post:2026-03-05-self-hosting-file-drops

Mar 5, 2026

Self-hosting tiny file drops (0x0 brain dump)

Why I like a personal 0x0-style host on my own box instead of random corporate uploaders — tradeoffs, trust, and keeping URLs boring.

  • #0x0
  • #self-hosting
  • #cerb

I wanted a place to throw logs, screenshots, and one-off scripts without signing into anything. A plain HTTP upload that returns a plain URL fits my brain.

Running it on Cerb means:

  • The data sits on disks I control
  • I can rotate tokens and block abusive IPs without begging a vendor
  • If I break it, I break it for myself — which is oddly calming

It is not “production.” It is infrastructure for a single operator who sometimes shares a file with a friend or pastes a config into a ticket.

This site’s /files page is the curated front window. The host itself stays utilitarian.

comments offline / planned

Visitor comments are planned for a future release. They will run on my own server (Cerb), not a third-party comment host.

Future embed target: https://comments.walkerjacob.com

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