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1 # Introduction
2
3 Welcome to the official Jirafeau project, an [Open-Source software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software).
4
5 Jirafeau is a web site permitting to upload a file in a simple way and give an unique link to it.
6
7 A demonstration of the latest version is available on [jirafeau.net](http://jirafeau.net/)
8
9 ![Screenshot1](http://i.imgur.com/TPjh48P.png)
10
11 **Main features**:
12 - One upload => One download link & One delete linkp
13 - Send any large files (thanks to HTML5)
14 - NO database, only use basic PHP
15 - Shows progression: speed, percentage and remaining upload time
16 - Preview content in browser (if possible)
17 - Optional Password protection (for uploading or downloading)
18 - Time limitation
19 - Option to self-destruct after reading
20 - Simple language support :gb: :fr: :de: :it: :nl: :ro: :sk: :hu: :cn:
21 - Small administration interface
22 - File level [Deduplication](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_deduplication) for storage optimization
23 - A basic Terms Of Service which can be adapted to your needs
24 - Shortened URLs using base 64 encoding
25 - API interface
26 - Optional data encryption
27 - Skins
28 ...
29
30 Jirafeau is a fork of the original project [Jyraphe](http://home.gna.org/jyraphe/) based on the 0.5 (stable version) with a **lot** of modifications.
31
32 As it's original project, Jirafeau is made in the [KISS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle) way (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
33
34 Jirafeau project won't evolve to a file manager and will focus to keep a very few dependencies.
35
36 # Screenshots
37
38 Here are some screenshots:
39 - [Installation part 1](http://i.imgur.com/hmpT1eN.jpg)
40 - [Installation part 2](http://i.imgur.com/2e0UGKE.jpg)
41 - [Installation part 3](http://i.imgur.com/ofAjLXh.jpg)
42 - [Installation part 4](http://i.imgur.com/WXqnfqJ.jpg)
43 - [Upload 1](http://i.imgur.com/SBmSwzJ.jpg)
44 - [Upload 2](http://i.imgur.com/wzPkb1Z.jpg)
45 - [Upload 3](http://i.imgur.com/i6n95kv.jpg)
46 - [Upload 4](http://i.imgur.com/P2oS1MY.jpg)
47
48 # Installation
49 - [Download](https://gitlab.com/mojo42/Jirafeau/repository/archive.zip) the last version of Jirafeau from GitLab
50 - Upload files on your web server
51 - Don't forget to set owner of uploaded files if you need to
52 - Get your web browser and go to you install location (e.g. ```http://your-web-site.org/jirafeau/```) and follow instructions
53 - Some options are not configured from the minimal installation wizard, you may take a look at option documentation in ```lib/config.original.php``` and customize your ```lib/config.local.php```
54
55 Note that ```lib/config.local.php``` is auto-generated during the installation.
56
57 If you don't want to go through the installation wizard, you can just copy ```config.original.php``` to ```config.local.php``` and customize it.
58
59 # Security
60
61 ```var``` directory contain all files and links. It is randomly named to limit access but you may add better protection to prevent un-authorized access to it.
62 You have several options:
63 - Configure a ```.htaccess```
64 - Move var folder to a place on your server which can't be directly accessed
65 - Disable automatic listing on your web server config or place a index.html in var's sub-directory (this is a limited solution)
66
67 If you are using Apache, you can add the following lineto your configuration to prevent people to access to your ```var``` folder:
68
69 ```RedirectMatch 301 ^/var-.* http://my.service.jirafeau ```
70
71 You should also remove un-necessessary write access once the installation is done (ex: configuration file).
72 An other obvious basic security is to let access users to the site by HTTPS.
73
74 # Few notes about server side encryption
75
76 Data encryption can be activated in options. This feature makes the server encrypt data and send the decryt key to the user (inside download URL).
77 The decrypt key is not stored on the server so if you loose an url, you won't be able to retrieve file content.
78 In case of security troubles on the server, attacker won't be able to access files.
79
80 By activating this feature, you have to be aware of few things:
81 - Data encryption has a cost (cpu) and it takes more time for downloads to complete once file sent.
82 - During the download, the server will decrypt on the fly (and use resource).
83 - This feature needs to have the mcrypt php module.
84 - File de-duplication will stop to work (as we can't compare two encrypted files).
85 - Be sure your server do not log client's requests.
86 - Don't forget to enable https.
87
88 In a next step, encryption will be made by the client (in javascript), see issue #10.
89
90 # FAQ
91
92 ### Can I add a new language in Jirafeau?
93
94 Of course ! Translations are easy to make and no technical knowledge is required.
95
96 Simply go to [Jirafeau's Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/jirafeau/master/).
97
98 If you want to add a new language in the list, feel free to contact us or leave a comment in ticket #9.
99
100 We would like to thank all anonymous contributors on weblate. :)
101
102 ### How do I upgrade my Jirafeau?
103
104 If you have installed Jirafeau using git, it's pretty simple: just make a git pull and chown/chmod files who have the owner changed.
105
106 If you have installed Jirafeau just by uploading files on your server, you can take the [last version](https://gitlab.com/mojo42/Jirafeau/repository/archive.zip), overwrite files and chown/chmod files if needed.
107
108 After upgrading, you can compare your ```lib/config.local.php``` and ```lib/config.original.php``` to see if new configuration items are available.
109
110 If you have some troubles:
111 - It should probably come from your ```lib/config.local.php``` (configuration syntax may have changed). Just compare it with ```lib/config.original.php```
112 - Check owner/permissions of your files.
113
114 Anyway you should off-course make a backup of your current installation before doing anything. :)
115
116 ### How can I limit upload access?
