xwing 0.3.0

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 by default)
• Browser-based file browser — drag-and-drop upload, directory creation, zip download, file delete
• In-browser text editor — CodeMirror-powered editor for common text and code file types
• WebDAV COPY / MOVE — server-side file and directory copy/move via Destination header
• Per-user access control — YAML config grants each user independent read, write, and delete permissions; reloaded at runtime without restart
• 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]
--open / --no-open         Open browser on startup. [default: open]
--max-upload-gb FLOAT      Max upload size in GB. [default: 10]
--max-chunk-mb INTEGER     Max size per chunk in MB. [default: 100]
--max-chunks INTEGER       Max chunks per upload session. [default: 10000]
--session-ttl-minutes INT  Upload session expiry in minutes. [default: 60]
--require-auth             Require authentication header (403 if missing).
--users-config FILE        Path to YAML file with per-user permissions.
--user-header TEXT         Header to read username from. [default: X-Forwarded-User]
--reload                   Auto-reload on code changes (dev only).
--ldap-config FILE         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

Chunk size and session limits are configurable via --max-chunk-mb, --max-chunks, and --session-ttl-minutes.

Access Control

By default all users are read-only. Pass --users-config to grant write or delete access per user.

xwing serve --root /data --users-config users.yaml

users.yaml — compact format:

users:
  alice: rwd    # read + write + delete
  bob: rw       # read + write, no delete
  charlie: r    # read only
  "*": r        # fallback for any unlisted user (omit to deny unlisted users)

users.yaml — verbose format:

users:
  alice:
    read: true
    write: true
    delete: true

Verbose field defaults when omitted: read: true, write: false, delete: false. Values must be true or false.

Permission levels:

Flag	Grants
r	Browse directories, download files (GET, HEAD, PROPFIND)
w	Upload files, create directories, copy (PUT, MKCOL, COPY)
d	Delete and move files (DELETE, MOVE)

The config file is reloaded automatically when it changes on disk — no restart needed.

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 --users-config users.yaml

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

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