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📁 Setup copyparty — Single-Binary File Server That Does Everything

Deploy copyparty on Ubuntu with Docker — a remarkably capable single-binary file server with fast uploads, WebDAV, media streaming, and thumbnails, on port 3923.

⚠️ This script is provided for demo and testing purposes only. Not intended for production use.

📦 Resources & Setup Scripts

Grab the automated bash script from GitHub to follow along with the video.

Automated install script — one command deploys copyparty on port 3923 with a generated admin password. One tiny binary gives you uploads, downloads, WebDAV, and media streaming.
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Quick Install:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/files/copyparty/copyparty-ubuntu.sh
chmod +x copyparty-ubuntu.sh
sudo bash copyparty-ubuntu.sh

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/files/copyparty/copyparty-ubuntu.sh

2 Make it Executable

chmod +x copyparty-ubuntu.sh

3 Run the Installer

The script installs Docker if needed and starts copyparty on port 3923, serving the ./data volume with an admin account whose generated password is printed at the end of setup.

sudo bash copyparty-ubuntu.sh

4 Open the Web UI and Log In

Open copyparty in your browser and log in as admin with the generated password to start uploading and sharing files:

http://<your-server-ip>:3923

Ports Used

PortPurpose
3923Web UI + WebDAV + FTP — login admin / generated password
./dataThe folder copyparty serves (mounted at /w)
featuresResumable uploads, media streaming, thumbnails, per-folder permissions

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