v0.2.8 release (#193)

2024-08-24 17:02:33 -05:00 · 2024-08-24 17:02:33 -05:00 · 9e9109984d
parent 5ebaf2a45b
commit 9e9109984d
84 changed files with 2505 additions and 1685 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: main job
+name: main release

 on:
  push:
@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ jobs:
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.0.0
      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
-        # Workaround to fix error:
-        # failed to push: failed to copy: io: read/write on closed pipe
-        # See https://github.com/docker/build-push-action/issues/761
-        with:
-          driver-opts: |
-            image=moby/buildkit:v0.10.6
      - name: Login to Docker Hub
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
@ -32,10 +26,20 @@ jobs:
        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
        with:
          images: gtstef/filebrowser
+      - name: Get latest release tag and commit SHA
+        id: get_tag_and_sha
+        run: |
+          latest_tag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
+          latest_commit=$(git rev-list -n 1 $latest_tag)
+          echo "latest_tag=${latest_tag}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "latest_commit=${latest_commit}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
      - name: Build and push
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
        with:
          context: .
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.version'] }}
+            REVISION=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.revision'] }}
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7
          file: ./Dockerfile
          push: true
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
-name: pr-merge
+name: pr-request

 on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - "main"
      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
-      - "dev_*"

 jobs:
+  test_frontend:
+    name: Push release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.0.0
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
+      - name: Build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          context: .
+          file: ./Dockerfile.playwright
+          push: false
  push_pr_to_registry:
    name: Push PR
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@ -18,12 +33,6 @@ jobs:
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.0.0
      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
-        # Workaround to fix error:
-        # failed to push: failed to copy: io: read/write on closed pipe
-        # See https://github.com/docker/build-push-action/issues/761
-        with:
-          driver-opts: |
-            image=moby/buildkit:v0.10.6
      - name: Login to Docker Hub
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
@ -35,10 +44,13 @@ jobs:
        with:
          images: gtstef/filebrowser
      - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
        with:
          context: .
          file: ./Dockerfile
          push: true
          tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          build-args: |
+            version=${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}
+            commitSHA=${{ steps.meta.outputs.revision }}
--- a/.github/workflows/regular-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regular-tests.yaml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: dev
+name: dev tests

 on:
  push:
@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ jobs:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
-            go-version: 'stable'
-      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
+            go-version: '1.22.5'
+      - uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v5
        with:
-          version: v1.59
+          version: v1.60
          working-directory: backend
  format-backend:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: release
+name: version release

 on:
  push:
@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
          draft: false
          generate_release_notes: true
          name: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
+
  push_release_to_registry:
    name: Push release
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@ -44,14 +45,7 @@ jobs:
        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.0.0
      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
-        # Workaround to fix error:
-        # failed to push: failed to copy: io: read/write on closed pipe
-        # See https://github.com/docker/build-push-action/issues/761
-        with:
-          driver-opts: |
-            image=moby/buildkit:v0.10.6
      - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        # Only push to Docker Hub when making a release
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
@ -69,9 +63,12 @@ jobs:
          JSON=$(echo "$JSON" | sed 's/filebrowser:v/filebrowser:/')
          echo "cleaned_tag=$JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
      - name: Build and push
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
        with:
          context: .
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.version'] }}
+            REVISION=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.revision'] }}
          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64,linux/arm/v7
          file: ./Dockerfile
          push: true
--- a/.github/workflows/release_dev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_dev.yaml
@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: dev release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "dev_v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  push_release_to_registry:
+    name: Push dev release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.0.0
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
+      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
+        with:
+          images: gtstef/filebrowser
+      - name: Strip v from version number
+        id: modify-json
+        run: |
+          JSON="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}"
+          # Use jq to remove 'v' from the version field
+          JSON=$(echo "$JSON" | sed 's/filebrowser:v/filebrowser:/')
+          echo "cleaned_tag=$JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Build and push
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.version'] }}
+            REVISION=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.revision'] }}
+          context: .
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+          file: ./Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.modify-json.outputs.cleaned_tag }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yaml
@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
-permissions:
-  issues: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
-on:
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
-
-jobs:
-  stale:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/stale@v5
-        with:
-          stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days.'
-          close-pr-message: 'This PR was closed because it has been stalled for 5 days with no activity.'
-          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days.'
-          close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been stalled for 30 days with no activity.'
-          days-before-stale: 30
-          days-before-close: 30
-          exempt-issue-labels: 'feature ☘,enhancement ⚙,bug 🐞'
-          exempt-pr-labels: 'need-help,wip'
-          operations-per-run: 100
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ rice-box.go
 /filebrowser.exe
 /frontend/dist
 /frontend/pkg
+/frontend/test-results
 /frontend/package-lock.json
 /backend/vendor
 /backend/*.cov
 /backend/test_config.yaml
+/backend/srv

 .DS_Store
 node_modules
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@ -2,6 +2,16 @@

 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. For commit guidelines, please refer to [Standard Version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version).

+## v0.2.8
+
+- **Feature**: New gallary view scaling options (closes [#141](https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/issues/141))
+- **Change**: Refactored backend files functions
+- **Change**: Improved UI response to filesystem changes
+- **Change**: Added frontend tests for deployment integrity
+- **Fix**: move/replace file prompt issue
+- **Fix**: opening files from search
+- **Fix**: Display count issue when hideDotFile is enabled.
+
 ## v0.2.7

 - **Change**: New sidebar style and behavior
--- a/20
+++ b/20
@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
-FROM node:slim as nbuild
+FROM golang:1.22-alpine AS base
+ARG VERSION
+ARG REVISION
 WORKDIR /app
-COPY ./frontend/package*.json ./
+COPY ./backend ./
+RUN go build -ldflags="-w -s \
+  -X 'github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/version.Version=${VERSION}' \
+  -X 'github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/version.CommitSHA=${REVISION}'" \
+  -o filebrowser .
+
+FROM node:slim AS nbuild
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY ./frontend/package.json ./
 RUN npm i --maxsockets 1
 COPY  ./frontend/ ./
 RUN npm run build-docker

-FROM golang:1.22-alpine as base
-WORKDIR /app
-COPY ./backend ./
-RUN go build -ldflags="-w -s" -o filebrowser .
-
 FROM alpine:latest
 ENV FILEBROWSER_NO_EMBEDED="true"
-ARG app="/app/filebrowser"
 RUN apk --no-cache add ca-certificates mailcap
 COPY --from=base /app/filebrowser* ./
 COPY --from=nbuild /app/dist/ ./frontend/dist/
--- a/Dockerfile.playwright
+++ b/Dockerfile.playwright
@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+FROM golang:1.22-alpine AS base
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY ./backend ./
+RUN go build -ldflags="-w -s" -o filebrowser .
+
+FROM node:slim
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY ./frontend/package.json ./
+RUN npm i --maxsockets 1
+RUN npx playwright install --with-deps firefox
+COPY [ "backend/filebrowser.yaml", "./" ]
+COPY  ./frontend/ ./frontend
+WORKDIR /app/frontend
+RUN npm run build-docker
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=base /app/filebrowser* ./
+RUN cp -R frontend/tests/ srv
+ENV FILEBROWSER_NO_EMBEDED="true"
+RUN ./filebrowser & sleep 2 && cd frontend && npx playwright test
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <p align="center">
  <img src="frontend/public/img/icons/favicon-256x256.png" width="100" title="Login With Custom URL">
 </p>
-<h3 align="center">Filebrowser - A modern web-based file manager</h3>
+<h3 align="center">Filebrowser Quantum - A modern web-based file manager</h3>
 <p align="center">
  <img width="800" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8ba93582-aba2-4996-8ac3-25f763a2e596" title="Main Screenshot">
 </p>
@ -15,38 +15,41 @@
 > Starting with v0.2.4 *ALL* share links need to be re-created (due to
 > security fix).

-This fork makes the following significant changes to filebrowser for
-origin:
+Filebrowser Quantum is a fork of the filebrowser opensource project with the 
+following changes:

-  1. [x] Better search
-     - Lightning fast
-     - real-time results as you type
+  1. [x] Enhanced lightning fast indexed search
+     - Real-time results as you type
     - Works with more type filters
-     - interactive results page.
+     - Enhanced interactive results page.
  2. [x] Revamped and simplified GUI navbar and sidebar menu.
     - Additional compact view mode as well as refreshed view mode
       styles.
-  3. [x] Revamped configuration via `filebrowser.yml` config file.
-     - More configurations possible at a per-user level
+  3. [x] Revamped and simplified configuration via `filebrowser.yml` config file.
+  4. [x] Faster listing browsing
+     - Switching view modes is instant
+     - Changing Sort order is instant
+     - The entire directory is loaded in 1/3 the time

 ## About

-Filebrowser provides a file managing interface within a specified directory
+Filebrowser Quantum provides a file managing interface within a specified directory
 and can be used to upload, delete, preview, rename, and edit your files.
 It allows the creation of multiple users and each user can have its 
 directory.

-This repository is a fork, a collection of changes that make this program
-work better in terms of aesthetics and performance. Improved search,
-simplified ui (without removing features) and more secure and up-to-date
+This repository is a fork of the original [filebrowser](https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser) 
+with a collection of changes that make this program work better in terms of 
+aesthetics and performance. Improved search, simplified ui 
+(without removing features) and more secure and up-to-date
 build are just a few examples.

-This Implementation of filebrowser differs significantly to the original.
+Filebrowser Quantum differs significantly to the original.
 There are hundreds of thousands of lines changed and they are generally
 no longer compatible with each other. This has been intentional -- the
 focus of this fork is on a few key principles:
  - Simplicity and improved user experience
-  - Efficiency of operations and performance
+  - Improving performance and faster feedback when making changes.
  - Minimize external dependencies and standard library usage.
  - Of course -- adding much-needed features.