117
118 There are two ways to limit upload access (but not download):
119 - you can set one or more passwords in order to access the upload interface, or/and
120 - you can configure a list of authorized IP ([CIDR notation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing#CIDR_notation)) which are allowed to access to the upload page
121
122 Check documentation of ```upload_password``` and ```upload_ip``` parameters in [lib/config.original.php](https://gitlab.com/mojo42/Jirafeau/blob/master/lib/config.original.php).
123
124 ### How can I automatize the cleaning of old (expired) files?
125
126 You can call the admin.php script from the command line (CLI) with the ```clean_expired``` or ```clean_async``` commands: ```sudo -u www-data php admin.php clean_expired```.
127
128 Then the command can be placed in a cron file to automatize the process. For example:
129 ```
130 # m h dom mon dow user command
131 12 3 * * * www-data php /path/to/jirafeau/admin.php clean_expired
132 16 3 * * * www-data php /path/to/jirafeau/admin.php clean_async
133 ```
134
135 ### I have some troubles with IE
136
137 If you have some strange behavior with IE, you may configure [compatibility mode](http://feedback.dominknow.com/knowledgebase/articles/159097-internet-explorer-ie8-ie9-ie10-and-ie11-compat).
138
139 Anyway I would recommend you to use another web browser. :)
140
141 ### I found a bug, what should I do?
142
143 Feel free to open a bug in the [GitLab's issues](https://gitlab.com/mojo42/Jirafeau/issues).
144
145 ### How to set maximum file size?
146
147 If your browser supports HTML5 file API, you can send files as big as you want.
148
149 For browsers who does not support HTML5 file API, the limitation come from PHP configuration.
150 You have to set [post_max_size](https://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.post-max-size) and [upload_max_filesize](https://php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.upload-max-filesize) in your php configuration.
151
152 If you don't want to allow unlimited upload size, you can still setup a maximal file size in Jirafeau's setting (see ```maximal_upload_size``` in your configuration)
153
154 ### How can I edit an option?
155
156 Documentation of all default options are located in [lib/config.original.php](https://gitlab.com/mojo42/Jirafeau/blob/master/lib/config.original.php).
157 If you want to change an option, just edit your ```lib/config.local.php```.
158
159 ### How can I access the admin interface?
160
161 Just go to ```/admin.php```.
162
163 ### How can I use the scripting interface (API)?
164
165 Simply go to ```/script.php``` with your web browser.
166
167 ### My downloads are incomplete or my uploads fails
168
169 Be sure your PHP installation is not using safe mode, it may cause timeouts.
170
171 ### How can I monitor the use of my Jirafeau instance?
172
173 You may use Munin and simple scripts to collect the number of files in the Jirafeau instance as well as the disk space occupied by all the files. You can consult this [web page](https://blog.bandinelli.net/index.php?post/2016/05/15/Scripts-Munin-pour-Jirafeau).
174
175 ### Why forking?
176
177 The original project seems not to be continued anymore and I prefer to add more features and increase security from a stable version.
178
179 ### What can we expect in the future?
180
181 Check [issues](https://gitlab.com/mojo42/Jirafeau/issues) to check open bugs and incoming new stuff. :)
182
183 ### What is the Jirafeau's license?
184
185 Jirafeau is licensed under [AGPLv3](https://gitlab.com/mojo42/Jirafeau/blob/master/COPYING).
186
187 ### How do I modify the TOS (terms of use)?
188
189 Just edit ```tos.php``` and configure ```$org``` and ```$contact``` variables.
190
191 ### What about this file deduplication thing?
192
193 Jirafeau uses a very simple file level deduplication for storage optimization.
194
195 This mean that if some people upload several times the same file, this will only store one time the file and increment a counter.
196
197 If someone use his/her delete link or an admin cleans expired links, this will decrement the counter corresponding to the file.
198
199 When the counter falls to zero, the file is destroyed.
200
201 ### What is the difference between "delete link" and "delete file and links" in admin interface?
202
203 As explained in the previous question, files with the same md5 hash are not duplicated and a reference counter stores the number of links pointing to a single file.
204 So:
205 - The button "delete link" will delete the reference to the file but might not destroy the file.
206 - The button "delete file and links" will delete all references pointing to the file and will destroy the file.
207
208 ### How to contact someone from Jirafeau?
209
210 Feel free to create an issue if you found a bug.
211
212 # Release notes
213
214 ## Version 1.0
215
216 The very first version of Jirafeau after the fork of Jyraphe.
217
218 - Security fix
219 - Keep uploader's ip
220 - Delete link for each upload
221 - No more clear text password storage
222 - Simple langage support
223 - Add an admin interface
224 - New Design
225 - Add term of use
226 - New path system to manage large number of files
227 - New option to show a page at download time
228 - Add option to activate or not preview mode
229
230 ## Version 1.1
231
232 - New skins
233 - Add optional server side encryption
234 - Unlimited file size upload using HTML5 file API
235 - Show speed and estimated time during upload
236 - A lot of fixes
237 - A lot of new langages
238 - Small API to upload files
239 - Limit access to Jirafeau using IP, mask, passwords
240 - Manage (some) proxy headers
241 - Configure your maximal upload size
242 - Configure file's lifetime durations
243 - Preview URL
244 - Get Jirafeau's version in admin interface
245
246 ### Update from 1.0 to 1.1
247
248 1. Backup you Jirafeau installation
249 2. Block access to Jirafeau
250 3. Checkout new version using git tag 1.1
251 4. With you browser, go to your Jirafeau root page
252 5. Follow installation wizard, it should propose you the same data folder
253 6. Add a rewrite rule in your web server configuration to rename file.php to f.php to make old url work again
254 7. Go in you lib/config.local.php and lib/config.original.php to check new options and eventually change skin to 'courgette'

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