File Manager

Visual File Manager for Linux Servers

Your server's filesystem as folders you click - upload, download, edit, and unzip over the SSH connection you already have. No scp flags, no separate SFTP client.

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How It Works

How the File Manager Works

Step 01 - File Manager

Browse.

Connect and you're already here - it's the default tab. Your server's filesystem as folders you click, not paths you type.

Step 02 - Transfer Engine

Drop.

Drag files in, pull files out, unzip archives where they sit. Progress tracked per file - cancel any time.

Step 03 - Built-in Editor

Edit.

Open nginx.conf or .env right on the server, change the line, hit Save. The download-edit-reupload loop is gone.

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Same Task, Two Ways

Retire the scp ritual.

Both sides put release.zip live in /var/www/html on the same server. One does it with flags, key hunts, and a second window. The other is the CtrlOps File Manager. Watch which one is still typing.

The old way - terminal + scp

5 commands · 1 permission error · 2 windows

CtrlOps File Manager

1 drag · 1 click · 0 commands
Try It Here

Go on, click around.

A working replica of the File Manager, preloaded with a Linux filesystem. Reveal the hidden .env, unzip release.zip, edit nginx.conf - or drop in a file of your own. Nothing leaves your browser.

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deploy.sh
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notes.md
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Demo filesystem - drops stay in your browser. In the app, this is any box you can SSH into - nothing installed on it.
File Manager docsOne-click deploymentsThe local-first security modelMeet the AI Terminal
When it earns its place

The moments this actually saves you.

Not a feature list. The situations where the file you need is on the server and getting to it is the whole job, and what changes in each one.

You download the config, edit it locally, upload it back, and hope.

Open nginx.conf on the server, change the line, hit Save

Flip Hidden Items on and dotfiles like .env are there too. Open any text file in the built-in editor, make the change, save it straight back. The download-edit-reupload loop stops existing.

  • Edit in place over SSH
  • Dotfiles one toggle away
  • Saves straight back to the server
Fix nginx.conf below

scp, wrong flag, Permission denied, scp again, then ssh in to unzip it.

Drag the release in and expand it where it lands

Drop the archive into the folder you want it in and watch the progress per file. Every zip carries an Expand action, so it unpacks in place without a second window or a single command.

  • Drag both directions
  • Unzip on the server
  • Per-file progress, cancel any time
Unzip release.zip below

A separate login, a separate window, a separate headache, per client.

The terminal and the files, on the same box, in the same window

The File Manager is the default tab on every connection you open, over the SSH session already in front of you. No second app to configure, no host list to keep in step with the one you already have.

  • No separate SFTP client
  • Same session as your terminal
  • Nothing installed on the server
Click around a real filesystemHow Olbuz retired two file tools

The disk is filling up and du -sh is your only way to ask what.

Ask a folder how big it is, without composing a pipeline

Folder sizes compute on demand - a spinner while it counts, then the real number. Sort the answer, find the log directory or the backup nobody cleaned up, and deal with it from the same screen.

  • Sizes on demand
  • Five ways to view a folder
  • Download several files as one zip
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Inside the File Manager

Way more than drag and drop.

Bulk zip downloads, five layouts, folder sizes on demand - and a straight line into the AI Terminal and one-click deploys.

Move many, not one

Select a handful of files and CtrlOps compresses them into a single zip before downloading. One archive, one save dialog.

A straight line to the AI Terminal

Copy Path on any file, paste it straight into the AI Terminal - or right-click and Open in Terminal. The file manager and the AI work the same box.

Five ways to see a folder

Grid, list, compact, columns, gallery. Color-coded file cards in every one of them.

Sizes when you ask

Folder sizes compute on demand - a live spinner while it counts, the real number when it's done.

From folder to live app

The Add Application button opens the deploy form right from the toolbar - point it at a repo and this folder becomes a running app.

From real users

The boring feature everyone uses most.

What people managing real client servers say once they stop juggling a separate SFTP client.

Product Hunt

ok so the file manager sounds boring, I know. But I was doing everything through a separate SFTP client before this. separate login, separate window, separate headache every time. now i just open it inside CtrlOps and edit configs directly. for someone managing multiple client servers, this is honestly the feature i use the most. more than the AI stuff even.