@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ Using docker:
 docker run -it -v /path/to/folder:/srv -p 80:80 gtstef/filebrowser
 ```

-1. docker-compose:
+1. docker compose:

  - with local storage

@ -140,8 +143,8 @@ configuration options and other help.

 ## Migration from filebrowser/filebrowser

-If you currently use filebrowser from the filebrowser/filebrowser
-repo but want to try using this. I recommend you start fresh without
+If you currently use the original opensource filebrowser 
+but want to try using this. I recommend you start fresh without
 reusing the database, but there are a few things you'll need to do if you
 must migrate:

@ -157,10 +160,61 @@ must migrate:
   filebrowser.yml and have a valid filebrowser config.


-The filebrowser application should run with the same user and rules that
+The filebrowser Quantum application should run with the same user and rules that
 you have from the original. But keep in mind the differences that are
 mentioned at the top of this readme.

+
+## Comparison Chart
+
+ Application Name | <img width="48" src="frontend/public/img/icons/favicon-256x256.png" > Quantum | <img width="48" src="https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/blob/master/frontend/public/img/logo.svg" > Filebrowser | <img width="48" src="https://github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash/blob/master/public/assets/logo/app_icon.png?raw=true" > Filestash | <img width="48" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/19211038?s=200&v=4" >  Nextcloud | <img width="48" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Google_Drive_logo.png/480px-Google_Drive_logo.png" > Google_Drive | <img width="48" src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6422152?v=4" > FileRun
+--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+Filesystem support            | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
+Linux                         | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+Windows                       | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
+Mac                           | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
+Self hostable                 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+Has Stable Release?           | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+S3 support                    | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+webdav support                | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+ftp support                   | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+Dedicated docs site?          | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+Multiple sources at once      | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+Docker image size             | 22 MB  | 31 MB  | 240 MB (main image) | 250 MB | ❌ | > 2 GB |
+Min. Memory Requirements      | 128 MB | 128 MB | 128 MB (main image) | 128 MB | ❌ | 4 GB   |
+has standalone binary         | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
+price                         | free | free | free | free tier | free tier | $99+ |
+rich media preview            | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+upload files from the web?    | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
+Advanced Search?              | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | configurable | ✅ | ✅ |
+Indexed Search?               | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | configurable | ✅ | ✅ |
+Content-aware search?         | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | configurable | ✅ | ✅ |
+Custom job support            | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+Multiple users                | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+Single sign-on support        | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+LDAP sign-on support          | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+2FA sign-on support           | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+Long-live API key support     | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+Mobile App                    | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
+open source?                  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+tags support                  | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+sharable web links?           | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+Event-based notifications     | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
+Metrics                       | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
+file space quotas             | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
+text-based files editor       | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+office file support           | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+Themes                        | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
+Branding support              | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
+activity log                  | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+Comments support              | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+collaboration on same file    | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+trash support                 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+Starred/pinned files          | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
+Content preview icons         | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
+Plugins support               | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
+Chromecast support            | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
+
 ## Roadmap

 see [Roadmap Page](./roadmap.md)
--- a/backend/.golangci.yml
+++ b/backend/.golangci.yml
@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+# This code is licensed under the terms of the MIT license https://opensource.org/license/mit
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Marat Reymers
+
+## Golden config for golangci-lint v1.59.1
+#
+# This is the best config for golangci-lint based on my experience and opinion.
+# It is very strict, but not extremely strict.
+# Feel free to adapt and change it for your needs.
+
+run:
+  # Timeout for analysis, e.g. 30s, 5m.
+  # Default: 1m
+  timeout: 3m
+
+
+# This file contains only configs which differ from defaults.
+# All possible options can be found here https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/blob/master/.golangci.reference.yml
+linters-settings:
+  cyclop:
+    # The maximal code complexity to report.
+    # Default: 10
+    max-complexity: 30
+    # The maximal average package complexity.
+    # If it's higher than 0.0 (float) the check is enabled
+    # Default: 0.0
+    package-average: 10.0
+
+  errcheck:
+    # Report about not checking of errors in type assertions: `a := b.(MyStruct)`.
+    # Such cases aren't reported by default.
+    # Default: false
+    check-type-assertions: true
+
+  exhaustive:
+    # Program elements to check for exhaustiveness.
+    # Default: [ switch ]
+    check:
+      - switch
+      - map
+
+  exhaustruct:
+    # List of regular expressions to exclude struct packages and their names from checks.
+    # Regular expressions must match complete canonical struct package/name/structname.
+    # Default: []
+    exclude:
+      # std libs
+      - "^net/http.Client$"
+      - "^net/http.Cookie$"
+      - "^net/http.Request$"
+      - "^net/http.Response$"
+      - "^net/http.Server$"
+      - "^net/http.Transport$"
+      - "^net/url.URL$"
+      - "^os/exec.Cmd$"
+      - "^reflect.StructField$"
+      # public libs
+      - "^github.com/Shopify/sarama.Config$"
+      - "^github.com/Shopify/sarama.ProducerMessage$"
+      - "^github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure.DecoderConfig$"
+      - "^github.com/prometheus/client_golang/.+Opts$"
+      - "^github.com/spf13/cobra.Command$"
+      - "^github.com/spf13/cobra.CompletionOptions$"
+      - "^github.com/stretchr/testify/mock.Mock$"
+      - "^github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go.+Request$"
+      - "^github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go.FromDockerfile$"
+      - "^golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis.Analyzer$"
+      - "^google.golang.org/protobuf/.+Options$"
+      - "^gopkg.in/yaml.v3.Node$"
+
+  funlen:
+    # Checks the number of lines in a function.
+    # If lower than 0, disable the check.
+    # Default: 60
+    lines: 100
+    # Checks the number of statements in a function.
+    # If lower than 0, disable the check.
+    # Default: 40
+    statements: 50
+    # Ignore comments when counting lines.
+    # Default false
+    ignore-comments: true
+
+  gocognit:
+    # Minimal code complexity to report.
+    # Default: 30 (but we recommend 10-20)
+    min-complexity: 20
+
+  gocritic:
+    # Settings passed to gocritic.
+    # The settings key is the name of a supported gocritic checker.
+    # The list of supported checkers can be find in https://go-critic.github.io/overview.
+    settings:
+      captLocal:
+        # Whether to restrict checker to params only.
+        # Default: true
+        paramsOnly: false
+      underef:
+        # Whether to skip (*x).method() calls where x is a pointer receiver.
+        # Default: true
+        skipRecvDeref: false
+
+  gomodguard:
+    blocked:
+      # List of blocked modules.
+      # Default: []
+      modules:
+        - github.com/golang/protobuf:
+            recommendations:
+              - google.golang.org/protobuf
+            reason: "see https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/reference/go/faq#modules"
+        - github.com/satori/go.uuid:
+            recommendations:
+              - github.com/google/uuid
+            reason: "satori's package is not maintained"
+        - github.com/gofrs/uuid:
+            recommendations:
+              - github.com/gofrs/uuid/v5
+            reason: "gofrs' package was not go module before v5"
+
+  govet:
+    # Enable all analyzers.
+    # Default: false
+    enable-all: true
+    # Disable analyzers by name.
+    # Run `go tool vet help` to see all analyzers.
+    # Default: []
+    disable:
+      - fieldalignment # too strict
+    # Settings per analyzer.
+    settings:
+      shadow:
+        # Whether to be strict about shadowing; can be noisy.
+        # Default: false
+        strict: false
+
+  inamedparam:
+    # Skips check for interface methods with only a single parameter.
+    # Default: false
+    skip-single-param: true
+
+  mnd:
+    # List of function patterns to exclude from analysis.
+    # Values always ignored: `time.Date`,
+    # `strconv.FormatInt`, `strconv.FormatUint`, `strconv.FormatFloat`,
+    # `strconv.ParseInt`, `strconv.ParseUint`, `strconv.ParseFloat`.
+    # Default: []
+    ignored-functions:
+      - args.Error
+      - flag.Arg
+      - flag.Duration.*
+      - flag.Float.*
+      - flag.Int.*
+      - flag.Uint.*
+      - os.Chmod
+      - os.Mkdir.*
+      - os.OpenFile
+      - os.WriteFile
+      - prometheus.ExponentialBuckets.*
+      - prometheus.LinearBuckets
+
+  nakedret:
+    # Make an issue if func has more lines of code than this setting, and it has naked returns.
+    # Default: 30
+    max-func-lines: 0
+
+  nolintlint:
+    # Exclude following linters from requiring an explanation.
+    # Default: []
+    allow-no-explanation: [ funlen, gocognit, lll ]
+    # Enable to require an explanation of nonzero length after each nolint directive.
+    # Default: false
+    require-explanation: true
+    # Enable to require nolint directives to mention the specific linter being suppressed.
+    # Default: false
+    require-specific: true
+
+  perfsprint:
+    # Optimizes into strings concatenation.
+    # Default: true
+    strconcat: false
+
+  rowserrcheck:
+    # database/sql is always checked
+    # Default: []
+    packages:
+      - github.com/jmoiron/sqlx
+
+  sloglint:
+    # Enforce not using global loggers.
+    # Values:
+    # - "": disabled
+    # - "all": report all global loggers
+    # - "default": report only the default slog logger
+    # https://github.com/go-simpler/sloglint?tab=readme-ov-file#no-global
+    # Default: ""
+    no-global: "all"
+    # Enforce using methods that accept a context.
+    # Values:
+    # - "": disabled
+    # - "all": report all contextless calls
+    # - "scope": report only if a context exists in the scope of the outermost function
+    # https://github.com/go-simpler/sloglint?tab=readme-ov-file#context-only
+    # Default: ""
+    context: "scope"
+
+  tenv:
+    # The option `all` will run against whole test files (`_test.go`) regardless of method/function signatures.
+    # Otherwise, only methods that take `*testing.T`, `*testing.B`, and `testing.TB` as arguments are checked.
+    # Default: false
+    all: true
+
+
+issues:
+  # Maximum count of issues with the same text.
+  # Set to 0 to disable.
+  # Default: 3
+  max-same-issues: 50
+
+  exclude-rules:
+    - source: "(noinspection|TODO)"
+      linters: [ godot ]
+    - source: "//noinspection"
+      linters: [ gocritic ]
+    - path: "_test\\.go"
+      linters:
+        - bodyclose
+        - dupl
+        - funlen
+        - goconst
+        - gosec
+        - noctx
+        - wrapcheck
--- a/backend/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/backend/.goreleaser.yaml
@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ version: 2
 builds:
  # Build configuration for darwin and linux
  - id: default
-    ldflags:
-      - -s -w
+    ldflags: &ldflags
+      - -s -w -X github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/version.Version={{ .Version }} -X github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/version.CommitSHA={{ .ShortCommit }}
    main: main.go
    binary: filebrowser
    goos:
@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ builds:

  # Build configuration for windows without arm
  - id: windows
-    ldflags:
-      - -s -w
+    ldflags: *ldflags
    main: main.go
    binary: filebrowser
    goos:
--- a/backend/cmd/root.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/root.go
@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (

 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"

-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"

 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/auth"
@ -64,13 +63,20 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			log.Fatal("Image resize workers count could not be < 1")
 		}
 		imgSvc := img.New(serverConfig.NumImageProcessors)
-		var fileCache diskcache.Interface = diskcache.NewNoOp()
+
 		cacheDir := "/tmp"
+		var fileCache diskcache.Interface
+
+		// Use file cache if cacheDir is specified
 		if cacheDir != "" {
-			if err := os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0700); err != nil { //nolint:govet,gomnd
-				log.Fatalf("can't make directory %s: %s", cacheDir, err)
+			var err error
+			fileCache, err = diskcache.NewFileCache(cacheDir)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("failed to create file cache: %v", err)
 			}
-			fileCache = diskcache.New(afero.NewOsFs(), cacheDir)
+		} else {
+			// No-op cache if no cacheDir is specified
+			fileCache = diskcache.NewNoOp()
 		}
 		// initialize indexing and schedule indexing ever n minutes (default 5)
 		go files.InitializeIndex(serverConfig.IndexingInterval, serverConfig.Indexing)
--- a/backend/cmd/users_import.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/users_import.go
@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ list or set it to 0.`,
 		err = unmarshal(args[0], &list)
 		checkErr("unmarshal", err)

-		for _, user := range list {
-			err = user.Clean("")
-			checkErr("Clean", err)
-		}
-
 		if mustGetBool(cmd.Flags(), "replace") {
 			oldUsers, err := d.store.Users.Gets("")
 			checkErr("d.store.Users.Gets", err)
--- a/backend/diskcache/file_cache.go
+++ b/backend/diskcache/file_cache.go
@ -10,13 +10,17 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 )

-type FileCache struct {
-	fs afero.Fs
+// Cache interface for caching operations
+type Cache interface {
+	Get(key string) ([]byte, error)
+	Set(key string, value []byte) error
+}

+// FileCache struct for file-based caching
+type FileCache struct {
+	dir string
 	// granular locks
 	scopedLocks struct {
 		sync.Mutex
@ -25,10 +29,12 @@ type FileCache struct {
 	}
 }

-func New(fs afero.Fs, root string) *FileCache {
-	return &FileCache{
-		fs: afero.NewBasePathFs(fs, root),
+// NewFileCache creates a new FileCache
+func NewFileCache(dir string) (*FileCache, error) {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0700); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't make directory %s: %v", dir, err)
 	}
+	return &FileCache{dir: dir}, nil
 }

 func (f *FileCache) Store(ctx context.Context, key string, value []byte) error {
@ -37,11 +43,11 @@ func (f *FileCache) Store(ctx context.Context, key string, value []byte) error {
 	defer mu.Unlock()

 	fileName := f.getFileName(key)
-	if err := f.fs.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(fileName), 0700); err != nil { //nolint:gomnd
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(fileName), 0700); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

-	if err := afero.WriteFile(f.fs, fileName, value, 0700); err != nil { //nolint:gomnd
+	if err := os.WriteFile(fileName, value, 0600); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

@ -68,15 +74,15 @@ func (f *FileCache) Delete(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 	defer mu.Unlock()

 	fileName := f.getFileName(key)
-	if err := f.fs.Remove(fileName); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+	if err := os.Remove(fileName); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
 }

-func (f *FileCache) open(key string) (afero.File, bool, error) {
+func (f *FileCache) open(key string) (*os.File, bool, error) {
 	fileName := f.getFileName(key)
-	file, err := f.fs.Open(fileName)
+	file, err := os.Open(fileName)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 			return nil, false, nil
@ -106,5 +112,5 @@ func (f *FileCache) getFileName(key string) string {
 	hasher := sha1.New() //nolint:gosec
 	_, _ = hasher.Write([]byte(key))
 	hash := hex.EncodeToString(hasher.Sum(nil))
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", hash[:1], hash[1:3], hash)
+	return filepath.Join(f.dir, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", hash[:1], hash[1:3], hash))
 }
--- a/backend/diskcache/file_cache_test.go
+++ b/backend/diskcache/file_cache_test.go
@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package diskcache

 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"

-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )

@ -15,35 +15,39 @@ func TestFileCache(t *testing.T) {
 		key            = "key"
 		value          = "some text"
 		newValue       = "new text"
-		cacheRoot      = "/cache"
+		cacheRoot      = "cache"
 		cachedFilePath = "a/62/a62f2225bf70bfaccbc7f1ef2a397836717377de"
 	)

-	fs := afero.NewMemMapFs()
-	cache := New(fs, "/cache")
+	// Create temporary directory for the cache
+	cacheDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", cacheRoot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(cacheDir) // Clean up
+
+	cache, err := NewFileCache(cacheDir)
+	require.NoError(t, err)

 	// store new key
-	err := cache.Store(ctx, key, []byte(value))
+	err = cache.Store(ctx, key, []byte(value))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	checkValue(t, ctx, fs, filepath.Join(cacheRoot, cachedFilePath), cache, key, value)
+	checkValue(t, ctx, cache, filepath.Join(cacheDir, cachedFilePath), key, value)

 	// update existing key
 	err = cache.Store(ctx, key, []byte(newValue))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	checkValue(t, ctx, fs, filepath.Join(cacheRoot, cachedFilePath), cache, key, newValue)
+	checkValue(t, ctx, cache, filepath.Join(cacheDir, cachedFilePath), key, newValue)

 	// delete key
 	err = cache.Delete(ctx, key)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	exists, err := afero.Exists(fs, filepath.Join(cacheRoot, cachedFilePath))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	exists := fileExists(filepath.Join(cacheDir, cachedFilePath))
 	require.False(t, exists)
 }

-func checkValue(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, fs afero.Fs, fileFullPath string, cache *FileCache, key, wantValue string) { //nolint:golint
+func checkValue(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, cache *FileCache, fileFullPath string, key, wantValue string) {
 	t.Helper()
 	// check actual file content
-	b, err := afero.ReadFile(fs, fileFullPath)
+	b, err := os.ReadFile(fileFullPath)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, wantValue, string(b))

@ -53,3 +57,11 @@ func checkValue(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, fs afero.Fs, fileFullPath str
 	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.Equal(t, wantValue, string(b))
 }
+
+func fileExists(filename string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(filename)
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !info.IsDir()
+}
--- a/backend/files/file.go
+++ b/backend/files/file.go
@ -6,21 +6,21 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"crypto/sha512"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
 	"hash"
 	"io"
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	filepath "path/filepath"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"

-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
-
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/errors"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/rules"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
 )

@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ var (
 // FileInfo describes a file.
 type FileInfo struct {
 	*Listing
-	Fs        afero.Fs          `json:"-"`
 	Path      string            `json:"path,omitempty"`
 	Name      string            `json:"name"`
 	Size      int64             `json:"size"`
@ -52,8 +51,7 @@ type FileInfo struct {

 // FileOptions are the options when getting a file info.
 type FileOptions struct {
-	Fs         afero.Fs
-	Path       string
+	Path       string // realpath
 	Modify     bool
 	Expand     bool
 	ReadHeader bool
@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ func NewFileInfo(opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
 	}
 	if opts.Expand {
 		if file.IsDir {
-			if err := file.readListing(opts.Path, opts.Checker, opts.ReadHeader); err != nil { //nolint:govet
+			if err = file.readListing(opts.Path, opts.Checker, opts.ReadHeader); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			return file, nil
@ -166,60 +164,37 @@ func RefreshFileInfo(opts FileOptions) bool {
 		if err != nil {
 			return false
 		}
-		//_, exists := index.GetFileMetadata(adjustedPath)
-
 		return index.UpdateFileMetadata(adjustedPath, *file)
 	} else {
-		//_, exists := index.GetFileMetadata(adjustedPath)
 		return index.UpdateFileMetadata(adjustedPath, *file)
 	}
 }

 func stat(path string, opts FileOptions) (*FileInfo, error) {
-	var file *FileInfo
-	if lstaterFs, ok := opts.Fs.(afero.Lstater); ok {
-		info, _, err := lstaterFs.LstatIfPossible(path)
-		if err == nil {
-			file = &FileInfo{
-				Fs:        opts.Fs,
-				Path:      opts.Path,
-				Name:      info.Name(),
-				ModTime:   info.ModTime(),
-				Mode:      info.Mode(),
-				Size:      info.Size(),
-				Extension: filepath.Ext(info.Name()),
-				Token:     opts.Token,
-			}
-			if info.IsDir() {
-				file.IsDir = true
-			}
-			if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-				file.IsSymlink = true
-			}
-		}
+	info, err := os.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	if file == nil || file.IsSymlink {
-		info, err := opts.Fs.Stat(opts.Path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}

-		if file != nil && file.IsSymlink {
-			file.Size = info.Size()
-			file.IsDir = info.IsDir()
-			return file, nil
-		}
+	file := &FileInfo{
+		Path:      opts.Path,
+		Name:      info.Name(),
+		ModTime:   info.ModTime(),
+		Mode:      info.Mode(),
+		Size:      info.Size(),
+		Extension: filepath.Ext(info.Name()),
+		Token:     opts.Token,
+	}

-		file = &FileInfo{
-			Fs:        opts.Fs,
-			Path:      opts.Path,
-			Name:      info.Name(),
-			ModTime:   info.ModTime(),
-			Mode:      info.Mode(),
-			IsDir:     info.IsDir(),
-			Size:      info.Size(),
-			Extension: filepath.Ext(info.Name()),
-			Token:     opts.Token,
+	if info.IsDir() {
+		file.IsDir = true
+	}
+	if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+		file.IsSymlink = true
+		targetInfo, err := os.Stat(path)
+		if err == nil {
+			file.Size = targetInfo.Size()
+			file.IsDir = targetInfo.IsDir()
 		}
 	}

@ -237,7 +212,7 @@ func (i *FileInfo) Checksum(algo string) error {
 		i.Checksums = map[string]string{}
