xwing 0.2.0

File sharing server with WebDAV support

X-wing

A self-contained file sharing server with WebDAV support. Works out of the box or integrates with LDAPGate for corporate LDAP/AD authentication.

Features

• WebDAV server — mount as a drive on Windows, macOS, and Linux using native WebDAV clients
• Resumable uploads — chunked uploads with session recovery; supports large files (up to 10 GB)
• Browser-based file browser — drag-and-drop upload, directory creation, zip download, file delete
• In-browser text editor — CodeMirror-powered editor for text files (configurable via _EDITABLE_EXTS); files over 2 MB are not editable
• WebDAV COPY / MOVE — server-side file and directory copy/move via Destination header
• Optional LDAP / AD authentication — via LDAPGate
• Single self-contained wheel — no external CDN dependencies; fonts embedded as base64 WOFF2

Install

pip install xwing

For LDAP/AD authentication:

pip install 'xwing[ldap]'

Usage

xwing serve --root /path/to/serve

Opens the file browser at http://127.0.0.1:8989 and launches your default browser.

Options:

--root PATH          Root directory to serve. [required]
--host TEXT          Bind host. [default: 127.0.0.1]
--port INTEGER       Bind port. [default: 8989]
--no-open            Don't open the browser automatically.
--max-upload-gb NUM  Max upload size in GB. [default: 10]
--require-auth       Require X-Forwarded-User header (403 if missing).
--user-header TEXT   Header to read username from. [default: X-Forwarded-User]
--reload             Auto-reload on code changes (dev only).
--ldap-config PATH   Path to LDAPGate YAML config to enable LDAP authentication.

WebDAV Mount Examples

Linux (DAVfs2):

sudo mount.davfs http://localhost:8989 /mnt/xwing -o username=<user>

macOS:

open http://localhost:8989
# Or mount: Finder → Go → Connect to Server → http://localhost:8989

Windows (native WebDAV):

net use Z: \\localhost@8989\DavWWWRoot /persistent:yes

Resumable Upload (Chunked)

For large files, use the chunked upload API:

# 1. Init session
curl -X POST http://localhost:8989/_upload/init \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"filename": "big.iso", "total_chunks": 100, "dir": "/"}'

# 2. Upload each chunk
curl -X PUT http://localhost:8989/_upload/<session_id>/<chunk_index> \
  --data-binary @chunk.part

# 3. Complete
curl -X POST http://localhost:8989/_upload/<session_id>/complete

LDAP / Active Directory Authentication

X-wing supports two modes for LDAP/AD auth:

Mode 1 — Standalone proxy: Run LDAPGate as a reverse proxy in front of xwing. Authenticated requests get an X-Forwarded-User header that xwing reads.

Browser → LDAPGate → xwing

ldapgate serve --config ldapgate.yaml
xwing serve --root /data --require-auth

Mode 2 — Built-in middleware: Inject LDAPGate directly into xwing as FastAPI middleware:

pip install 'xwing[ldap]'
xwing serve --root /data --ldap-config /path/to/ldapgate.yaml

See the LDAPGate README for config file documentation.

Development

Requires uv.

git clone https://github.com/anudeepd/xwing
cd xwing
uv sync
uv run xwing serve --root .

License

MIT