Self-host shotsync
v1.0.0Image and text sync across devices via Cloudflare
- Stars
- 210
- Requires
- Cloudflare R2, Cloudflare Workers
What is shotsync?
shotsync is a self-hosted utility for sending screenshots, photos, and text snippets from one device and picking them up on another. It operates on Cloudflare's free tier using a Worker and R2 bucket. The interface is a Progressive Web App that runs in any browser without a native app. Images are transformed to JPEG and resized in the browser before upload. You can generate signed public links that expire after seven days to share individual items. Access is controlled by a single shared token. Files are automatically removed after 30 days through R2 lifecycle rules. Setup takes roughly five minutes with the Wrangler CLI. The default mode uses one token for the whole pool; a separate hosted beta adds per-user accounts with Supabase authentication.
Should you self-host shotsync?
shotsync scores 47/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #57 of 86 in File Sharing. It has 210 GitHub stars.
It shipped 1 stable release in the past year. The latest, v1.0.0, came out on 16 August 2026.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is DashBeam (70/100, 10 120 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See shotsync vs DashBeam side by side.
Features
- 30-day auto-retention via R2 lifecycleLifecycle rule must be configured manually in R2 dashboard
- Client-side HEIC→JPEG + thumbnail generation
- Cross-device image + text pool
- Per-item save/download + multi-select batch delete
- Runs on Cloudflare free tier
- Signed expiring share links
- Single-token authentication
shotsync README
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