Self-host IPFS Web UI
v4.13.0Web interface for managing an IPFS node
- Stars
- 1 636
- Requires
- Kubo (IPFS daemon)
What is IPFS Web UI?
This project provides a graphical front end for the Kubo IPFS daemon. It comes bundled with Kubo and with IPFS Desktop, so it appears automatically when you run a local node. The app talks to the daemon's RPC endpoint on port 5001 and presents five main screens: a status overview with connection health, peer count, bandwidth, and repo size; a file manager for uploading, downloading, and organizing content; an explorer for walking the IPLD DAG and examining CIDs; a peer map that shows where connected nodes are located; and a settings panel for tuning the daemon, pinning services, and UI preferences. The code is MIT licensed and lives under the IPFS organization. Maintenance by the Shipyard team ended in late 2026, leaving no dedicated maintainer. Translations are handled through Transifex. You can reach the interface at localhost:5001/webui when Kubo is running, at the hosted release site, or by running the ipfs/kubo Docker image which maps ports 8080 and 5001.
Should you self-host IPFS Web UI?
IPFS Web UI scores 60/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #12 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration. It has 1 636 GitHub stars.
It shipped 6 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v4.13.0, came out on 18 September 2026. New versions land roughly every 4 weeks.
Setup is easy: most people get it running in one sitting. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in JavaScript.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Nextcloud (86/100, 37 325 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See IPFS Web UI vs Nextcloud side by side.
Features
- File Browser
- IPLD DAG explorer
- Multi-language Support
- Node configuration
- Node status dashboard
- Peer visualization
IPFS Web UI README
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