 	}

-	reader, err := i.Fs.Open(i.Path)
+	reader, err := os.Open(i.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@ -266,23 +241,127 @@ func (i *FileInfo) Checksum(algo string) error {

 // RealPath gets the real path for the file, resolving symlinks if supported.
 func (i *FileInfo) RealPath() string {
-	if realPathFs, ok := i.Fs.(interface {
-		RealPath(name string) (fPath string, err error)
-	}); ok {
-		realPath, err := realPathFs.RealPath(i.Path)
-		if err == nil {
-			return realPath
-		}
+	realPath, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(i.Path)
+	if err == nil {
+		return realPath
+	}
+	return i.Path
+}
+
+func GetRealPath(relativePath ...string) (string, error) {
+	combined := []string{settings.Config.Server.Root}
+	for _, path := range relativePath {
+		combined = append(combined, strings.TrimPrefix(path, settings.Config.Server.Root))
+	}
+	joinedPath := filepath.Join(combined...)
+
+	// Convert relative path to absolute path
+	absolutePath, err := filepath.Abs(joinedPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if !Exists(absolutePath) {
+		return absolutePath, nil // return without error
+	}
+	// Resolve symlinks and get the real path
+	return resolveSymlinks(absolutePath)
+}
+
+func DeleteFiles(absPath string, opts FileOptions) error {
+	err := os.RemoveAll(absPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	parentDir := filepath.Dir(absPath)
+	opts.Path = parentDir
+	updated := RefreshFileInfo(opts)
+	if !updated {
+		return errors.ErrEmptyKey
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func WriteDirectory(opts FileOptions) error {
+	// Ensure the parent directories exist
+	err := os.MkdirAll(opts.Path, 0775)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	opts.Path = filepath.Dir(opts.Path)
+	updated := RefreshFileInfo(opts)
+	if !updated {
+		return errors.ErrEmptyKey
 	}

-	return i.Path
+	return nil
+}
+
+func WriteFile(opts FileOptions, in io.Reader) error {
+	fmt.Println("writing file", opts.Path)
+	dst := opts.Path
+	parentDir := filepath.Dir(dst)
+	// Split the directory from the destination path
+	dir := filepath.Dir(dst)
+
+	// Create the directory and all necessary parents
+	err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0775)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Open the file for writing (create if it doesn't exist, truncate if it does)
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(dst, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0775)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	// Copy the contents from the reader to the file
+	_, err = io.Copy(file, in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("refreshing info for ", parentDir)
+	opts.Path = parentDir
+	updated := RefreshFileInfo(opts)
+	if !updated {
+		return errors.ErrEmptyKey
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// resolveSymlinks resolves symlinks in the given path
+func resolveSymlinks(path string) (string, error) {
+	for {
+		// Get the file info
+		info, err := os.Lstat(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+
+		// Check if it's a symlink
+		if info.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+			// Read the symlink target
+			target, err := os.Readlink(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+
+			// Resolve the target relative to the symlink's directory
+			path = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(path), target)
+		} else {
+			// Not a symlink, so we are done
+			return path, nil
+		}
+	}
 }

 // addContent reads and sets content based on the file type.
 func (i *FileInfo) addContent(path string) error {
 	if !i.IsDir {
-		afs := &afero.Afero{Fs: i.Fs}
-		content, err := afs.ReadFile(path)
+		fmt.Println("getting content for ", path)
+		content, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@ -301,6 +380,9 @@ func (i *FileInfo) addContent(path string) error {

 // detectType detects the file type.
 func (i *FileInfo) detectType(path string, modify, saveContent, readHeader bool) error {
+	if i.IsDir {
+		return nil
+	}
 	if IsNamedPipe(i.Mode) {
 		i.Type = "blob"
 		if saveContent {
@ -345,7 +427,6 @@ func (i *FileInfo) detectType(path string, modify, saveContent, readHeader bool)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
 	if i.Type == "" {
 		i.Type = "blob"
 		if saveContent {
@ -358,15 +439,15 @@ func (i *FileInfo) detectType(path string, modify, saveContent, readHeader bool)

 // readFirstBytes reads the first bytes of the file.
 func (i *FileInfo) readFirstBytes() []byte {
-	reader, err := i.Fs.Open(i.Path)
+	file, err := os.Open(i.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		i.Type = "blob"
 		return nil
 	}
-	defer reader.Close()
+	defer file.Close()

 	buffer := make([]byte, 512) //nolint:gomnd
-	n, err := reader.Read(buffer)
+	n, err := file.Read(buffer)
 	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
 		i.Type = "blob"
 		return nil
@ -387,7 +468,8 @@ func (i *FileInfo) detectSubtitles(parentDir string) {
 		// Directory must have been deleted, remove it from the index
 		return
 	}
-	// Read the directory contents
+	defer dir.Close() // Ensure directory handle is closed
+
 	files, err := dir.Readdir(-1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@ -412,8 +494,13 @@ func (i *FileInfo) detectSubtitles(parentDir string) {

 // readListing reads the contents of a directory and fills the listing.
 func (i *FileInfo) readListing(path string, checker rules.Checker, readHeader bool) error {
-	afs := &afero.Afero{Fs: i.Fs}
-	dir, err := afs.ReadDir(i.Path)
+	dir, err := os.Open(i.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer dir.Close()
+
+	files, err := dir.Readdir(-1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@ -425,7 +512,7 @@ func (i *FileInfo) readListing(path string, checker rules.Checker, readHeader bo
 		NumFiles: 0,
 	}

-	for _, f := range dir {
+	for _, f := range files {
 		name := f.Name()
 		fPath := filepath.Join(i.Path, name)

@ -436,7 +523,7 @@ func (i *FileInfo) readListing(path string, checker rules.Checker, readHeader bo
 		isSymlink, isInvalidLink := false, false
 		if IsSymlink(f.Mode()) {
 			isSymlink = true
-			info, err := i.Fs.Stat(fPath)
+			info, err := os.Stat(fPath)
 			if err == nil {
 				f = info
 			} else {
@ -478,6 +565,7 @@ func (i *FileInfo) readListing(path string, checker rules.Checker, readHeader bo
 	i.Listing = listing
 	return nil
 }
+
 func IsNamedPipe(mode os.FileMode) bool {
 	return mode&os.ModeNamedPipe != 0
 }
@ -498,3 +586,14 @@ func getMutex(path string) *sync.Mutex {

 	return pathMutexes[path]
 }
+
+func Exists(path string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return false
+}
--- a/backend/fileutils/copy.go
+++ b/backend/fileutils/copy.go
@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ package fileutils

 import (
 	"os"
-	"path"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
+	"path/filepath"
 )

 // Copy copies a file or folder from one place to another.
-func Copy(fs afero.Fs, src, dst string) error {
-	if src = path.Clean("/" + src); src == "" {
+func Copy(src, dst string) error {
+	src = filepath.Clean(src)
+	if src == "" {
 		return os.ErrNotExist
 	}

-	if dst = path.Clean("/" + dst); dst == "" {
+	dst = filepath.Clean(dst)
+	if dst == "" {
 		return os.ErrNotExist
 	}

 	if src == "/" || dst == "/" {
-		// Prohibit copying from or to the virtual root directory.
+		// Prohibit copying from or to the root directory.
 		return os.ErrInvalid
 	}

@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ func Copy(fs afero.Fs, src, dst string) error {
 		return os.ErrInvalid
 	}

-	info, err := fs.Stat(src)
+	info, err := os.Stat(src)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

 	if info.IsDir() {
-		return CopyDir(fs, src, dst)
+		return CopyDir(src, dst)
 	}

-	return CopyFile(fs, src, dst)
+	return CopyFile(src, dst)
 }
--- a/backend/fileutils/dir.go
+++ b/backend/fileutils/dir.go
@ -2,27 +2,32 @@ package fileutils

 import (
 	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )

 // CopyDir copies a directory from source to dest and all
 // of its sub-directories. It doesn't stop if it finds an error
 // during the copy. Returns an error if any.
-func CopyDir(fs afero.Fs, source, dest string) error {
+func CopyDir(source, dest string) error {
 	// Get properties of source.
-	srcinfo, err := fs.Stat(source)
+	srcinfo, err := os.Stat(source)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

 	// Create the destination directory.
-	err = fs.MkdirAll(dest, srcinfo.Mode())
+	err = os.MkdirAll(dest, srcinfo.Mode())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

-	dir, _ := fs.Open(source)
+	dir, err := os.Open(source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer dir.Close()
+
 	obs, err := dir.Readdir(-1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@ -31,18 +36,18 @@ func CopyDir(fs afero.Fs, source, dest string) error {
 	var errs []error

 	for _, obj := range obs {
-		fsource := source + "/" + obj.Name()
-		fdest := dest + "/" + obj.Name()
+		fsource := filepath.Join(source, obj.Name())
+		fdest := filepath.Join(dest, obj.Name())

 		if obj.IsDir() {
 			// Create sub-directories, recursively.
-			err = CopyDir(fs, fsource, fdest)
+			err = CopyDir(fsource, fdest)
 			if err != nil {
 				errs = append(errs, err)
 			}
 		} else {
 			// Perform the file copy.
-			err = CopyFile(fs, fsource, fdest)
+			err = CopyFile(fsource, fdest)
 			if err != nil {
 				errs = append(errs, err)
 			}
--- a/backend/fileutils/file.go
+++ b/backend/fileutils/file.go
@ -5,24 +5,22 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 )

-// MoveFile moves file from src to dst.
-// By default the rename filesystem system call is used. If src and dst point to different volumes
-// the file copy is used as a fallback
-func MoveFile(fs afero.Fs, src, dst string) error {
-	if fs.Rename(src, dst) == nil {
+// MoveFile moves a file from src to dst.
+// By default, the rename system call is used. If src and dst point to different volumes,
+// the file copy is used as a fallback.
+func MoveFile(src, dst string) error {
+	if os.Rename(src, dst) == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// fallback
-	err := CopyFile(fs, src, dst)
+	err := CopyFile(src, dst)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = fs.Remove(dst)
+		_ = os.Remove(dst)
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := fs.Remove(src); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Remove(src); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
@ -30,23 +28,22 @@ func MoveFile(fs afero.Fs, src, dst string) error {

 // CopyFile copies a file from source to dest and returns
 // an error if any.
-func CopyFile(fs afero.Fs, source, dest string) error {
+func CopyFile(source, dest string) error {
 	// Open the source file.
-	src, err := fs.Open(source)
+	src, err := os.Open(source)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer src.Close()

-	// Makes the directory needed to create the dst
-	// file.
-	err = fs.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dest), 0666) //nolint:gomnd
+	// Makes the directory needed to create the dst file.
+	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(dest), 0775) //nolint:gomnd
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

 	// Create the destination file.
-	dst, err := fs.OpenFile(dest, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0775) //nolint:gomnd
+	dst, err := os.OpenFile(dest, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0666) //nolint:gomnd
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@ -58,12 +55,12 @@ func CopyFile(fs afero.Fs, source, dest string) error {
 		return err
 	}

-	// Copy the mode
-	info, err := fs.Stat(source)
+	// Copy the mode.
+	info, err := os.Stat(source)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = fs.Chmod(dest, info.Mode())
+	err = os.Chmod(dest, info.Mode())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ func CopyFile(fs afero.Fs, source, dest string) error {
 	return nil
 }

-// CommonPrefix returns common directory path of provided files
+// CommonPrefix returns the common directory path of provided files.
 func CommonPrefix(sep byte, paths ...string) string {
 	// Handle special cases.
 	switch len(paths) {
@ -81,30 +78,19 @@ func CommonPrefix(sep byte, paths ...string) string {
 		return path.Clean(paths[0])
 	}

-	// Note, we treat string as []byte, not []rune as is often
-	// done in Go. (And sep as byte, not rune). This is because
-	// most/all supported OS' treat paths as string of non-zero
-	// bytes. A filename may be displayed as a sequence of Unicode
-	// runes (typically encoded as UTF-8) but paths are
-	// not required to be valid UTF-8 or in any normalized form
-	// (e.g. "é" (U+00C9) and "é" (U+0065,U+0301) are different
-	// file names.
+	// Treat string as []byte, not []rune as is often done in Go.
 	c := []byte(path.Clean(paths[0]))

-	// We add a trailing sep to handle the case where the
-	// common prefix directory is included in the path list
-	// (e.g. /home/user1, /home/user1/foo, /home/user1/bar).
-	// path.Clean will have cleaned off trailing / separators with
-	// the exception of the root directory, "/" (in which case we
-	// make it "//", but this will get fixed up to "/" bellow).
+	// Add a trailing sep to handle the case where the common prefix directory
+	// is included in the path list.
 	c = append(c, sep)

-	// Ignore the first path since it's already in c
+	// Ignore the first path since it's already in c.
 	for _, v := range paths[1:] {
-		// Clean up each path before testing it
+		// Clean up each path before testing it.
 		v = path.Clean(v) + string(sep)

-		// Find the first non-common byte and truncate c
+		// Find the first non-common byte and truncate c.
 		if len(v) < len(c) {
 			c = c[:len(v)]
 		}
@ -116,7 +102,7 @@ func CommonPrefix(sep byte, paths ...string) string {
 		}
 	}

-	// Remove trailing non-separator characters and the final separator
+	// Remove trailing non-separator characters and the final separator.
 	for i := len(c) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		if c[i] == sep {
 			c = c[:i]
--- a/backend/go.mod
+++ b/backend/go.mod
@ -19,38 +19,38 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/tomasen/realip v0.0.0-20180522021738-f0c99a92ddce
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.25.0
-	golang.org/x/image v0.18.0
-	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.26.0
+	golang.org/x/image v0.19.0
+	golang.org/x/text v0.17.0
 )

 require (
-	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dsnet/compress v0.0.2-0.20210315054119-f66993602bf5 // indirect
 	github.com/dsoprea/go-logging v0.0.0-20200710184922-b02d349568dd // indirect
 	github.com/dsoprea/go-utility/v2 v2.0.0-20221003172846-a3e1774ef349 // indirect
-	github.com/fatih/color v1.10.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2 // indirect
-	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6 // indirect
-	github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20210211234256-740aa86cb551 // indirect
-	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-errors/errors v1.5.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20230421003525-6adc56603217 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.11.4 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.5 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.8 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12 // indirect
-	github.com/nwaples/rardecode v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/pgzip v1.2.6 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/nwaples/rardecode v1.1.3 // indirect
+	github.com/pierrec/lz4/v4 v4.1.21 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20210106213030-5aafc221ea8c // indirect
-	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.9 // indirect
+	github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20240221224432-82ca36839d55 // indirect
+	github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.12 // indirect
 	github.com/xi2/xz v0.0.0-20171230120015-48954b6210f8 // indirect
 	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 // indirect
-	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.4 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.21.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20220907171357-04be3eba64a2 // indirect
+	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.10 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.28.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.24.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20240716161551-93cc26a95ae9 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
--- a/backend/go.sum
+++ b/backend/go.sum
@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ github.com/Sereal/Sereal v0.0.0-20190618215532-0b8ac451a863 h1:BRrxwOZBolJN4gIwv
 github.com/Sereal/Sereal v0.0.0-20190618215532-0b8ac451a863/go.mod h1:D0JMgToj/WdxCgd30Kc1UcA9E+WdZoJqeVOuYW7iTBM=
 github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.0.1 h1:KqhlKozYbRtJvsPrrEeXcO+N2l6NYT5A2QAFmSULpEc=
 github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.0.1/go.mod h1:loMXtMfwqflxFJPmdbJO0a3KNoPuLBgiu3qAvBg8x/Y=
+github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.1.0 h1:eLKJA0d02Lf0mVpIDgYnqXcUn0GqVmEFny3VuID1U3M=
+github.com/andybalholm/brotli v1.1.0/go.mod h1:sms7XGricyQI9K10gOSf56VKKWS4oLer58Q+mhRPtnY=
 github.com/asdine/storm/v3 v3.2.1 h1:I5AqhkPK6nBZ/qJXySdI7ot5BlXSZ7qvDY1zAn5ZJac=
 github.com/asdine/storm/v3 v3.2.1/go.mod h1:LEpXwGt4pIqrE/XcTvCnZHT5MgZCV6Ub9q7yQzOFWr0=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ github.com/dsoprea/go-utility/v2 v2.0.0-20221003172846-a3e1774ef349 h1:DilThiXje
 github.com/dsoprea/go-utility/v2 v2.0.0-20221003172846-a3e1774ef349/go.mod h1:4GC5sXji84i/p+irqghpPFZBF8tRN/Q7+700G0/DLe8=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.10.0 h1:s36xzo75JdqLaaWoiEHk767eHiwo0598uUxyfiPkDsg=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.10.0/go.mod h1:ELkj/draVOlAH/xkhN6mQ50Qd0MPOk5AAr3maGEBuJM=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0 h1:GlRw1BRJxkpqUCBKzKOw098ed57fEsKeNjpTe3cSjK4=
+github.com/fatih/color v1.17.0/go.mod h1:YZ7TlrGPkiz6ku9fK3TLD/pl3CpsiFyu8N92HLgmosI=
 github.com/flynn/go-shlex v0.0.0-20150515145356-3f9db97f8568 h1:BHsljHzVlRcyQhjrss6TZTdY2VfCqZPbv5k3iBFa2ZQ=
 github.com/flynn/go-shlex v0.0.0-20150515145356-3f9db97f8568/go.mod h1:xEzjJPgXI435gkrCt3MPfRiAkVrwSbHsst4LCFVfpJc=
 github.com/go-errors/errors v1.0.1/go.mod h1:f4zRHt4oKfwPJE5k8C9vpYG+aDHdBFUsgrm6/TyX73Q=
@ -40,8 +44,12 @@ github.com/go-errors/errors v1.0.2/go.mod h1:psDX2osz5VnTOnFWbDeWwS7yejl+uV3FEWE
 github.com/go-errors/errors v1.1.1/go.mod h1:psDX2osz5VnTOnFWbDeWwS7yejl+uV3FEWEp4lssFEs=
 github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2 h1:J6MZopCL4uSllY1OfXM374weqZFFItUbrImctkmUxIA=
 github.com/go-errors/errors v1.4.2/go.mod h1:sIVyrIiJhuEF+Pj9Ebtd6P/rEYROXFi3BopGUQ5a5Og=
+github.com/go-errors/errors v1.5.1 h1:ZwEMSLRCapFLflTpT7NKaAc7ukJ8ZPEjzlxt8rPN8bk=
+github.com/go-errors/errors v1.5.1/go.mod h1:sIVyrIiJhuEF+Pj9Ebtd6P/rEYROXFi3BopGUQ5a5Og=
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6 h1:/Fpf6oFPoeFik9ty7siob0G6Ke8QvQEuVcuChpwXzpY=
 github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6/go.mod h1:pprOEPIfldk/42T2oK7lQ4v4JSDwmV0As9GaiUsvbm0=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0 h1:Dt6ye7+vXGIKZ7Xtk4s6/xVdGDQynvom7xCFEdWr6uE=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0/go.mod h1:5LS6F96DhAwUc7C+1HLexzMXY1xGRSryjyPPKW6zv78=
 github.com/go-playground/locales v0.13.0 h1:HyWk6mgj5qFqCT5fjGBuRArbVDfE4hi8+e8ceBS/t7Q=
 github.com/go-playground/locales v0.13.0/go.mod h1:taPMhCMXrRLJO55olJkUXHZBHCxTMfnGwq/HNwmWNS8=
 github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.17.0 h1:icxd5fm+REJzpZx7ZfpaD876Lmtgy7VtROAbHHXk8no=
@ -56,6 +64,8 @@ github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20190916061304-5b978397cfec/go.mod h1:QZ0nwyI2jOfgR
 github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20200319012246-673a6f80352d/go.mod h1:QZ0nwyI2jOfgRAoBvP+ab5aRr7c9x7lhGEJrKvBwjWI=
 github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20210211234256-740aa86cb551 h1:gtexQ/VGyN+VVFRXSFiguSNcXmS6rkKT+X7FdIrTtfo=
 github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20210211234256-740aa86cb551/go.mod h1:QZ0nwyI2jOfgRAoBvP+ab5aRr7c9x7lhGEJrKvBwjWI=
+github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20230421003525-6adc56603217 h1:HKlyj6in2JV6wVkmQ4XmG/EIm+SCYlPZ+V4GWit7Z+I=
+github.com/golang/geo v0.0.0-20230421003525-6adc56603217/go.mod h1:8wI0hitZ3a1IxZfeH3/5I97CI8i5cLGsYe7xNhQGs9U=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 h1:KhyjKVUg7Usr/dYsdSqoFveMYd5ko72D+zANwlG1mmg=
@ -63,6 +73,8 @@ github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiu
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.1/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.2 h1:aeE13tS0IiQgFjYdoL8qN3K1N2bXXtI6Vi51/y7BpMw=
 github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.2/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
+github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 h1:yAGX7huGHXlcLOEtBnF4w7FQwA26wojNCwOYAEhLjQM=
+github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4/go.mod h1:/XxbfmMg8lxefKM7IXC3fBNl/7bRcc72aCRzEWrmP2Q=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
@ -75,9 +87,13 @@ github.com/jessevdk/go-flags v1.5.0/go.mod h1:Fw0T6WPc1dYxT4mKEZRfG5kJhaTDP9pj1c
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.4.1/go.mod h1:RyIbtBH6LamlWaDj8nUwkbUhJ87Yi3uG0guNDohfE1A=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.11.4 h1:kz40R/YWls3iqT9zX9AHN3WoVsrAWVyui5sxuLqiXqU=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.11.4/go.mod h1:aoV0uJVorq1K+umq18yTdKaF57EivdYsUV+/s2qKfXs=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
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@ -118,6 +145,8 @@ github.com/tomasen/realip v0.0.0-20180522021738-f0c99a92ddce/go.mod h1:o8v6yHRoi
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@ -126,12 +155,18 @@ github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 h1:zFUKzehAFReQwLys1b/iSMl+JQGSCSjtVqQn9bBrPo
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+go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.10 h1:+BqfJTcCzTItrop8mq/lbzL8wSGtj94UO/3U31shqG0=
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+golang.org/x/image v0.19.0 h1:D9FX4QWkLfkeqaC62SonffIIuYdOk/UE2XKUBgRIBIQ=
+golang.org/x/image v0.19.0/go.mod h1:y0zrRqlQRWQ5PXaYCOMLTW2fpsxZ8Qh9I/ohnInJEys=
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@ -141,6 +176,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200513185701-a91f0712d120/go.mod h1:qpuaurCH72eLCgpAm/
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+golang.org/x/net v0.28.0 h1:a9JDOJc5GMUJ0+UDqmLT86WiEy7iWyIhz8gz8E4e5hE=
+golang.org/x/net v0.28.0/go.mod h1:yqtgsTWOOnlGLG9GFRrK3++bGOUEkNBoHZc8MEDWPNg=
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@ -151,19 +188,28 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201204225414-ed752295db88/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
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+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
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--- a/backend/http/__debug_bin2682048437
+++ b/backend/http/__debug_bin2682048437
--- a/backend/http/preview.go
+++ b/backend/http/preview.go
@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"

 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"

@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ func previewHandler(imgSvc ImgService, fileCache FileCache, enableThumbnails, re
 		}

 		file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(files.FileOptions{
-			Fs:         d.user.Fs,
 			Path:       "/" + vars["path"],
 			Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
 			Expand:     true,
@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func handleImagePreview(

 func createPreview(imgSvc ImgService, fileCache FileCache,
 	file *files.FileInfo, previewSize PreviewSize) ([]byte, error) {
-	fd, err := file.Fs.Open(file.Path)
+	fd, err := os.Open(file.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
--- a/backend/http/public.go
+++ b/backend/http/public.go
@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ package http

 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"

-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"

 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files"
@ -20,31 +19,25 @@ import (
 var withHashFile = func(fn handleFunc) handleFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
 		id, path := ifPathWithName(r)
+		fmt.Println(id, path)
 		link, err := d.store.Share.GetByHash(id)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errToStatus(err), err
 		}
 		if link.Hash != "" {
-			status, err := authenticateShareRequest(r, link)
-			if status != 0 || err != nil {
