How to Install Filebrowser on macOS

Filebrowser is a web-based file management tool that allows you to access, manage, and share files on your server from any web browser. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and configure the Filebrowser on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before you get started, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• macOS operating system
• Homebrew package manager
• Docker Desktop for Mac

Step 1: Install Homebrew

First, we need to install the Homebrew package manager to install dependencies for Filebrowser. Open Terminal and run the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

This will install Homebrew on macOS.

Step 2: Install Docker Desktop for Mac

Next, we need to install Docker Desktop for Mac. You can download it from the official Docker website https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-mac.

After downloading, double-click on the downloaded file to start the installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Step 3: Install Filebrowser via Docker

Once Docker Desktop for Mac is installed, open Terminal and run the following command to install Filebrowser:

docker run -d \
  --name=filebrowser \
  -v /:/srv \
  -p 8080:80 \
  -u $(id -u):$(id -g) \
  filebrowser/filebrowser

This command will pull the latest version of the Filebrowser image from the Docker Hub, create a new container with the specified options, and start the container in the background.

Step 4: Accessing Filebrowser

Open your preferred web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080/. You should see the Filebrowser login page where you can enter your username and password. The default username is admin and the default password is admin.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we demonstrated how to install and configure Filebrowser on macOS using Docker. You can now access and manage your server files from any web browser.