XBackBone
XBackBone is an open-source, self-hosted app in the File Sharing category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to Imgur and ships a Docker image. It has 1,169 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 19, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,169
- Forks
- 97
- Open issues
- 88
- Commits, last 12 months
- 95
- Last commit
- Oct 19, 2026
- Latest release
- 3.8.2Jun 27, 2026
- Created
- Apr 28, 2018
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 19, 2026, 95 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 19, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 95 |
| Latest release | 3.8.2 (Jun 27, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 1 |
| Releases, all time | 58 |
| Open issues | 88 |
| Open pull requests | 3 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Apr 28, 2018 |
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About XBackBone
Simple, fast and lightweight file manager with instant sharing tools integration, like ShareX.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/sergix44/xbackbone.
Topics
- sharex-server
- sharex
- backend
- gallery
- uploader
- linux-support
- self-hosted
- screencloud
- php8
- filemanager
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Is XBackBone free and open source?
Yes. XBackBone is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run XBackBone with Docker?
Yes. XBackBone provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to XBackBone?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to XBackBone include qBittorrent, transfer.sh and Transmission. XBackBone itself is a self-hosted alternative to Imgur.
Is XBackBone actively maintained?
The most recent commit to XBackBone was on Oct 19, 2026 with 95 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 3.8.2, published Jun 27, 2026. It had 88 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.