+			var status int
+			status, err = authenticateShareRequest(r, link) // Assign to the existing `err` variable
+			if err != nil || status != 0 {
 				return status, err
 			}
 		}
 		d.user = &users.PublicUser
-		if path == "/" {
-			path = link.Path
-		} else if strings.HasPrefix("/"+path, link.Path) {
-			path = "/" + path
-		} else {
-			path = link.Path + "/" + path
+		realPath, err := files.GetRealPath(d.user.Scope, link.Path, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return http.StatusNotFound, err
 		}
-		sharePath := settings.Config.Server.Root + path
-		lastComponent := filepath.Base(sharePath)
-		basePath := filepath.Dir(sharePath)
-		fsPath := afero.NewBasePathFs(afero.NewOsFs(), basePath)
 		file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(files.FileOptions{
-			Fs:         fsPath,
-			Path:       lastComponent,
+			Path:       realPath,
 			Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
 			Expand:     true,
 			ReadHeader: d.server.TypeDetectionByHeader,
@ -63,14 +56,15 @@ func ifPathWithName(r *http.Request) (id, filePath string) {
 	pathElements := strings.Split(r.URL.Path, "/")
 	id = pathElements[0]
 	allButFirst := path.Join(pathElements[1:]...)
-	if len(pathElements) == 1 {
-		allButFirst = "/"
-	}
 	return id, allButFirst
 }

 var publicShareHandler = withHashFile(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
-	file := d.raw.(*files.FileInfo)
+	file, ok := d.raw.(*files.FileInfo)
+	if !ok {
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("failed to assert type *files.FileInfo")
+	}
+
 	file.Path = strings.TrimPrefix(file.Path, settings.Config.Server.Root)
 	if file.IsDir {
 		return renderJSON(w, r, file)
@ -86,7 +80,11 @@ var publicUserGetHandler = func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data)
 }

 var publicDlHandler = withHashFile(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
-	file := d.raw.(*files.FileInfo)
+	file, ok := d.raw.(*files.FileInfo)
+	if !ok {
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("failed to assert type *files.FileInfo")
+	}
+
 	if !file.IsDir {
 		return rawFileHandler(w, r, file)
 	}
--- a/backend/http/public_test.go
+++ b/backend/http/public_test.go
@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/asdine/storm/v3"
-	"github.com/spf13/afero"

 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/share"
@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ func TestPublicShareHandlerAuthentication(t *testing.T) {

 				storage.Users = &customFSUser{
 					Store: storage.Users,
-					fs:    &afero.MemMapFs{},
 				}

 				recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
@ -122,7 +120,6 @@ func newHTTPRequest(t *testing.T, requestModifiers ...func(*http.Request)) *http

 type customFSUser struct {
 	users.Store
-	fs afero.Fs
 }

 func (cu *customFSUser) Get(baseScope string, id interface{}) (*users.User, error) {
@ -130,7 +127,5 @@ func (cu *customFSUser) Get(baseScope string, id interface{}) (*users.User, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	user.Fs = cu.fs
-
 	return user, nil
 }
--- a/backend/http/raw.go
+++ b/backend/http/raw.go
@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package http

 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	gopath "path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@ -80,10 +82,13 @@ var rawHandler = withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data)
 	if !d.user.Perm.Download {
 		return http.StatusAccepted, nil
 	}
-
+	realPath, err := files.GetRealPath(d.user.Scope, r.URL.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
+	}
+	fmt.Println("realpath", realPath, err)
 	file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(files.FileOptions{
-		Fs:         d.user.Fs,
-		Path:       r.URL.Path,
+		Path:       realPath,
 		Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
 		Expand:     false,
 		ReadHeader: d.server.TypeDetectionByHeader,
@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ func addFile(ar archiver.Writer, d *data, path, commonPath string) error {
 	if !d.Check(path) {
 		return nil
 	}
-	info, err := d.user.Fs.Stat(path)
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ func addFile(ar archiver.Writer, d *data, path, commonPath string) error {
 		return nil
 	}

-	file, err := d.user.Fs.Open(path)
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@ -198,7 +203,7 @@ func rawDirHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data, file *files.
 }

 func rawFileHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, file *files.FileInfo) (int, error) {
-	fd, err := file.Fs.Open(file.Path)
+	fd, err := os.Open(file.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
 	}
--- a/backend/http/resource.go
+++ b/backend/http/resource.go
@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package http
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"

 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3/disk"
-	"github.com/spf13/afero"

 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/errors"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files"
@ -20,9 +18,13 @@ import (
 )

 var resourceGetHandler = withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
+	realPath, err := files.GetRealPath(d.user.Scope, r.URL.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("unable to get real path", d.user.Scope, r.URL.Path)
+		return http.StatusNotFound, err
+	}
 	file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(files.FileOptions{
-		Fs:         d.user.Fs,
-		Path:       r.URL.Path,
+		Path:       realPath,
 		Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
 		Expand:     true,
 		ReadHeader: d.server.TypeDetectionByHeader,
@ -53,15 +55,18 @@ func resourceDeleteHandler(fileCache FileCache) handleFunc {
 		if r.URL.Path == "/" || !d.user.Perm.Delete {
 			return http.StatusForbidden, nil
 		}
-
-		file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(files.FileOptions{
-			Fs:         d.user.Fs,
-			Path:       r.URL.Path,
+		realPath, err := files.GetRealPath(d.user.Scope, r.URL.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return http.StatusNotFound, err
+		}
+		fileOpts := files.FileOptions{
+			Path:       realPath,
 			Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
 			Expand:     false,
 			ReadHeader: d.server.TypeDetectionByHeader,
 			Checker:    d,
-		})
+		}
+		file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(fileOpts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errToStatus(err), err
 		}
@ -72,14 +77,10 @@ func resourceDeleteHandler(fileCache FileCache) handleFunc {
 			return errToStatus(err), err
 		}

-		err = d.RunHook(func() error {
-			return d.user.Fs.RemoveAll(r.URL.Path)
-		}, "delete", r.URL.Path, "", d.user)
-
+		err = files.DeleteFiles(realPath, fileOpts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errToStatus(err), err
 		}
-
 		return http.StatusOK, nil
 	})
 }
@ -89,21 +90,27 @@ func resourcePostHandler(fileCache FileCache) handleFunc {
 		if !d.user.Perm.Create || !d.Check(r.URL.Path) {
 			return http.StatusForbidden, nil
 		}
-
-		// Directories creation on POST.
-		if strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "/") {
-			err := d.user.Fs.MkdirAll(r.URL.Path, 0775) //nolint:gomnd
-			return errToStatus(err), err
+		realPath, err := files.GetRealPath(d.user.Scope, r.URL.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return http.StatusNotFound, err
 		}
-
-		file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(files.FileOptions{
-			Fs:         d.user.Fs,
-			Path:       r.URL.Path,
+		fileOpts := files.FileOptions{
+			Path:       realPath,
 			Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
 			Expand:     false,
 			ReadHeader: d.server.TypeDetectionByHeader,
 			Checker:    d,
-		})
+		}
+		// Directories creation on POST.
+		if strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "/") {
+			err = files.WriteDirectory(fileOpts) // Assign to the existing `err` variable
+			if err != nil {
+				return errToStatus(err), err
+			}
+			return http.StatusOK, nil
+		}
+
+		file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(fileOpts)
 		if err == nil {
 			if r.URL.Query().Get("override") != "true" {
 				return http.StatusConflict, nil
@ -119,22 +126,7 @@ func resourcePostHandler(fileCache FileCache) handleFunc {
 				return errToStatus(err), err
 			}
 		}
-
-		err = d.RunHook(func() error {
-			info, writeErr := writeFile(d.user.Fs, r.URL.Path, r.Body)
-			if writeErr != nil {
-				return writeErr
-			}
-
-			etag := fmt.Sprintf(`"%x%x"`, info.ModTime().UnixNano(), info.Size())
-			w.Header().Set("ETag", etag)
-			return nil
-		}, "upload", r.URL.Path, "", d.user)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			_ = d.user.Fs.RemoveAll(r.URL.Path)
-		}
-
+		err = files.WriteFile(fileOpts, r.Body)
 		return errToStatus(err), err
 	})
 }
@ -149,27 +141,23 @@ var resourcePutHandler = withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d
 		return http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, nil
 	}

-	exists, err := afero.Exists(d.user.Fs, r.URL.Path)
+	realPath, err := files.GetRealPath(d.user.Scope, r.URL.Path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
+		return http.StatusNotFound, err
 	}
-	if !exists {
-		return http.StatusNotFound, nil
+	fileOpts := files.FileOptions{
+		Path:       realPath,
+		Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
+		Expand:     false,
+		ReadHeader: d.server.TypeDetectionByHeader,
+		Checker:    d,
 	}
-
-	err = d.RunHook(func() error {
-		info, writeErr := writeFile(d.user.Fs, r.URL.Path, r.Body)
-		if writeErr != nil {
-			return writeErr
-		}
-
-		etag := fmt.Sprintf(`"%x%x"`, info.ModTime().UnixNano(), info.Size())
-		w.Header().Set("ETag", etag)
-		return nil
-	}, "save", r.URL.Path, "", d.user)
+	fmt.Println("realPath", realPath)
+	err = files.WriteFile(fileOpts, r.Body)
 	return errToStatus(err), err
 })

+// TODO fix and verify this function still works in tests
 func resourcePatchHandler(fileCache FileCache) handleFunc {
 	return withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
 		src := r.URL.Path
@ -185,29 +173,22 @@ func resourcePatchHandler(fileCache FileCache) handleFunc {
 		if dst == "/" || src == "/" {
 			return http.StatusForbidden, nil
 		}
-
-		err = checkParent(src, dst)
-		if err != nil {
-			return http.StatusBadRequest, err
-		}
-
 		override := r.URL.Query().Get("override") == "true"
 		rename := r.URL.Query().Get("rename") == "true"
 		if !override && !rename {
-			if _, err = d.user.Fs.Stat(dst); err == nil {
+			if _, err = os.Stat(dst); err == nil {
 				return http.StatusConflict, nil
 			}
 		}
 		if rename {
-			dst = addVersionSuffix(dst, d.user.Fs)
+			dst = addVersionSuffix(dst)
 		}
-
 		// Permission for overwriting the file
 		if override && !d.user.Perm.Modify {
 			return http.StatusForbidden, nil
 		}
-
 		err = d.RunHook(func() error {
+			fmt.Println("hook", src, dst)
 			return patchAction(r.Context(), action, src, dst, d, fileCache)
 		}, action, src, dst, d.user)

@ -215,69 +196,22 @@ func resourcePatchHandler(fileCache FileCache) handleFunc {
 	})
 }

-func checkParent(src, dst string) error {
-	rel, err := filepath.Rel(src, dst)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	rel = filepath.ToSlash(rel)
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(rel, "../") && rel != ".." && rel != "." {
-		return errors.ErrSourceIsParent
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func addVersionSuffix(source string, fs afero.Fs) string {
+func addVersionSuffix(source string) string {
 	counter := 1
 	dir, name := path.Split(source)
 	ext := filepath.Ext(name)
 	base := strings.TrimSuffix(name, ext)
-
 	for {
-		if _, err := fs.Stat(source); err != nil {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(source); err != nil {
 			break
 		}
 		renamed := fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)%s", base, counter, ext)
 		source = path.Join(dir, renamed)
 		counter++
 	}
-
 	return source
 }

-func writeFile(fs afero.Fs, dst string, in io.Reader) (os.FileInfo, error) {
-	dir, _ := path.Split(dst)
-	err := fs.MkdirAll(dir, 0775) //nolint:gomnd
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	file, err := fs.OpenFile(dst, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0775) //nolint:gomnd
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-
-	_, err = io.Copy(file, in)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Gets the info about the file.
-	info, err := file.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	//files.RefreshFileInfo(files.FileOptions{
-	//	Fs: info,
-	//})
-
-	return info, nil
-}
-
 func delThumbs(ctx context.Context, fileCache FileCache, file *files.FileInfo) error {
 	for _, previewSizeName := range PreviewSizeNames() {
 		size, _ := ParsePreviewSize(previewSizeName)
@ -297,17 +231,23 @@ func patchAction(ctx context.Context, action, src, dst string, d *data, fileCach
 			return errors.ErrPermissionDenied
 		}

-		return fileutils.Copy(d.user.Fs, src, dst)
+		return fileutils.Copy(src, dst)
 	case "rename":
 		if !d.user.Perm.Rename {
 			return errors.ErrPermissionDenied
 		}
 		src = path.Clean("/" + src)
 		dst = path.Clean("/" + dst)
-
+		realDest, err := files.GetRealPath(d.user.Scope, dst)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		realSrc, err := files.GetRealPath(d.user.Scope, src)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(files.FileOptions{
-			Fs:         d.user.Fs,
-			Path:       src,
+			Path:       realSrc,
 			Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
 			Expand:     false,
 			ReadHeader: false,
@ -323,7 +263,7 @@ func patchAction(ctx context.Context, action, src, dst string, d *data, fileCach
 			return err
 		}

-		return fileutils.MoveFile(d.user.Fs, src, dst)
+		return fileutils.MoveFile(realSrc, realDest)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported action %s: %w", action, errors.ErrInvalidRequestParams)
 	}
@ -335,9 +275,12 @@ type DiskUsageResponse struct {
 }

 var diskUsage = withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
+	realPath, err := files.GetRealPath(d.user.Scope, r.URL.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusNotFound, err
+	}
 	file, err := files.FileInfoFaster(files.FileOptions{
-		Fs:         d.user.Fs,
-		Path:       r.URL.Path,
+		Path:       realPath,
 		Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
 		Expand:     false,
 		ReadHeader: false,
@ -353,7 +296,6 @@ var diskUsage = withUser(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (
 			Used:  0,
 		})
 	}
-
 	usage, err := disk.UsageWithContext(r.Context(), fPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errToStatus(err), err
--- a/backend/http/settings.go
+++ b/backend/http/settings.go
@ -15,20 +15,17 @@ type settingsData struct {
 	Defaults         settings.UserDefaults `json:"defaults"`
 	Rules            []rules.Rule          `json:"rules"`
 	Frontend         settings.Frontend     `json:"frontend"`
-	Shell            []string              `json:"shell"`
 	Commands         map[string][]string   `json:"commands"`
 }

 var settingsGetHandler = withAdmin(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *data) (int, error) {
 	data := &settingsData{
-		Signup:           settings.Config.Auth.Signup,
-		CreateUserDir:    settings.Config.Server.CreateUserDir,
-		UserHomeBasePath: settings.Config.Server.UserHomeBasePath,
+		Signup:           d.settings.Auth.Signup,
+		CreateUserDir:    d.settings.Server.CreateUserDir,
+		UserHomeBasePath: d.settings.Server.UserHomeBasePath,
 		Defaults:         d.settings.UserDefaults,
 		Rules:            d.settings.Rules,
 		Frontend:         d.settings.Frontend,
-		Shell:            d.settings.Shell,
-		Commands:         d.settings.Commands,
 	}

 	return renderJSON(w, r, data)
@ -46,8 +43,7 @@ var settingsPutHandler = withAdmin(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 	d.settings.UserDefaults = req.Defaults
 	d.settings.Rules = req.Rules
 	d.settings.Frontend = req.Frontend
-	d.settings.Shell = req.Shell
-	d.settings.Commands = req.Commands
+	d.settings.Auth.Signup = req.Signup
 	err = d.store.Settings.Save(d.settings)
 	return errToStatus(err), err
 })
--- a/backend/http/static.go
+++ b/backend/http/static.go
@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func handleWithStaticData(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, d *data, fSys
 		"Color":                 d.settings.Frontend.Color,
 		"BaseURL":               d.server.BaseURL,
 		"Version":               version.Version,
+		"CommitSHA":             version.CommitSHA,
 		"StaticURL":             path.Join(d.server.BaseURL, "/static"),
 		"Signup":                settings.Config.Auth.Signup,
 		"NoAuth":                d.settings.Auth.Method == "noauth",
@ -64,7 +65,12 @@ func handleWithStaticData(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, d *data, fSys
 		if err != nil {
 			return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
 		}
-		auther := raw.(*auth.JSONAuth)
+
+		auther, ok := raw.(*auth.JSONAuth)
+		if !ok {
+			return http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("failed to assert type *auth.JSONAuth")
+		}
+
 		if auther.ReCaptcha != nil {
 			data["ReCaptcha"] = auther.ReCaptcha.Key != "" && auther.ReCaptcha.Secret != ""
 			data["ReCaptchaHost"] = auther.ReCaptcha.Host
--- a/backend/http/users.go
+++ b/backend/http/users.go
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package http

 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/text/language"

 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/errors"
+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
 )

@ -136,7 +138,11 @@ var userPostHandler = withAdmin(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, d *
 	}
 	req.Data.Scope = userHome
 	log.Printf("user: %s, home dir: [%s].", req.Data.Username, userHome)
-
+	_, err = files.GetRealPath(d.server.Root, req.Data.Scope)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("user path is not valid", req.Data.Scope)
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, nil
+	}
 	err = d.store.Users.Save(req.Data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return http.StatusInternalServerError, err
@ -155,6 +161,10 @@ var userPutHandler = withSelfOrAdmin(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 	if req.Data.ID != d.raw.(uint) {
 		return http.StatusBadRequest, nil
 	}
+	_, err = files.GetRealPath(d.server.Root, req.Data.Scope)
+	if err != nil {
+		return http.StatusBadRequest, nil
+	}

 	if len(req.Which) == 0 || req.Which[0] == "all" {
 		req.Which = []string{}
--- a/backend/runner/runner.go
+++ b/backend/runner/runner.go
@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"

+	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/files"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/settings"
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/users"
 )
@ -19,8 +20,8 @@ type Runner struct {

 // RunHook runs the hooks for the before and after event.
 func (r *Runner) RunHook(fn func() error, evt, path, dst string, user *users.User) error {
-	path = user.FullPath(path)
-	dst = user.FullPath(dst)
+	path, _ = files.GetRealPath(user.Scope, path)
+	dst, _ = files.GetRealPath(user.Scope, dst)

 	if r.Enabled {
 		if val, ok := r.Commands["before_"+evt]; ok {
--- a/backend/settings/dir.go
+++ b/backend/settings/dir.go
@ -6,16 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 )

 var (
 	invalidFilenameChars = regexp.MustCompile(`[^0-9A-Za-z@_\-.]`)
-
-	dashes = regexp.MustCompile(`[\-]+`)
+	dashes               = regexp.MustCompile(`[\-]+`)
 )

 // MakeUserDir makes the user directory according to settings.
@ -32,8 +30,8 @@ func (s *Settings) MakeUserDir(username, userScope, serverRoot string) (string,

 	userScope = path.Join("/", userScope)

-	fs := afero.NewBasePathFs(afero.NewOsFs(), serverRoot)
-	if err := fs.MkdirAll(userScope, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+	fullPath := filepath.Join(serverRoot, userScope)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(fullPath, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create user home dir: [%s]: %w", userScope, err)
 	}
 	return userScope, nil
--- a/backend/settings/storage.go
+++ b/backend/settings/storage.go
@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ func (s *Storage) Save(set *Settings) error {
 		set.Rules = []rules.Rule{}
 	}

-	if set.Shell == nil {
-		set.Shell = []string{}
-	}
-
 	if set.Commands == nil {
 		set.Commands = map[string][]string{}
 	}
--- a/backend/settings/structs.go
+++ b/backend/settings/structs.go
@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type UserDefaults struct {
 	Scope           string       `json:"scope"`
 	Locale          string       `json:"locale"`
 	ViewMode        string       `json:"viewMode"`
+	GallerySize     int          `json:"gallerySize"`
 	SingleClick     bool         `json:"singleClick"`
 	Rules           []rules.Rule `json:"rules"`
 	Sorting         struct {
--- a/backend/users/storage.go
+++ b/backend/users/storage.go
@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ func (s *Storage) Get(baseScope string, id interface{}) (user *User, err error)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if err := user.Clean(baseScope); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	return user, err
 }

@ -66,23 +63,12 @@ func (s *Storage) Gets(baseScope string) ([]*User, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	for _, user := range users {
-		if err := user.Clean(baseScope); err != nil { //nolint:govet
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
 	return users, err
 }

 // Update updates a user in the database.
 func (s *Storage) Update(user *User, fields ...string) error {
-	err := user.Clean("")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = s.back.Update(user, fields...)
+	err := s.back.Update(user, fields...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@ -138,10 +124,6 @@ func (s *Storage) DeleteRule(userID string, ruleID string) error {
 // Save saves the user in a storage.
 func (s *Storage) Save(user *User) error {
 	log.Println("Saving new user:", user.Username)
-	if err := user.Clean(""); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return s.back.Save(user)
 }

--- a/backend/users/users.go
+++ b/backend/users/users.go
@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 package users

 import (
-	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"

-	"github.com/spf13/afero"
-
 	"github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/rules"
 )

@ -42,10 +39,10 @@ type User struct {
 	Perm            Permissions  `json:"perm"`
 	Commands        []string     `json:"commands"`
 	Sorting         Sorting      `json:"sorting"`
-	Fs              afero.Fs     `json:"-" yaml:"-"`
 	Rules           []rules.Rule `json:"rules"`
 	HideDotfiles    bool         `json:"hideDotfiles"`
 	DateFormat      bool         `json:"dateFormat"`
+	GallerySize     int          `json:"gallerySize"`
 }

 var PublicUser = User{
@ -54,7 +51,6 @@ var PublicUser = User{
 	Scope:        "./",
 	ViewMode:     "normal",
 	LockPassword: true,
-	Fs:           afero.NewMemMapFs(),
 	Perm: Permissions{
 		Create:   false,
 		Rename:   false,
@ -71,26 +67,6 @@ func (u *User) GetRules() []rules.Rule {
 	return u.Rules
 }

-// Clean cleans up a user and verifies if all its fields
-// are alright to be saved.
-//
-//nolint:gocyclo
-func (u *User) Clean(baseScope string) error {
-
-	if u.Fs == nil {
-		scope := u.Scope
-		scope = filepath.Join(baseScope, filepath.Join("/", scope)) //nolint:gocritic
-		u.Fs = afero.NewBasePathFs(afero.NewOsFs(), scope)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// FullPath gets the full path for a user's relative path.
-func (u *User) FullPath(path string) string {
-	return afero.FullBaseFsPath(u.Fs.(*afero.BasePathFs), path)
-}
-
 // CanExecute checks if an user can execute a specific command.
 func (u *User) CanExecute(command string) bool {
 	if !u.Perm.Execute {
--- a/backend/version/version.go
+++ b/backend/version/version.go
@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package version

 var (
-	// Version is the current File Browser version.
-	Version = "(0.2.7)"
-	// CommitSHA is the commmit sha.
-	CommitSHA = "(unknown)"
+	// Dynamically updated during build via build args
+	Version   = "untracked"
+	CommitSHA = "untracked"
 )
--- a/configuration.md
+++ b/configuration.md
@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ auth:
  tokenExpirationTime: 2h
  header: ""
  method: json
-  command: ""
  signup: false
-  shell: ""
 frontend:
  name: ""
  disableExternal: false
@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ userDefaults:
    delete: true
    share: true
    download: true
-  commands: []
  hideDotfiles: false
  dateFormat: false
 ```
@ -165,10 +162,6 @@ userDefaults:
  - `oath` - oath authentication
  - `noauth` - no authentication/login required.

