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RustyFile

Quick Start

Launch

Section titled “Launch”
Terminal window
rustyfile --root /path/to/files --port 8080

That’s it. Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

Common examples

Section titled “Common examples”
Terminal window
# Serve your home directory
rustyfile --root ~


# Custom port with debug logging
rustyfile --root /srv/media --port 3000 --log-level debug


# JSON logs for production
rustyfile --root /data --log-format json


# Custom data directory for database and cache
rustyfile --root /files --data-dir /var/lib/rustyfile

What happens on first launch

Section titled “What happens on first launch”
  1. RustyFile starts and opens a 5-minute setup window
  2. Visit the web UI — you’ll see the setup screen
  3. Create your admin account (username + password, min 10 characters)
  4. The setup window closes and normal auth takes over

Next steps

Section titled “Next steps”