File manager

The Files page is a browser-based file manager for your home directory. Everything it does runs on the server as your own user, so it can do exactly what you could do over SFTP — no more, no less.

Operations

• Browse folders (breadcrumbs at the top); create files and folders.
• Upload files up to 256 MB each.
• Download any file.
• Edit text files up to 1 MB in the browser (binary files are refused).
• Rename / move, copy, delete (recursively, with confirmation).
• chmod with a numeric mode such as 644 or 755 (no setuid/setgid/sticky bits; the home directory itself cannot be changed).
• Zip selected files and folders; extract .zip and .tar.gz archives into a folder.

Limits and safety

• Paths always stay inside your home: .., absolute paths and symbolic links leading outside are refused.
• Archives are checked before extraction: entries with absolute paths or .., links and device files are rejected, and there are limits on total size (1 GB), entry count (50 000) and compression ratio (100:1).
• Large sites are faster to upload over SFTP.