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Gabriel
Product Hunt

the file manager feature is the one nobody talks about but everyone needs. separate SFTP client is such a pain when you just want to edit one config file.

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Abhishek Akbari
Senior Full-Stack Developer at Torinit
Product Hunt

This gonna be the best experience for someone like me who don't like tinkering around CLIs 🫠

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Ayush Pandey
Founder of Skillvalley
x.com

Been exploring the product recently, and it already includes: • AI-assisted terminal with command approval • Real-time server monitoring • SSH management • Remote file manager • Backups & automation scripts • Multi-server management • One-click GitHub deployments Everything works directly over SSH, and credentials stay local 🔐

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Ajay Patel
Co-founder & CEO of CleVision
Product Hunt

as a solo founder wearing the devops hat, this fills a gap i didnt know i needed filled. one dashboard to rule them all.

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Ruchita Italiya
linkedin.com

Honestly didn't expect much. But my DevOps workflow has genuinely shifted... I'm doing in 10 minutes what used to take an hour. If you manage servers, just try it.

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Chintan P.
Co-founder & CEO of BytezTech
G2

I use CtrlOps to manage multiple servers with ease. Its GUI-based file manager saves me a lot of time, and the AI terminal helps me troubleshoot server issues quickly.

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Jeel C.
DevOps Engineer
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Security Model

Your files move point to point.

One SSH connection from your machine to your server. No relay, no staging bucket, no CtrlOps cloud in the path - and your credentials stay encrypted on your device.

your machineCtrlOps.appssh keys · AES-256 · stays hereyour server/var/www/htmlSSH · encrypted in transitctrlops cloud relaynot in the path

One hop, no relay

Files move over your SSH connection, machine to server. They are never staged on a CtrlOps server - there is nothing in the middle to breach.

Credentials stay home

SSH keys and passwords live on your device, AES-256 encrypted in the OS keychain. Nothing syncs, nothing uploads.

Root when you need it

The file manager sees exactly what your SSH user sees. Connect as root and system files like nginx.conf are one click away.

Read the full security model
File Manager FAQ

Questions developers ask first.

A server file manager is a visual interface for the files on a remote Linux server - folders you click instead of paths you type. CtrlOps connects over your existing SSH session and shows the filesystem like Finder or Explorer: browse into any directory, upload, download, rename, edit, and unzip without touching scp or sftp commands.
Yes. Tools like CtrlOps provide a full graphical interface over your existing SSH connection - you can browse files, upload folders, edit configs, and manage your server visually without typing terminal commands. CtrlOps works over SSH directly, so there's no separate SFTP or SCP client needed.
No. The File Manager is built into the same desktop app as your SSH terminal, so there is no separate login, window, or host setup to maintain. Connect to a server once and the File Manager is the default tab - transfers, edits, and unzips all happen over that one SSH connection.
Click Upload Dir in the toolbar, pick a folder on your computer, and CtrlOps uploads it with its full contents. Progress is tracked per file - "Uploading (1/3): filename.txt" - and you can cancel any time. Single or multiple files work the same way through Upload or drag and drop.
Yes. Turn on the Hidden Items toggle to reveal dotfiles like .env, then open any text file in the built-in editor - change the line, hit Save, and it writes straight back to the server. The download-edit-reupload loop is gone.
Yes - every .zip file shows an Expand ZIP action. One click extracts the archive in place, into a folder named after the zip. The server needs the unzip package installed; if it is missing, the AI Terminal can install it for you with one approved command.
Yes. Files move over your SSH connection directly from your machine to your server - there is no CtrlOps cloud relay or staging bucket in the path. Your SSH keys and passwords stay on your device, AES-256 encrypted in the OS keychain. Who can open that connection in the first place is controlled from the SSH key management tab.
No. There is no agent to install - CtrlOps connects over plain SSH from your desktop. If you can SSH into a server, the File Manager can browse it, including production servers you set up years ago.
It is included in CtrlOps - not a paid add-on. The app starts at $7 per user per month after a 1-month free trial with full feature access and no credit card required.
Get started

Stop typing paths. Start clicking.

Browse, upload, edit, and unzip on any Linux server you can SSH into - no agent, no separate SFTP client. 1-month free trial, no credit card.

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