- `command`: Deprecated: This is the authentication command.
-
- `shell`: This is the shell configuration.
-
 - `Signup`: This boolean value indicates whether user signup is enabled on the login page. NOTE: Be mindful of `userDefaults` settings if enabled. Default: `false`

 - `AdminUsername`: This is the username of the admin user. Default: `admin`
@ -227,7 +220,6 @@ userDefaults:

  - `download`: This boolean value determines whether download permissions are granted.

- `commands`: Deprecated: This is a list of commands.

 - `hideDotfiles`: This boolean value determines whether dotfiles are hidden. (`true` or `false`)

--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    "lint": "npm run typecheck && eslint src/",
    "lint:fix": "eslint --fix src/",
    "format": "prettier --write .",
-    "test": "playwright test"
+    "test": "npx playwright test"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "ace-builds": "^1.24.2",
@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
    "vue-router": "^4.3.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.42.1",
    "@intlify/unplugin-vue-i18n": "^4.0.0",
    "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^5.0.4",
    "@vue/eslint-config-typescript": "^13.0.0",
--- a/frontend/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/playwright.config.ts
@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { defineConfig, devices } from "@playwright/test";
+
+/**
+ * Read environment variables from file.
+ * https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv
+ */
+// require('dotenv').config();
+
+/**
+ * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
+ */
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir: "./tests",
+  /* Run tests in files in parallel */
+  fullyParallel: true,
+  /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
+  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
+  /* Retry on CI only */
+  retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
+  /* Opt out of parallel tests on CI. */
+  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
+  /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
+  reporter: "line",
+  /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
+  use: {
+    /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
+    baseURL: "http://127.0.0.1",
+
+    /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
+    trace: "on-first-retry",
+
+    /* Set default locale to English (US) */
+    locale: "en-US",
+  },
+
+  /* Configure projects for major browsers */
+  projects: [
+    {
+      name: "firefox",
+      use: { ...devices["Desktop Firefox"] },
+    },
+  ],
+});
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@ -3,17 +3,18 @@
 </template>

 <script>
-import { onMounted } from 'vue';
+import { onMounted } from "vue";
 import { mutations } from "@/store"; // Import your store's mutations
-
+mutations.setLoading("main-app", true);
 export default {
  name: "app",
  computed: {},
  setup() {
    onMounted(() => {
-      mutations.setLoading(false); // Call your mutation or method to set loading to false
+      console.log("static vars", window.FileBrowser);
+      mutations.setLoading("main-app", false);
      // Query the loading element and remove it from the DOM
-      const loadingDiv = document.getElementById('loading');
+      const loadingDiv = document.getElementById("loading");
      if (loadingDiv) {
        loadingDiv.remove();
      }
--- a/frontend/src/components/Breadcrumbs.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Breadcrumbs.vue
@ -14,11 +14,23 @@
      <component :is="element" :to="link.url">{{ link.name }}</component>
    </span>
    <action style="display: contents" v-if="showShare" icon="share" show="share" />
+    <div v-if="isResizableView">
+      Size:
+      <input
+        v-model="gallerySize"
+        type="range"
+        id="gallary-size"
+        name="gallary-size"
+        :value="gallerySize"
+        min="0"
+        max="10"
+      />
+    </div>
  </div>
 </template>

 <script>
-import { state, mutations } from "@/store"; // Import mutations as well
+import { state, mutations, getters } from "@/store"; // Import mutations as well
 import Action from "@/components/header/Action.vue";

