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+# jaf - Just Another Fileshare
+jaf is a simple, zero-dependency Go program to handle file uploads.
+If you also want to serve the uploaded files, consider a web server like [nginx](https://nginx.org/en/).
+
+## Installation
+**Clone** the directory:
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/leon-richardt/jaf.git
+```
+**Build** the executable:
+```bash
+go build
+```
+Run **tests** (optional):
+```bash
+go test
+```
+
+If you plan on using a systemd service or another init system, you might want to move the `jaf` executable to a different directory (e.g. `/opt`) at this point; you know your setup best.
+
+## Configuration
+There are just a few parameters that need to be configured for jaf.
+Refer to the `example.conf` file:
+```
+Port:       4711
+# a comment
+LinkPrefix: https://jaf.example.com/
+FileDir:    /var/www/jaf.example.com/
+LinkLength: 5
+```
+
+Option       | Use
+------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------
+`Port`       | the port number jaf will listen on
+`LinkPrefix` | a string that will be prepended to the file name generated by jaf
+`FileDir`    | path to the directory jaf will save uploaded files in
+`LinkLength` | the number of characters the generated file name is allowed to have
+
+Make sure the user running jaf has suitable permissions to read, and write to, `FileDir`.
+Also note that `LinkLength` directly relates to the number of files that can be saved.
+Since jaf only uses alphanumeric characters for file name generation, a maximum of `(26 + 26 + 10)^LinkLength` names can be generated.
+
+If you use a reverse-proxy to forward requests to jaf, make sure to correctly forward the original request headers.
+For nginx, this is achieved via the `proxy_pass_request_headers on;` option.
+
+If you want to limit access to jaf (e.g. require basic authentication), you will also need to do this via your reverse-proxy.
+
+## Running
+After adjusting the configuration file to your needs, run:
+```bash
+jaf -configFile example.conf
+```
+Of course, you can also write a init system script to handle this for you.
+
+## Inspiration
+- [i](https://github.com/fourtf/i) by [fourtf](https://github.com/fourtf) – a project very similar in scope and size
+- [filehost](https://github.com/nuuls/filehost) by [nuuls](https://github.com/nuuls) – a more integrated, fully-fledged solution that offers a web interface and also serves the files