Originless provides a single all-in-one storage backend that can be dropped into any application needing durable, anonymous file hosting. It is built on IPFS and offers significant bandwidth reduction compared to prior solutions. Designed for self-hosted umbrelOS environments, it serves Nostr clients, web apps, screenshot tools, pastebins, and forum embeds. It replaces the previous File Drop app on Umbrel and requires uninstalling File Drop before installation.
Originless sits in PulseGate's File storage & sync category. It focuses on running your own durable, anonymous, decentralized file hosting backend for apps, Nostr clients, pastebins, screenshot tools, and web embeds without relying on centralized services. Originless is an open-source project aimed at self-hosters and nostr users. The project is open source (Open Source). Originless is available on the web, and it can be self-hosted.
Behind Originless is besoeasy, and the product first shipped in 2025. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 81 stars and 39 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 6 catalogued features are IPFS Storage, Decentralized Sharing, and Anonymous Uploads.
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