 export default {
@ -26,8 +38,22 @@ export default {
  components: {
    Action,
  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      gallerySize: state.user.gallerySize,
+    };
+  },
+  watch: {
+    gallerySize(newValue) {
+      this.gallerySize = parseInt(newValue, 0); // Update the user object
+      mutations.setGallerySize(this.gallerySize);
+    },
+  },
  props: ["base", "noLink"],
  computed: {
+    isResizableView() {
+      return getters.isResizableView();
+    },
    items() {
      const relativePath = state.route.path.replace(this.base, "");
      let parts = relativePath.split("/");
@ -84,7 +110,7 @@ export default {
  methods: {
    // Example of a method using mutations
    updateUserPermissions(newPerms) {
-      mutations.updateUser({ perm: newPerms })
+      mutations.updateUser({ perm: newPerms });
    },
  },
 };
--- a/frontend/src/components/ProgressBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ProgressBar.vue
@ -219,3 +219,14 @@ export default {
  },
 };
 </script>
+
+<style>
+.vue-simple-progress {
+  margin: 0.5em;
+}
+
+.vue-simple-progress,
+.vue-simple-progress-bar {
+  border-radius: 0.5em;
+}
+</style>
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.vue
@ -1,461 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <nav
-    id="sidebar"
-    :class="{ active: active, 'dark-mode': isDarkMode, sticky: user?.stickySidebar }"
-  >
-    <div class="card">
-      <div class="card-wrapper">
-        <button
-          v-if="user.username"
-          @click="navigateTo('/settings/profile')"
-          class="action"
-        >
-          <i class="material-icons">person</i>
-          <span>{{ user.username }}</span>
-        </button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="card">
-      <div class="card-wrapper" @mouseleave="resetHoverTextToDefault">
-        <span>{{ hoverText }}</span>
-        <div class="quick-toggles">
-          <div
-            :class="{ active: user?.singleClick }"
-            @click="toggleClick"
-            @mouseover="updateHoverText('Toggle single click')"
-          >
-            <i class="material-icons">ads_click</i>
-          </div>
-          <div
-            :class="{ active: user?.darkMode }"
-            @click="toggleDarkMode"
-            @mouseover="updateHoverText('Toggle dark mode')"
-          >
-            <i class="material-icons">dark_mode</i>
-          </div>
-          <div
-            :class="{ active: user?.stickySidebar }"
-            @click="toggleSticky"
-            @mouseover="updateHoverText('Toggle sticky sidebar')"
-            v-if="!isMobile"
-          >
-            <i class="material-icons">push_pin</i>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Section for logged-in users -->
-    <div v-if="isLoggedIn" class="sidebar-scroll-list">
-      <!-- Buttons visible if user has create permission -->
-      <div v-if="user.perm?.create">
-        <!-- New Folder button -->
-        <button
-          @click="showHover('newDir')"
-          class="action"
-          :aria-label="$t('sidebar.newFolder')"
-          :title="$t('sidebar.newFolder')"
-        >
-          <i class="material-icons">create_new_folder</i>
-          <span>{{ $t("sidebar.newFolder") }}</span>
-        </button>
-        <!-- New File button -->
-        <button
-          @click="showHover('newFile')"
-          class="action"
-          :aria-label="$t('sidebar.newFile')"
-          :title="$t('sidebar.newFile')"
-        >
-          <i class="material-icons">note_add</i>
-          <span>{{ $t("sidebar.newFile") }}</span>
-        </button>
-        <!-- Upload button -->
-        <button id="upload-button" @click="uploadFunc" class="action">
-          <i class="material-icons">file_upload</i>
-          <span>Upload file</span>
-        </button>
-      </div>
-
-      <!-- Settings and Logout buttons -->
-      <div>
-        <!-- Settings button -->
-        <button
-          class="action"
-          @click="navigateTo('/settings/global')"
-          :aria-label="$t('sidebar.settings')"
-          :title="$t('sidebar.settings')"
-        >
-          <i class="material-icons">settings_applications</i>
-          <span>{{ $t("sidebar.settings") }}</span>
-        </button>
-        <!-- Logout button -->
-        <button
-          v-if="canLogout"
-          @click="logout"
-          class="action"
-          id="logout"
-          :aria-label="$t('sidebar.logout')"
-          :title="$t('sidebar.logout')"
-        >
-          <i class="material-icons">exit_to_app</i>
-          <span>{{ $t("sidebar.logout") }}</span>
-        </button>
-      </div>
-      <div v-if="isLoggedIn" class="sources card">
-        <span>Sources</span>
-        <div class="inner-card">
-          <!-- My Files button -->
-          <button
-            class="action"
-            @click="navigateTo('/files/')"
-            :aria-label="$t('sidebar.myFiles')"
-            :title="$t('sidebar.myFiles')"
-          >
-            <i class="material-icons">folder</i>
-            <span>{{ $t("sidebar.myFiles") }}</span>
-            <div class="usage-info">
-              <progress-bar :val="usage.usedPercentage" size="medium"></progress-bar>
-              <span style="text-align: center">{{ usage.usedPercentage }}%</span>
-              <span>{{ usage.used }} of {{ usage.total }} used</span>
-            </div>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Section for non-logged-in users -->
-    <div v-else class="sidebar-scroll-list">
-      <!-- Login button -->
-      <router-link
-        class="action"
-        to="/login"
-        :aria-label="$t('sidebar.login')"
-        :title="$t('sidebar.login')"
-      >
-        <i class="material-icons">exit_to_app</i>
-        <span>{{ $t("sidebar.login") }}</span>
-      </router-link>
-      <!-- Signup button, if signup is enabled -->
-      <router-link
-        v-if="signup"
-        class="action"
-        to="/login"
-        :aria-label="$t('sidebar.signup')"
-        :title="$t('sidebar.signup')"
-      >
-        <i class="material-icons">person_add</i>
-        <span>{{ $t("sidebar.signup") }}</span>
-      </router-link>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="buffer"></div>
-    <div class="credits">
-      <span>
-        <a
-          rel="noopener noreferrer"
-          target="_blank"
-          href="https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser"
-        >
-          File Browser
-        </a>
-      </span>
-      <span>{{ version }}</span>
-      <span>
-        <a @click="help">{{ $t("sidebar.help") }}</a>
-      </span>
-    </div>
-  </nav>
-</template>
-
-<script>
-import * as auth from "@/utils/auth";
-import {
-  version,
-  signup,
-  disableExternal,
-  disableUsedPercentage,
-  noAuth,
-  loginPage,
-} from "@/utils/constants";
-import { files, users } from "@/api";
-import ProgressBar from "@/components/ProgressBar.vue";
-import { getHumanReadableFilesize } from "@/utils/filesizes";
-import { state, getters, mutations } from "@/store"; // Import your custom store
-import { showError } from "@/notify";
-
-export default {
-  name: "sidebar",
-  components: {
-    ProgressBar,
-  },
-  data() {
-    return {
-      hoverText: "Quick Toggles", // Initially empty
-    };
-  },
-  mounted() {
-    if (getters.isLoggedIn()) {
-      this.updateUsage();
-    }
-  },
-  computed: {
-    isMobile() {
-      return getters.isMobile();
-    },
-    isFiles() {
-      return getters.isFiles();
-    },
-    user() {
-      if (!getters.isLoggedIn()) {
-        return {};
-      }
-      return state.user;
-    },
-    isDarkMode() {
-      return getters.isDarkMode();
-    },
-    isLoggedIn() {
-      return getters.isLoggedIn();
-    },
-    currentPrompt() {
-      return getters.currentPrompt();
-    },
-    active() {
-      return getters.isSidebarVisible();
-    },
-    signup: () => signup,
-    version: () => version,
-    disableExternal: () => disableExternal,
-    disableUsedPercentage: () => disableUsedPercentage,
-    canLogout: () => !noAuth && loginPage,
-    usage: () => state.usage,
-    route: () => state.route,
-  },
-  watch: {
-    route() {
-      if (!getters.isLoggedIn()) {
-        return;
-      }
-      if (!state.user.stickySidebar) {
-        mutations.closeSidebar();
-      }
-    },
-  },
-  methods: {
-    updateHoverText(text) {
-      this.hoverText = text;
-    },
-    resetHoverTextToDefault() {
-      this.hoverText = "Quick Toggles"; // Reset to default hover text
-    },
-    toggleClick() {
-      mutations.updateUser({ singleClick: !state.user.singleClick });
-    },
-    toggleDarkMode() {
-      mutations.toggleDarkMode();
-    },
-    toggleSticky() {
-      let newSettings = state.user;
-      newSettings.stickySidebar = !state.user.stickySidebar;
-      users.update(newSettings, ["stickySidebar"]);
-    },
-    async updateUsage() {
-      if (!getters.isLoggedIn()) {
-        return;
-      }
-      let path = getters.getRoutePath();
-      let usageStats = { used: "0 B", total: "0 B", usedPercentage: 0 };
-      if (this.disableUsedPercentage) {
-        return usageStats;
-      }
-      try {
-        let usage = await files.usage(path);
-        usageStats = {
-          used: getHumanReadableFilesize(usage.used / 1024),
-          total: getHumanReadableFilesize(usage.total / 1024),
-          usedPercentage: Math.round((usage.used / usage.total) * 100),
-        };
-      } catch (error) {
-        showError("Error fetching usage", error);
-      }
-      mutations.setUsage(usageStats);
-    },
-    showHover(value) {
-      return mutations.showHover(value);
-    },
-    navigateTo(path) {
-      this.$router.push({ path: path }, () => {});
-      mutations.closeHovers();
-    },
-    // Show the help overlay
-    help() {
-      mutations.showHover("help");
-    },
-    uploadFunc() {
-      mutations.showHover("upload");
-    },
-    // Logout the user
-    logout: auth.logout,
-  },
-};
-</script>
-
-<style>
-.sidebar-scroll-list {
-  overflow: scroll;
-  margin-bottom: 0px !important;
-}
-#sidebar {
-  top: 0;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  padding: 1em;
-  padding-top: 5em;
-  width: 20em;
-  position: fixed;
-  z-index: 4;
-  left: -20em;
-  height: 100%;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
-  transition: 0.5s ease;
-  background-color: #ededed;
-}
-
-#sidebar.sticky {
-  z-index: 3;
-}
-
-@supports (backdrop-filter: none) {
-  nav {
-    background-color: transparent;
-    backdrop-filter: blur(16px) invert(0.1);
-  }
-}
-
-.usage-info {
-  padding: 0.5em;
-}
-
-body.rtl nav {
-  left: unset;
-  right: -17em;
-}
-
-#sidebar.active {
-  left: 0;
-}
-
-#sidebar.rtl nav.active {
-  left: unset;
-  right: 0;
-}
-
-#sidebar > div {
-  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
-  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
-}
-
-#sidebar .card {
-  overflow: unset !important;
-}
-
-#sidebar .action {
-  width: 100%;
-  display: block;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  height: 100%;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-}
-
-body.rtl .action {
-  direction: rtl;
-  text-align: right;
-}
-
-#sidebar .action > * {
-  vertical-align: middle;
-}
-/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- *            FOOTER           *
- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
-
-.credits {
-  font-size: 1em;
-  color: var(--textSecondary);
-  padding-left: 1em;
-}
-
-.credits > span {
-  display: block;
-  margin-top: 0.5em;
-  margin-left: 0;
-}
-
-.credits a,
-.credits a:hover {
-  color: inherit;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.buffer {
-  flex-grow: 1;
-}
-
-.quick-toggles {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-evenly;
-  width: 100%;
-  margin-top: 0.5em !important;
-}
-
-.quick-toggles button {
-  border-radius: 10em;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  flex: none;
-}
-
-.card-wrapper {
-  display: flex !important;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  justify-content: center;
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: 1em !important;
-  min-height: 4em;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 2px #00000024, 0 1px 5px #0000001f, 0 3px 1px -2px #0003;
-  /* overflow: auto; */
-  border-radius: 1em;
-  height: 100%;
-}
-
-.sources {
-  padding: 1em;
-  margin-top: 0.5em !important;
-}
-
-.inner-card {
-  border-radius: 0.5em;
-  padding: 0px !important;
-}
-
-.quick-toggles div {
-  border-radius: 10em;
-  background-color: var(--surfaceSecondary);
-}
-
-.quick-toggles div i {
-  font-size: 2em;
-  padding: 0.25em;
-  border-radius: 10em;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-button.action {
-  border-radius: 0.5em;
-}
-
-.quick-toggles .active {
-  background-color: var(--blue) !important;
-  border-radius: 10em;
-}
-</style>
--- a/frontend/src/components/files/ExtendedImage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/files/ExtendedImage.vue
@ -10,18 +10,21 @@
    @mouseup="mouseUp"
    @wheel="wheelMove"
  >
+    <div v-if="!isLoaded">Loading image...</div>
+
    <img
-      v-if="!isTiff"
+      v-if="!isTiff && isLoaded"
      :src="src"
-      class="image-ex-img image-ex-img-center"
+      class="image-ex-img"
      ref="imgex"
      @load="onLoad"
    />
-    <canvas v-else ref="imgex" class="image-ex-img"></canvas>
+    <canvas v-else-if="isLoaded" ref="imgex" class="image-ex-img"></canvas>
  </div>
 </template>

 <script>
+import { state, mutations, getters } from "@/store";
 import throttle from "@/utils/throttle";
 import { showError } from "@/notify";
 export default {
@ -82,8 +85,18 @@ export default {
    window.removeEventListener("resize", this.onResize);
    document.removeEventListener("mouseup", this.onMouseUp);
  },
+  computed: {
+    isLoaded() {
+      console.log(state.loading);
+      return !("preview-img" in state.loading);
+    },
+  },
  watch: {
    src: function () {
+      if (this.src == undefined || this.$refs.imgex == undefined) {
+        mutations.setLoading("preview-img", false);
+        return;
+      }
      this.isTiff = this.checkIfTiff(this.src);
      if (this.isTiff) {
        this.decodeTiff(this.src);
@ -94,6 +107,8 @@ export default {
      this.scale = 1;
      this.setZoom();
      this.setCenter();
+      mutations.setLoading("preview-img", false);
+      this.showSpinner = false;
    },
  },
  methods: {
@ -121,36 +136,6 @@ export default {
        console.error("Error decoding TIFF:", error);
      }
    },
-    onLoad() {
-      let img = this.$refs.imgex;
-
-      this.imageLoaded = true;
-
-      if (img === undefined) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      img.classList.remove("image-ex-img-center");
-      this.setCenter();
-      img.classList.add("image-ex-img-ready");
-
-      document.addEventListener("mouseup", this.onMouseUp);
-
-      let realSize = img.naturalWidth;
-      let displaySize = img.offsetWidth;
-
-      // Image is in portrait orientation
-      if (img.naturalHeight > img.naturalWidth) {
-        realSize = img.naturalHeight;
-        displaySize = img.offsetHeight;
-      }
-
-      // Scale needed to display the image on full size
-      const fullScale = realSize / displaySize;
-
-      // Full size plus additional zoom
-      this.maxScale = fullScale + 4;
-    },
    onMouseUp() {
      this.inDrag = false;
    },
@ -258,32 +243,19 @@ export default {
      }
    },
    doMove(x, y) {
-      let style = this.$refs.imgex.style;
-      let posX = this.pxStringToNumber(style.left) + x;
-      let posY = this.pxStringToNumber(style.top) + y;
-
-      style.left = posX + "px";
-      style.top = posY + "px";
-
-      this.position.relative.x = Math.abs(this.position.center.x - posX);
-      this.position.relative.y = Math.abs(this.position.center.y - posY);
-
-      if (posX < this.position.center.x) {
-        this.position.relative.x = this.position.relative.x * -1;
-      }
-
-      if (posY < this.position.center.y) {
-        this.position.relative.y = this.position.relative.y * -1;
-      }
+      this.position.relative.x += x;
+      this.position.relative.y += y;
+      // Update the transform with separate translate and scale values
+      this.$refs.imgex.style.transform = `translate(${this.position.relative.x}px, ${this.position.relative.y}px) scale(${this.scale})`;
    },
    wheelMove(event) {
      this.scale += -Math.sign(event.deltaY) * this.zoomStep;
      this.setZoom();
    },
    setZoom() {
-      this.scale = this.scale < this.minScale ? this.minScale : this.scale;
-      this.scale = this.scale > this.maxScale ? this.maxScale : this.scale;
-      this.$refs.imgex.style.transform = `scale(${this.scale})`;
+      this.scale = Math.max(this.minScale, Math.min(this.maxScale, this.scale));
+      // Update the transform with both translate and scale values
+      this.$refs.imgex.style.transform = `translate(${this.position.relative.x}px, ${this.position.relative.y}px) scale(${this.scale})`;
    },
    pxStringToNumber(style) {
      return +style.replace("px", "");
@ -294,26 +266,17 @@ export default {

 <style>
 .image-ex-container {
-  margin: auto;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  position: relative;
+  max-width: 100%; /* Image container max width */
+  max-height: 100%; /* Image container max height */
+  overflow: hidden; /* Hide overflow if image exceeds container */
+  position: relative; /* Required for absolute positioning of child */
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
 }

 .image-ex-img {
+  max-width: 100%; /* Image max width */
+  max-height: 100%; /* Image max height */
  position: absolute;
 }
-
-.image-ex-img-center {
-  left: 50%;
-  top: 50%;
-  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
-  position: absolute;
-  transition: none;
-}
-
-.image-ex-img-ready {
-  left: 0;
-  top: 0;
-  transition: transform 0.1s ease;
-}
 </style>
--- a/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/files/ListingItem.vue
@ -31,12 +31,10 @@
      ></i>
    </div>

-    <div :class="{ activecontent: this.isMaximized && this.isSelected }">
+    <div class="text" :class="{ activecontent: this.isMaximized && this.isSelected }">
      <p class="name">{{ name }}</p>
-
      <p v-if="isDir" class="size" data-order="-1">&mdash;</p>
      <p v-else class="size" :data-order="humanSize()">{{ humanSize() }}</p>
-
      <p class="modified">
        <time :datetime="modified">{{ humanTime() }}</time>
      </p>
--- a/frontend/src/components/prompts/Delete.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/prompts/Delete.vue
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import { files as api } from "@/api";
 import buttons from "@/utils/buttons";
 import { state, getters, mutations } from "@/store";
-import { showError } from "@/notify";
+import { showError,showSuccess } from "@/notify";

 export default {
  name: "delete",
@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export default {
        if (!this.isListing) {
          await api.remove(state.route.path);
          buttons.success("delete");
+          showSuccess("Deleted item successfully")

          this.currentPrompt?.confirm();
          this.closeHovers();
@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export default {

        await Promise.all(promises);
        buttons.success("delete");
+        showSuccess("Deleted item successfully")
        mutations.setReload(true); // Handle reload as needed
      } catch (e) {
        buttons.done("delete");
--- a/frontend/src/components/prompts/Move.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/prompts/Move.vue
@ -111,18 +111,17 @@ export default {
          confirm: (event, option) => {
            overwrite = option == "overwrite";
            rename = option == "rename";
-
            event.preventDefault();
            mutations.closeHovers();
            action(overwrite, rename);
            mutations.setReload(true);
          },
        });
-
        return;
      }

      action(overwrite, rename);
+
    },
  },
 };
--- a/frontend/src/components/prompts/Prompts.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/prompts/Prompts.vue
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import Share from "./Share.vue";
 import Upload from "./Upload.vue";
 import ShareDelete from "./ShareDelete.vue";
 import DeleteUser from "./DeleteUser.vue";
-import Sidebar from "../Sidebar.vue";
+import Sidebar from "../sidebar/Sidebar.vue";
 import buttons from "@/utils/buttons";
 import { state, getters, mutations } from "@/store"; // Import your custom store

--- a/frontend/src/components/prompts/ReplaceRename.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/prompts/ReplaceRename.vue
@ -7,29 +7,32 @@
    <div class="card-content">
      <p>{{ $t("prompts.replaceMessage") }}</p>
    </div>
-
    <div class="card-action">
      <button
        class="button button--flat button--grey"
-        @click="(event) => currentPrompt.confirm(event, 'rename')"
+        @click="closeHovers"
        :aria-label="$t('buttons.cancel')"
        :title="$t('buttons.cancel')"
+        tabindex="3"
      >
        {{ $t("buttons.cancel") }}
      </button>
      <button
        class="button button--flat button--blue"
-        @click="(event) => currentPrompt.confirm(event, 'overwrite')"
+        @click="(event) => currentPrompt.confirm(event, 'rename')"
        :aria-label="$t('buttons.rename')"
        :title="$t('buttons.rename')"
+        tabindex="2"
      >
        {{ $t("buttons.rename") }}
      </button>
      <button
+        id="focus-prompt"
        class="button button--flat button--red"
-        @click="(event) => showConfirm(event, 'overwrite')"
+        @click="(event) => currentPrompt.confirm(event, 'overwrite')"
        :aria-label="$t('buttons.replace')"
        :title="$t('buttons.replace')"
+        tabindex="1"
      >
        {{ $t("buttons.replace") }}
      </button>
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/UserForm.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/UserForm.vue
@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 </template>

