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FileForgeThe file forge.

Hammered out on dedicated metal. A self-hosted file converter for images, audio, video, documents, and archives.

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Sandboxed by design

Every conversion runs in a locked-down container with no network egress, no privileges, and a fresh tmpfs. Your files never touch a third-party cloud.

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Owned hardware

Self-hosted on Proxmox. Storage is encrypted at rest on MinIO behind a LAN-only firewall. No tracking, no analytics SDKs.

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Pro-tier API

Personal `ff_live_…` keys, two-step upload + convert, polled status, and curl/Node/Python examples.

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Dashboard & history

Real-time progress, status tracking, download/retry/cancel, and a quota meter — all in your browser.

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Bulk conversions

Up to 20 files at once. Per-file targets, parallel uploads, and partial-success handling.

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Privacy-first

Output metadata stripped by default. Files auto-delete after 24 h (Free) or 7 d (Pro). No PII beyond email and display name.

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How it works ​

  1. Upload — pick a file from your computer. We presign a direct upload to our object storage; the API never sees the bytes.
  2. Choose — select a target format and quality preset. Presets are server-validated — no arbitrary flags.
  3. Convert — the job goes into a per-format queue and is picked up by a sandboxed worker (sharp, ffmpeg, LibreOffice, 7z, or pandoc).
  4. Download — poll the status, grab the result. Outputs auto-expire after your retention window.
First conversionGet from sign-up to download in under a minute
TiersFree vs. Forge Pro — limits, formats, API access
Using the appConvert, History, Files, Bulk, Settings walkthroughs
API referenceProgrammatic access with ff_live_… keys
SecurityContainer hardening, data handling, responsible disclosure

Built solo on dedicated metal.

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