# Flare

> Flare is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the file sharing category. A nonbloated, modern, and highly configurable file/screenshot vault server with support for ShareX, Flameshot, and Spectacle. Offers OCR search and more. It has 136 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and ships a Docker image.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/FlintSH/Flare |
| GitHub stars | 136 |
| Forks | 7 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Docker, Nodejs |
| Categories | File Sharing, File Managers, Object Storage, URL Shorteners |
| Commits, last 12 months | 102 |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 (Sep 24, 2026) |
| Created | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: docker, file-management, file-sharing, flameshot, nextjs, nextjs15, react, self-hosted, server, sharex

## Install

Flare ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/FlintSH/Flare for the image name and environment variables.

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