 <script>
+import { state } from "@/store"
 import Languages from "./Languages.vue";
 import Rules from "./Rules.vue";
 import Permissions from "./Permissions.vue";
@ -87,12 +88,15 @@ export default {
    Rules,
    Commands,
  },
-  props: ["user", "createUserDir", "isNew", "isDefault"],
+  props: [ "createUserDir", "isNew", "isDefault"],
  created() {
-    this.originalUserScope = this.user.scope;
+    this.originalUserScope = state.user.scope;
    this.createUserDirData = this.createUserDir;
  },
  computed: {
+    user() {
+      return state.user;
+    },
    passwordPlaceholder() {
      return this.isNew ? "" : this.$t("settings.avoidChanges");
    },
@ -109,12 +113,8 @@ export default {
    },
  },
  watch: {
-    "user.perm.admin": function () {
-      if (!this.user.perm.admin) return;
-      this.user.lockPassword = false;
-    },
    createUserDirData(newVal) {
-      this.user.scope = newVal ? "" : this.originalUserScope;
+      state.user.scope = newVal ? "" : this.originalUserScope;
    },
  },
 };
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/General.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/General.vue
@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="card clickable" style="min-height: 4em">
+    <div class="card-wrapper user-card">
+      <div @click="navigateTo('/settings#profile-main')" class="inner-card">
+        {{ user.username }}
+        <i class="material-icons">settings</i>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="inner-card">
+        <i v-if="canLogout" @click="logout" class="material-icons">exit_to_app</i>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="card" style="min-height: 6em">
+    <div class="card-wrapper" @mouseleave="resetHoverTextToDefault">
+      <span>{{ hoverText }}</span>
+      <div class="quick-toggles">
+        <div
+          :class="{ active: user?.singleClick }"
+          @click="toggleClick"
+          @mouseover="updateHoverText('Toggle single click')"
+        >
+          <i class="material-icons">ads_click</i>
+        </div>
+        <div
+          :class="{ active: user?.darkMode }"
+          @click="toggleDarkMode"
+          @mouseover="updateHoverText('Toggle dark mode')"
+        >
+          <i class="material-icons">dark_mode</i>
+        </div>
+        <div
+          :class="{ active: isStickySidebar }"
+          @click="toggleSticky"
+          @mouseover="updateHoverText('Toggle sticky sidebar')"
+          v-if="!isMobile"
+        >
+          <i class="material-icons">push_pin</i>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- Section for logged-in users -->
+  <div v-if="isLoggedIn" class="sidebar-scroll-list">
+    <!-- Buttons visible if user has create permission -->
+    <div v-if="user.perm?.create">
+      <!-- New Folder button -->
+      <button
+        @click="showHover('newDir')"
+        class="action"
+        :aria-label="$t('sidebar.newFolder')"
+        :title="$t('sidebar.newFolder')"
+      >
+        <i class="material-icons">create_new_folder</i>
+        <span>{{ $t("sidebar.newFolder") }}</span>
+      </button>
+      <!-- New File button -->
+      <button
+        @click="showHover('newFile')"
+        class="action"
+        :aria-label="$t('sidebar.newFile')"
+        :title="$t('sidebar.newFile')"
+      >
+        <i class="material-icons">note_add</i>
+        <span>{{ $t("sidebar.newFile") }}</span>
+      </button>
+      <!-- Upload button -->
+      <button id="upload-button" @click="uploadFunc" class="action">
+        <i class="material-icons">file_upload</i>
+        <span>Upload file</span>
+      </button>
+    </div>
+
+    <div v-if="isLoggedIn" class="sources card">
+      <span>Sources</span>
+      <div class="inner-card">
+        <!-- My Files button -->
+        <button
+          class="action"
+          @click="navigateTo('/files/')"
+          :aria-label="$t('sidebar.myFiles')"
+          :title="$t('sidebar.myFiles')"
+        >
+          <i class="material-icons">folder</i>
+          <span>{{ $t("sidebar.myFiles") }}</span>
+          <div>
+            <progress-bar :val="usage.usedPercentage" size="medium"></progress-bar>
+            <div class="usage-info">
+              <span>{{ usage.usedPercentage }}%</span>
+              <span>{{ usage.used }} of {{ usage.total }} used</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <!-- Section for non-logged-in users -->
+  <div v-else class="sidebar-scroll-list">
+    <!-- Login button -->
+    <router-link
+      class="action"
+      to="/login"
+      :aria-label="$t('sidebar.login')"
+      :title="$t('sidebar.login')"
+    >
+      <i class="material-icons">exit_to_app</i>
+      <span>{{ $t("sidebar.login") }}</span>
+    </router-link>
+    <!-- Signup button, if signup is enabled -->
+    <router-link
+      v-if="signup"
+      class="action"
+      to="/login"
+      :aria-label="$t('sidebar.signup')"
+      :title="$t('sidebar.signup')"
+    >
+      <i class="material-icons">person_add</i>
+      <span>{{ $t("sidebar.signup") }}</span>
+    </router-link>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import * as auth from "@/utils/auth";
+import {
+  version,
+  commitSHA,
+  signup,
+  disableExternal,
+  disableUsedPercentage,
+  noAuth,
+  loginPage,
+} from "@/utils/constants";
+import { files } from "@/api";
+import ProgressBar from "@/components/ProgressBar.vue";
+import { getHumanReadableFilesize } from "@/utils/filesizes";
+import { state, getters, mutations } from "@/store"; // Import your custom store
+import { showError } from "@/notify";
+
+export default {
+  name: "SidebarGeneral",
+  components: {
+    ProgressBar,
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      hoverText: "Quick Toggles", // Initially empty
+    };
+  },
+  mounted() {
+    if (getters.isLoggedIn()) {
+      this.updateUsage();
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    isSettings: () => getters.isSettings(),
+    isStickySidebar: () => getters.isStickySidebar(),
+    isMobile: () => getters.isMobile(),
+    isFiles: () => getters.isFiles(),
+    user: () => (getters.isLoggedIn() ? state.user : {}),
+    isDarkMode: () => getters.isDarkMode(),
+    isLoggedIn: () => getters.isLoggedIn(),
+    currentPrompt: () => getters.currentPrompt(),
+    active: () => getters.isSidebarVisible(),
+    signup: () => signup,
+    version: () => version,
+    commitSHA: () => commitSHA,
+    disableExternal: () => disableExternal,
+    disableUsedPercentage: () => disableUsedPercentage,
+    canLogout: () => !noAuth && loginPage,
+    usage: () => state.usage,
+    route: () => state.route,
+  },
+  watch: {
+    route() {
+      if (!getters.isLoggedIn()) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (!this.isStickySidebar) {
+        mutations.closeSidebar();
+      }
+    },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    updateHoverText(text) {
+      this.hoverText = text;
+    },
+    resetHoverTextToDefault() {
+      this.hoverText = "Quick Toggles"; // Reset to default hover text
+    },
+    toggleClick() {
+      mutations.updateUser({ singleClick: !state.user.singleClick });
+    },
+    toggleDarkMode() {
+      mutations.toggleDarkMode();
+    },
+    toggleSticky() {
+      mutations.updateUser({ stickySidebar: !state.user.stickySidebar });
+    },
+    async updateUsage() {
+      if (!getters.isLoggedIn()) {
+        return;
+      }
+      let path = getters.getRoutePath();
+      let usageStats = { used: "0 B", total: "0 B", usedPercentage: 0 };
+      if (this.disableUsedPercentage) {
+        return usageStats;
+      }
+      console.log("Fetching usage for", path, state.user);
+      try {
+        let usage = await files.usage(path);
+        usageStats = {
+          used: getHumanReadableFilesize(usage.used / 1024),
+          total: getHumanReadableFilesize(usage.total / 1024),
+          usedPercentage: Math.round((usage.used / usage.total) * 100),
+        };
+      } catch (error) {
+        showError("Error fetching usage", error);
+      }
+      mutations.setUsage(usageStats);
+    },
+    showHover(value) {
+      return mutations.showHover(value);
+    },
+    navigateTo(path) {
+      const hashIndex = path.indexOf("#");
+      if (hashIndex !== -1) {
+        // Extract the hash
+        const hash = path.substring(hashIndex);
+        // Remove the hash from the path
+        const cleanPath = path.substring(0, hashIndex);
+        this.$router.push({ path: cleanPath, hash: hash }, () => {});
+      } else {
+        this.$router.push({ path: path }, () => {});
+      }
+      mutations.closeHovers();
+    },
+    // Show the help overlay
+    help() {
+      mutations.showHover("help");
+    },
+    uploadFunc() {
+      mutations.showHover("upload");
+    },
+    // Logout the user
+    logout: auth.logout,
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.user-card {
+  flex-direction: row !important;
+  justify-content: space-between !important;
+}
+
+.quick-toggles {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-evenly;
+  width: 100%;
+  margin-top: 0.5em !important;
+}
+
+.quick-toggles button {
+  border-radius: 10em;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  flex: none;
+}
+
+.sources {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  padding: 1em;
+  margin-top: 0.5em !important;
+}
+
+.sources .inner-card {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.usage-info {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.quick-toggles div {
+  border-radius: 10em;
+  background-color: var(--surfaceSecondary);
+}
+
+.quick-toggles div i {
+  font-size: 2em;
+  padding: 0.25em;
+  border-radius: 10em;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+button.action {
+  border-radius: 0.5em;
+}
+
+.quick-toggles .active {
+  background-color: var(--blue) !important;
+  border-radius: 10em;
+}
+.inner-card {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0px !important;
+}
+</style>
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Settings.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Settings.vue
@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<template>
+  <div
+    v-for="setting in settings"
+    :key="setting.id + '-sidebar'"
+    :id="setting.id + '-sidebar'"
+    class="card clickable"
+    @click="setView(setting.id + '-main')"
+    :class="{ 'active-settings': active(setting.id + '-main') }"
+  >
+    <div class="card-wrapper">{{ setting.label }}</div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import { state, getters, mutations } from "@/store";
+import { settings } from "@/utils/constants";
+
+export default {
+  name: "SidebarSettings",
+  data() {
+    return {
+      settings // Initialize the settings array in data
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    currentHash: () => getters.currentHash(),
+  },
+  methods: {
+    active: (view) => state.activeSettingsView === view,
+    setView(view) {
+      mutations.setActiveSettingsView(view);
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+<style>
+.active-settings {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  /* border-color: white; */
+  border-style: solid;
+}
+</style>
--- a/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+<template>
+  <nav id="sidebar" :class="{ active: active, 'dark-mode': isDarkMode }">
+    <SidebarSettings v-if="isSettings"></SidebarSettings>
+    <SidebarGeneral v-else-if="isLoggedIn"></SidebarGeneral>
+
+    <div class="buffer"></div>
+    <div class="credits">
+      <span>
+        <a
+          rel="noopener noreferrer"
+          target="_blank"
+          href="https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser"
+        >
+          FileBrowser Quantum
+        </a>
+      </span>
+      <span>
+        <a
+          :href="'https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/releases/'"
+          :title="commitSHA"
+        >
+          ({{ version }})
+        </a>
+      </span>
+      <span>
+        <a @click="help">{{ $t("sidebar.help") }}</a>
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  </nav>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import { version, commitSHA } from "@/utils/constants";
+import { state, getters, mutations } from "@/store"; // Import your custom store
+import SidebarGeneral from "./General.vue";
+import SidebarSettings from "./Settings.vue";
+
+export default {
+  name: "sidebar",
+  components: {
+    SidebarGeneral,
+    SidebarSettings,
+  },
+  computed: {
+    version: () => version,
+    isDarkMode: () => getters.isDarkMode(),
+    isLoggedIn: () => getters.isLoggedIn(),
+    isSettings: () => getters.isSettings(),
+    active: () => getters.isSidebarVisible(),
+  },
+  methods: {
+    // Show the help overlay
+    help() {
+      mutations.showHover("help");
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style>
+.sidebar-scroll-list {
+  overflow: auto;
+  margin-bottom: 0px !important;
+}
+#sidebar {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  padding: 1em;
+  width: 20em;
+  position: fixed;
+  z-index: 4;
+  left: -20em;
+  height: 100%;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  transition: 0.5s ease;
+  top: 4em;
+  padding-bottom: 4em;
+  background-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 50%) !important;
+}
+#sidebar.dark-mode {
+  background-color: rgb(37 49 55 / 33%) !important;
+}
+
+#sidebar.sticky {
+  z-index: 3;
+}
+
+@supports (backdrop-filter: none) {
+  nav {
+    backdrop-filter: blur(16px) invert(0.1);
+  }
+}
+
+body.rtl nav {
+  left: unset;
+  right: -17em;
+}
+
+#sidebar.active {
+  left: 0;
+}
+
+#sidebar.rtl nav.active {
+  left: unset;
+  right: 0;
+}
+
+#sidebar .action {
+  width: 100%;
+  display: block;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  height: 100%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
+body.rtl .action {
+  direction: rtl;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+#sidebar .action > * {
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
+ *            FOOTER           *
+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
+
+.credits {
+  font-size: 1em;
+  color: var(--textSecondary);
+  padding-left: 1em;
+  padding-bottom: 1em;
+}
+
+.credits > span {
+  display: block;
+  margin-top: 0.5em;
+  margin-left: 0;
+}
+
+.credits a,
+.credits a:hover {
+  color: inherit;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.buffer {
+  flex-grow: 1;
+}
+
+.card-wrapper {
+  display: flex !important;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 1em !important;
+  min-height: 4em;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 2px #00000024, 0 1px 5px #0000001f, 0 3px 1px -2px #0003;
+  /* overflow: auto; */
+  border-radius: 1em;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.clickable {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.clickable:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 2px #00000024, 0 1px 5px #0000001f, 0 3px 1px -2px #0003;
+}
+</style>
--- a/frontend/src/css/base.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/base.css
@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ button:disabled {
  padding: 1em;
  align-items: center;
  transition: right 1s ease; /* Animate the 'right' property */
+  z-index: 5;
 }

 #popup-notification-content {
--- a/frontend/src/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/dashboard.css
@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ body.rtl .card .card-title>*:first-child {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  z-index: 4;
+  top: 0;
  animation: .3s show ease-in;
 }

--- a/frontend/src/css/header.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/header.css
@ -9,16 +9,13 @@ header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
-  background-color: white;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  background-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 50%) !important;
  padding: 0.5em;
 }

@supports (backdrop-filter: none) {
  header {
-    background-color: transparent;
-    backdrop-filter: blur(16px) invert(0.1);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  }
 }

--- a/frontend/src/css/listing.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/listing.css
@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ body.rtl #listingView {
  font-size: 0.9em;
 }

-#listingView .item .name {
-  font-weight: bold;
-}
-
 #listingView .item i {
  font-size: 4em;
  margin-right: 0.1em;
@ -103,7 +99,6 @@ body.rtl #listingView {
  box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px 1px 2px;
 }

-
 #listingView.list .item,
 #listingView.compact .item {
  max-width: 100%;
@ -122,25 +117,49 @@ body.rtl #listingView {
  width: 100%;
 }

-#listingView.gallery .item div:first-of-type {
+#listingView.gallery .item div {
  width: 100%;
-  height: 12em;
+  height: 100%;
+  position: absolute;
+  padding: 0.5em;
+}
+#listingView.gallery .item  {
+  min-width: 12em;
+  min-height: 12em;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+#listingView.normal .item,
+#listingView.gallery .item {
+  transition: width 0.25s, height 0.25s;
+}
+
+#listingView.gallery .item .text {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  display:flex;
+  min-width: 12em;
+  min-height: 12em;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 2px black;
 }

 #listingView.gallery .item div:last-of-type {
  position: absolute;
-  bottom: 0.5em;
  padding: 1em;
-  width: calc(100% - 1em);
  text-align: center;
+  display: block;
 }

 #listingView.gallery .item[data-type=image] div:last-of-type {
  color: white;
-  background: linear-gradient(#0000, #0009);
 }

