Self-host Mikochi
1.12.2Minimalist remote file browser with streaming
- Stars
- 378
- Port
- 80 (HTTP web interface)
zer0tonin/mikochi
What is Mikochi?
Mikochi is a lightweight remote file browser for self-hosted servers and NAS devices. It provides a web UI to explore remote folders, upload and create files and directories, rename and remove items, download files and folders as tar.gz archives, and create streaming links that work with VLC or mpv. The frontend uses Preact and the backend uses Go with Gin. You can deploy it via Docker, a Kubernetes Helm chart, Debian/Ubuntu .deb packages, Fedora/RHEL .rpm packages, or a pre-compiled binary. Configuration relies on environment variables for the data directory, login credentials, TLS certificates, and the listening address. Authentication uses a single username/password pair with JWT tokens; there is no built-in LDAP, OIDC, or SAML support. The project is MIT licensed.
Should you self-host Mikochi?
Mikochi scores 50/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #18 of 34 in File Management. It has 378 GitHub stars.
It shipped 11 stable releases in the past year. The latest, 1.12.2, came out on 15 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 5 days.
Setup is easy: most people get it running in one sitting. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in JavaScript.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is AList (83/100, 50 365 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See Mikochi vs AList side by side.
Features
- ARM Support
- Debian/Ubuntu package
- File Browsing
- File Download
- File rename and delete
- File Upload
- Fuzzy Search
- Gzip compression
- High-performance backend
- Media streaming
- No-auth modeOnly recommended for private networks
- RPM package
- TLS/HTTPS Support
- Web Interface
Mikochi README
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