new password" to launch the server with new password
     • pyrobox -k "" to launch the server without password
     • pyrobox to launch the server with default password (SECret)
   • ii) just edit the code for permanent change (see config class at top)

7. Optional configurations

usage: local_server_pyrobox.py [--password PASSWORD] [--no-upload] [--no-zip] [--no-update] [--no-delete] [--no-download] [--read-only] [--view-only] [--bind ADDRESS] [--directory DIRECTORY] [--version] [-h] [port]

Positional Arguments

arg value	Description
port	Specify alternate port [default: 6969]

Options

Flags/Arg value	Description
--password PASSWORD, -k PASSWORD	Upload Password (GUESTS users and Nameless server users must use it to upload files)(default: SECret)
--directory DIRECTORY, -d DIRECTORY	Specify alternative directory [default: current directory]
--bind ADDRESS, -b ADDRESS	Specify alternate bind address [default: all interfaces]
--version, -v	show program's version number and exit
-h, --help	show this help message and exit
--no-extra-log	Disable file path and [= + - #] based logs (default: False)

Customization Options

Flags	Description
--no-upload, -nu	Files can't be uploaded (default: False)
--no-zip, -nz	Disable Folder->Zip downloading (default: False)
--no-modify, -nm	Disable File Modification (ie: renaming, overwriting existing files) (On upload, if file exists, will add a number at the end) (default: False)
--no-delete, -nd	Disable File Deletion (default: False)
--no-download, -ndw	Disable File Downloading [videos won't play either] (default: False)
--read-only, -ro	Read Only Mode disables upload and any modifications ie: rename, delete (default: False)
--view-only, -vo	Only allowed to see file list, nothing else (default: False)

Advanced Account System

You must give a --name [Name] and --admin-id [USER Name], --admin-pass [PASSWORD] to create an admin account. If guest not allowed --no-guest-allowed User must login to access the server. You can also disable signing up --no-signup (Only admin can add user from admin page). Admin can also update user permission from admin page.

Flags/Arg value	Description
--name NAME, -n NAME	Name of the user (default: None)
--admin-id ADMIN_ID, -aid ADMIN_ID	Admin ID (default: None)
--admin-pass ADMIN_PASS, -ak ADMIN_PASS	Admin Password (default: None)
--no-signup, -ns	Disable Signing up (Only admin can add user from admin page)(default: False)
--no-guest-allowed, -ng	Disable Guest Access (default: False)

Account Example

1. pyrobox -n "My Server1" -aid "admin" -ak "admin123" -k "Guest_pass" # will allow anyone to access the server, but they must use Guest_pass to upload files
2. pyrobox -n "My Server2" -aid "admin" -ak "admin123" -ng # If someone wants to access the server they must sign up via signup page first. No guest allowed
3. pyrobox -n "My Server3" -aid "admin" -ak "admin123" -ng -ns # Only admin can access the server. No guest allowed, no signup allowed. Admin can add user from admin page

TODO

• #33 Show thumbnails, for png and jpg (how to do with just standard library?), For others, just show extension.
• #34 Copy stream URL for videos to play with any video player
• #36 Add side bar to do something 🤔
• check output ip and port accuracy on multiple os
• #37 Backup code if Reload causes unhandled issue and can't be accessed
• Add more flags to disable specific features

Support for more features

Context menu

Right click on any file link

FAQ

Using WSL, "PIP not found"

Run this to install pip3 and add pip to path

sudo apt -y purge python3-pip
sudo python3 -m pip uninstall pip
sudo apt -y install python3-pip
pip3 install --upgrade pip
echo "export PATH=\"${HOME}/.local/bin:$PATH\"" >>"${HOME}"/.bashrc

Re-running the file should work.

Using Linux, "PIP not found"

Run this to install pip3

sudo apt -y purge python3-pip
sudo python3 -m pip uninstall pip
sudo apt -y install python3-pip
pip3 install --upgrade pip

Re-running the file should work.

Deleted (Move to Recycle), But WHERE ARE THEY?? [on LINUX & WSL]

Actually the feature is working fine, unfortunately NO-GUI mode linux and WSL don't recycle bin, so you can't find it! And to make things worse, you need to manually clear the recyle bin from ~/.local/share/Trash SO I'D RECOMMAND USING DELETE PARMANENTLY

Running on WINDOWS, but can't access with other device [FIREWALL]

You probably have FireWall ON and not configured. For your safety, I'd recommend you to allow Python on private network and run the server when your network is Private. IN SHORT: ALLOW PYTHON ON FIREWALL, RUN THE SERVER

note: allowed on private but using public network on firewall will cause similar issue, you gotta make both same or allow python both on public and private

Thanks to

1. https://github.com/bones7456/bones7456/blob/master/SimpleHTTPServerWithUpload.py (the guy who made upload possible)
2. https://gist.github.com/UniIsland/3346170 (the guy who made multiple file upload possible)
3. https://github.com/SethMMorton/natsort (sorting titles)
4. https://github.com/sandes/zipfly (modified lets you see the zip progress)
5. https://github.com/sampotts/plyr (improved video player)

Disclaimer: the owner or the programmers or any content of this repository hold no responsibility for any kind of data loss or modification on your system and do not warrenty for such actions. I tried my best to prevent all sorts of ways (that I am currently aware of) to prevent data loss or unwanted data modification. See Data Safety Measures taken on this projects to prevent unwanted data loss.

Footnotes

1. [<=3.4 compatibility] is on the way. ↩