Simple file host that puts the file code in the hostname. The leftmost part of the Host (i.e. 1234 of 1234.qonq.gq) is used to serve a corresponding folder (i.e. files/1234/); if the folder contains one file then it is served directly, but if it contains multiple files then it is served as a webroot with a directory index. Designed for use as a ShareX Custom Uploader, but you can drop any lowercase alphanumeric folder into the files directory to serve it instantly.

Note: Please refrain from using your own file server if you cannot commit to maintaining it indefinitely, because all links you post will depend on your server and dead servers cause link rot.

Basic set up

git clone https://github.com/ledlamp/qonq.git
npm ci
echo "press random keys on your keyboard here" > auth.txt
node qonq.js, pm2 start qonq.js, or run however you like

You can set PORT and ADDRESS env variables if necessary.

ShareX config

{
  "Version": "12.4.1",
  "DestinationType": "ImageUploader, TextUploader, FileUploader",
  "RequestMethod": "POST",
  "RequestURL": "http://localhost:8568/upload",
  "Headers": {
    "authentication": "paste contents of auth.txt here"
  },
  "Body": "MultipartFormData",
  "FileFormName": "file"
}

You can import this custom uploader config and modify the Request URL and authentication fields as necessary.

How to get a domain

You can get a free domain like qonq.gq from Freenom at http://dot.tk. But their DNS doesn't support wildcards so you'll need to use one that does, such as LuaDNS. Just create a wildcard A record to the address of your host.

How to enable TLS

You can use Certbot with one of the DNS plugins to obtain wildcard certificates. LuaDNS is the only free option if you're using a free domain. You'll probably want to use an nginx reverse proxy and configure the SSL stuff there, but you could also modify this server for https instead.

Nginx config example

server {
        server_name qonq.gq *.qonq.gq;
        listen 443 ssl;
        ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/qonq.gq/fullchain.pem;
        ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/qonq.gq/privkey.pem;
        include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;
        ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;
        client_max_body_size 1G;
        location / {
                proxy_set_header Host $host;
                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
                proxy_pass http://localhost:8568;
        }
}
server {
        server_name qonq.gq *.qonq.gq;
        listen 80;
        return 302 https://$host$request_uri;
}