> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kombify.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Files

> Store and share your files on storage you control, with Cloudreve

<Info>
  Evidence state (2026-09-17, v0.35.0): Files with Cloudreve is `supported`
  on the public v0.35.0 archive. A lifecycle run on Ubuntu 24.04 amd64
  (Basement Kit, standalone) passed install, init, generate, apply,
  setup-files, verify, backup, and restore. The restore returned the original
  bytes (the original and restored checksums match and differ from the mutated
  copy), activation completed, and the application readback was verified over
  the guest-local loopback. Phone, second-device, and LAN acceptance are
  pending.
</Info>

Files gives your household a private place to store and share files, on storage and a host you operate. The release catalog calls this use case File Storage and Documents and delivers it as the optional `files` workload.

## Applications

<Card title="Cloudreve" icon="folder-cloud" href="/stackkits/apps/cloudreve">
  The file storage and sharing application behind Files: selection, rollout and operation.
</Card>

The release catalog also lists Nextcloud as an alternative component. It has no guide yet.

## Plan storage first

* Choose an absolute primary data root with enough free space.
* Keep the backup root separate from primary data.
* Decide which clients may reach the generated Files route.
* Practice a restore before you place irreplaceable files in the library.

## Set it up

Files is a good first use case on a verified [Basement Kit](/stackkits/kits/basement-kit), because its standalone selection needs no secret reference. Select, deploy and verify it on the [Cloudreve](/stackkits/apps/cloudreve) page, then practice the recovery lifecycle in [Back up and restore](/guides/stackkits/back-up-and-restore).