 #listingView.gallery .item i {
+  display:flex !important;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  margin-right: 0;
  font-size: 8em;
--- a/frontend/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/router/index.ts
@ -3,12 +3,7 @@ import Login from "@/views/Login.vue";
 import Layout from "@/views/Layout.vue";
 import Files from "@/views/Files.vue";
 import Share from "@/views/Share.vue";
-import Users from "@/views/settings/Users.vue";
-import User from "@/views/settings/User.vue";
 import Settings from "@/views/Settings.vue";
-import GlobalSettings from "@/views/settings/Global.vue";
-import ProfileSettings from "@/views/settings/Profile.vue";
-import Shares from "@/views/settings/Shares.vue";
 import Errors from "@/views/Errors.vue";
 import { baseURL, name } from "@/utils/constants";
 import { getters, state } from "@/store";
@ -74,45 +69,6 @@ const routes = [
        path: "",
        name: "Settings",
        component: Settings,
-        redirect: {
-          path: "/settings/profile",
-        },
-        children: [
-          {
-            path: "profile",
-            name: "ProfileSettings",
-            component: ProfileSettings,
-          },
-          {
-            path: "shares",
-            name: "Shares",
-            component: Shares,
-          },
-          {
-            path: "global",
-            name: "GlobalSettings",
-            component: GlobalSettings,
-            meta: {
-              requiresAdmin: true,
-            },
-          },
-          {
-            path: "users",
-            name: "Users",
-            component: Users,
-            meta: {
-              requiresAdmin: true,
-            },
-          },
-          {
-            path: "users/:id",
-            name: "User",
-            component: User,
-            meta: {
-              requiresAdmin: true,
-            },
-          },
-        ],
      },
    ],
  },
--- a/frontend/src/store/getters.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/getters.js
@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { state } from "./state.js";

 export const getters = {
+  isResizableView: () => (state.user.viewMode == "gallery" || state.user.viewMode == "normal" ) && getters.currentView() == "listingView" ,
+  currentHash: () => state.route.hash.replace("#", ""),
  isMobile: () => state.isMobile,
+  isLoading: () => Object.keys(state.loading).length > 0,
+  isSettings: () => getters.currentView() === "settings",
  isDarkMode: () => {
    if (state.user == null) {
      return true;
@ -20,28 +24,80 @@ export const getters = {
    let selectedItem = state.selected[0]
    return state.req.items[selectedItem].url;
  },
+  reqNumDirs: () => {
+    let dirCount = 0;
+    state.req.items.forEach((item) => {
+      // Check if the item is a directory
+      if (item.isDir) {
+        // If hideDotfiles is enabled and the item is a dotfile, skip it
+        if (state.user.hideDotfiles && item.name.startsWith(".")) {
+          return;
+        }
+        // Otherwise, count this directory
+        dirCount++;
+      }
+    });
+    // Return the directory count
+    return dirCount;
+  },
+  reqNumFiles: () => {
+    let fileCount = 0;
+    state.req.items.forEach((item) => {
+      // Check if the item is a directory
+      if (!item.isDir) {
+        // If hideDotfiles is enabled and the item is a dotfile, skip it
+        if (state.user.hideDotfiles && item.name.startsWith(".")) {
+          return;
+        }
+        // Otherwise, count this directory
+        fileCount++;
+      }
+    });
+    // Return the directory count
+    return fileCount;
+  },
+  reqItems: () => {
+    if (state.user == null) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    const dirs = [];
+    const files = [];
+
+    state.req.items.forEach((item) => {
+      if (state.user.hideDotfiles && item.name.startsWith(".")) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (item.isDir) {
+        dirs.push(item);
+      } else {
+        item.Path = state.req.Path;
+        files.push(item);
+      }
+    });
+    return { dirs, files };
+  },
  isSidebarVisible: () => {
-    if (!getters.isLoggedIn()) {
-      return false;
+    let visible = state.showSidebar || getters.isStickySidebar()
+    if (getters.currentView() == "settings") {
+      visible = !getters.isMobile();
    }
-    console.log(getters.currentPromptName());
    if (typeof getters.currentPromptName() === "string" && !getters.isStickySidebar()) {
-      return false;
+      visible = false;
    }
-    console.log(getters.currentView());
-    if (getters.currentView() !== "listingView") {
-      return false;
-    }
-    return state.showSidebar || getters.isStickySidebar();
+    return visible
  },
  isStickySidebar: () => {
-    if (getters.isMobile()) {
-      return false
+    let sticky = state.user?.stickySidebar
+    if (getters.currentView() == "settings") {
+      sticky = true
    }
-    if (!getters.isLoggedIn()) {
-      return true
+    if (getters.currentView() == null && !getters.isLoading()) {
+      sticky = true
    }
-    return state.user?.stickySidebar
+    if (getters.isMobile() || getters.currentView() == "preview") {
+      sticky = false
+    }
+    return sticky
  },
  showOverlay: () => {
    if (!getters.isLoggedIn()) {
@ -57,17 +113,21 @@ export const getters = {
    : state.route.path + "/";
  },
  currentView: () => {
-    let returnVal = null;
-    if (state.req.type !== undefined) {
-      if (state.req.isDir) {
-        returnVal = "listingView";
-      } else if ("content" in state.req) {
-        returnVal = "editor";
-      } else {
-        returnVal = "preview";
+    const pathname = state.route.path.toLowerCase()
+    if (pathname.includes("settings")) {
+      return "settings"
+    } else if (pathname.includes("files")) {
+      if (state.req.type !== undefined) {
+        if (state.req.isDir) {
+          return "listingView";
+        } else if ("content" in state.req) {
+          return "editor";
+        } else {
+          return "preview";
+        }
      }
    }
-    return returnVal;
+    return null
  },
  progress: () => {
    // Check if state.upload is defined and valid
--- a/frontend/src/store/mutations.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/mutations.js
@ -1,11 +1,33 @@
 import * as i18n from "@/i18n";
 import { state } from "./state.js";
+import router from "@/router";
 import { emitStateChanged } from './eventBus'; // Import the function from eventBus.js
 import { users } from "@/api";

 export const mutations = {
+  setGallerySize: (value) => {
+    state.user.gallerySize = value
+    emitStateChanged();
+  },
+  setActiveSettingsView: (value) => {
+    state.activeSettingsView = value;
+    router.push({ hash: "#" + value });
+    const element = document.getElementById(value);
+    if (element) {
+      element.scrollIntoView({
+        behavior: "smooth",
+        block: "center",
+        inline: "nearest",
+      });
+    }
+    emitStateChanged();
+  },
+  setSettings: (value) => {
+    state.settings = value;
+    emitStateChanged();
+  },
  setMobile() {
-    state.mobile = window.innerWidth <= 800
+    state.isMobile = window.innerWidth <= 800
    emitStateChanged();
  },
  toggleDarkMode() {
@ -13,12 +35,13 @@ export const mutations = {
    emitStateChanged();
  },
  toggleSidebar() {
-    if (!state.showSidebar && state.user.stickySidebar) {
-      state.user.stickySidebar = false;
+    if (state.user.stickySidebar) {
+      localStorage.setItem("stickySidebar", "false");
      mutations.updateUser({ "stickySidebar": false }); // turn off sticky when closed
-      return
+      state.showSidebar = false;
+    } else {
+      state.showSidebar = !state.showSidebar;
    }
-    state.showSidebar = !state.showSidebar;
    emitStateChanged();
  },
  closeSidebar() {
@ -37,10 +60,9 @@ export const mutations = {
  },
  closeHovers: () => {
    state.prompts = [];
-    emitStateChanged();
-  },
-  toggleShell: () => {
-    state.showShell = !state.showShell;
+    if (!state.stickySidebar) {
+      state.showSidebar = false;
+    }
    emitStateChanged();
  },
  showHover: (value) => {
@ -65,8 +87,12 @@ export const mutations = {
    state.prompts.push("error");
    emitStateChanged();
  },
-  setLoading: (value) => {
-    state.loading = value;
+  setLoading: (loadType, status) => {
+    if (status === false) {
+      delete state.loading[loadType];
+    } else {
+      state.loading = { ...state.loading, [loadType]: true };
+    }
    emitStateChanged();
  },  
  setReload: (value) => {
@ -130,6 +156,7 @@ export const mutations = {
      i18n.setLocale(state.user.locale);
      i18n.default.locale = state.user.locale;
    }
+    localStorage.setItem("stickySidebar", state.user.stickySidebar);
    if (state.user != previousUser) {
      users.update(state.user);
    }
--- a/frontend/src/store/state.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/state.js
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { reactive } from 'vue';
 import { detectLocale } from "@/i18n";

 export const state = reactive({
+  activeSettingsView: "",
  isMobile: window.innerWidth <= 800,
  showSidebar: false,
  usage: {
@ -11,9 +12,10 @@ export const state = reactive({
  },
  editor: null,
  user: {
-    stickySidebar: false,
+    gallarySize: 0,
+    stickySidebar: stickyStartup(),
    locale: detectLocale(), // Default to the locale from moment
-    viewMode: 'mosaic', // Default to mosaic view
+    viewMode: 'normal', // Default to mosaic view
    hideDotfiles: false, // Default to false, assuming this is a boolean
    perm: {},
    rules: [], // Default to an empty array
@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ export const state = reactive({
    items: [],
  },
  jwt: "",
-  loading: false,
+  loading: [],
  reload: false,
  selected: [],
  multiple: false,
@ -54,4 +56,21 @@ export const state = reactive({
  show: null,
  showConfirm: null,
  route: {},
+  settings: {
+    signup: false,
+    createUserDir: false,
+    userHomeBasePath: "",
+    rules: [],
+    frontend: {
+      disableExternal: false,
+      disableUsedPercentage: false,
+      name: "",
+      files: "",
+    },
+  },
 });
+
+function stickyStartup() {
+  const stickyStatus = localStorage.getItem("stickySidebar");
+  return stickyStatus == "true"
+}
--- a/frontend/src/utils/constants.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/constants.js
@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const recaptcha = window.FileBrowser.ReCaptcha;
 const recaptchaKey = window.FileBrowser.ReCaptchaKey;
 const signup = window.FileBrowser.Signup;
 const version = window.FileBrowser.Version;
+const commitSHA = window.FileBrowser.CommitSHA;
 const logoURL = `${staticURL}/img/logo.png`;
 const noAuth = window.FileBrowser.NoAuth;
 const authMethod = window.FileBrowser.AuthMethod;
@ -17,6 +18,13 @@ const resizePreview = window.FileBrowser.ResizePreview;
 const enableExec = window.FileBrowser.EnableExec;
 const origin = window.location.origin;

+const settings = [
+  { id: 'profile', label: 'Profile Management', component: 'ProfileSettings' },
+  { id: 'shares', label: 'Share Management', component: 'SharesSettings' },
+  { id: 'global', label: 'Global', component: 'GlobalSettings' },
+  { id: 'user-defaults', label: 'User Defaults', component: 'UserDefaultSettings' },
+]
+
 export {
  name,
  disableExternal,
@ -27,6 +35,7 @@ export {
  recaptchaKey,
  signup,
  version,
+  commitSHA,
  noAuth,
  authMethod,
  loginPage,
@ -34,5 +43,6 @@ export {
  resizePreview,
  enableExec,
  origin,
-  darkMode
+  darkMode,
+  settings
 };
--- a/frontend/src/views/Files.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Files.vue
@ -71,15 +71,12 @@ export default {
    window.removeEventListener("keydown", this.keyEvent);
  },
  unmounted() {
-    if (state.showShell) {
-      mutations.toggleShell(); // Use mutation
-    }
    mutations.replaceRequest({}); // Use mutation
  },
  methods: {
    async fetchData() {
      // Set loading to true and reset the error.
-      mutations.setLoading(true);
+      mutations.setLoading("files", true);
      this.error = null;

      // Reset view information using mutations
@ -106,9 +103,10 @@ export default {
        }
      } catch (e) {
        this.error = e;
+        mutations.replaceRequest(null);
      } finally {
-        mutations.setLoading(false);
        mutations.replaceRequest(data);
+        mutations.setLoading("files", false);
      }
    },
    keyEvent(event) {
--- a/frontend/src/views/Layout.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Layout.vue
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import editorBar from "./bars/EditorBar.vue";
 import defaultBar from "./bars/Default.vue";
 import listingBar from "./bars/ListingBar.vue";
 import Prompts from "@/components/prompts/Prompts.vue";
-import Sidebar from "@/components/Sidebar.vue";
+import Sidebar from "@/components/sidebar/Sidebar.vue";
 import Search from "@/components/Search.vue";
 import fileSelection from "@/components/FileSelection.vue";

@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ export default {
      return getters.isLoggedIn();
    },
    moveWithSidebar() {
-      return (
-        getters.isSidebarVisible() && !getters.isMobile() && state.user?.stickySidebar
-      );
+      return getters.isSidebarVisible() && getters.isStickySidebar();
    },
    closePopUp() {
      return closePopUp;
@ -127,13 +125,6 @@ export default {
      mutations.closeSidebar();
      mutations.closeHovers();
    },
-    getTitle() {
-      let title = "Title";
-      if (state.route.path.startsWith("/settings/")) {
-        title = "Settings";
-      }
-      return title;
-    },
  },
 };
 </script>
@ -161,13 +152,13 @@ main::-webkit-scrollbar {
 /* Header */
 .dark-mode-header {
  color: white;
-  background: var(--surfacePrimary);
+  background-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 50%) !important;
 }

 /* Header with backdrop-filter support */
@supports (backdrop-filter: none) {
  .dark-mode-header {
-    background: transparent;
+    background-color: rgb(37 49 55 / 33%) !important;
    backdrop-filter: blur(16px) invert(0.1);
  }
 }
--- a/frontend/src/views/Settings.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Settings.vue
@ -1,33 +1,18 @@
 <template>
  <div class="dashboard">
-    <div id="nav">
-      <div v-if="settingsEnabled" class="wrapper">
-        <ul>
-          <router-link to="/settings/profile"
-            ><li :class="{ active: $route.path === '/settings/profile' }">
-              {{ $t("settings.profileSettings") }}
-            </li></router-link
-          >
-          <router-link to="/settings/shares" v-if="user.perm.share"
-            ><li :class="{ active: $route.path === '/settings/shares' }">
-              {{ $t("settings.shareManagement") }}
-            </li></router-link
-          >
-          <router-link to="/settings/global" v-if="user.perm.admin"
-            ><li :class="{ active: $route.path === '/settings/global' }">
-              {{ $t("settings.globalSettings") }}
-            </li></router-link
-          >
-          <router-link to="/settings/users" v-if="user.perm.admin"
-            ><li
-              :class="{
-                active: $route.path === '/settings/users' || $route.name === 'User',
-              }"
-            >
-              {{ $t("settings.userManagement") }}
-            </li></router-link
-          >
-        </ul>
+    <div class="settings-views">
+      <div
+        v-for="setting in settings"
+        :key="setting.id + '-main'"
+        :id="setting.id + '-main'"
+        :class="{
+          active: active(setting.id + '-main'),
+          clickable: !active(setting.id + '-main'),
+        }"
+        @click="!active(setting.id + '-main') && setView(setting.id + '-main')"
+      >
+        <!-- Dynamically render the component based on the setting -->
+        <component :is="setting.component"></component>
      </div>
    </div>

@ -41,30 +26,74 @@
        <span>{{ $t("files.loading") }}</span>
      </h2>
    </div>
-
-    <router-view></router-view>
  </div>
 </template>

 <script>
-import { state, mutations } from "@/store";
+import { state, getters, mutations } from "@/store";
+import { settings } from "@/utils/constants";
+import GlobalSettings from "@/views/settings/Global.vue";
+import UserDefaultSettings from "@/views/settings/UserDefaults.vue";
+import UserColumnSettings from "@/views/settings/UserColumn.vue";
+import ProfileSettings from "@/views/settings/Profile.vue";
+import SharesSettings from "@/views/settings/Shares.vue";

 export default {
  name: "settings",
-  mounted() {
-    // Update the req name property
-    mutations.replaceRequest({ name: "Settings" });
+  components: {
+    GlobalSettings,
+    UserDefaultSettings,
+    UserColumnSettings,
+    ProfileSettings,
+    SharesSettings,
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      settings, // Initialize the settings array in data
+    };
  },
  computed: {
    loading() {
-      return state.loading;
+      return getters.isLoading();
    },
    user() {
      return state.user;
    },
-    settingsEnabled() {
-      return state.user.disableSettings == false;
+    currentHash() {
+      return getters.currentHash();
+    },
+  },
+  mounted() {
+    mutations.setActiveSettingsView(getters.currentHash());
+  },
+  methods: {
+    active(id) {
+      return state.activeSettingsView === id;
+    },
+    setView(view) {
+      if (state.activeSettingsView === view) return;
+      mutations.setActiveSettingsView(view);
    },
  },
 };
 </script>
+
+<style>
+.dashboard {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  height: 100%;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+.settings-views {
+  max-width: 1000px;
+  padding-bottom: 35vh;
+}
+.settings-views > .active > .card {
+  border-style: solid;
+  opacity: 1;
+}
+.settings-views .card {
+  opacity: 0.3;
+}
+</style>
--- a/frontend/src/views/Share.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Share.vue
@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export default {
      return state.req; // Access state directly from the store
    },
    loading() {
-      return state.loading; // Access state directly from the store
+      return getters.isLoading(); // Access state directly from the store
    },
    multiple() {
      return state.multiple; // Access state directly from the store
@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export default {
    },
    async fetchData() {
      // Set loading to true and reset the error.
-      mutations.setLoading(true);
+      mutations.setLoading("share", true);
      this.error = null;
      // Reset view information.
      if (!getters.isLoggedIn()) {
@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export default {
      this.token = file.token || "";
      mutations.updateRequest(file);
      document.title = `${file.name} - ${document.title}`;
-      mutations.setLoading(false);
+      mutations.setLoading("share", false);
    },
    keyEvent(event) {
      // Esc!
--- a/frontend/src/views/bars/Default.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/bars/Default.vue
@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <template>
  <header>
    <action icon="close" :label="$t('buttons.close')" @action="close()" />
-    <title class="topTitle">{{ req.name }}</title>
+    <title v-if="isSettings" class="topTitle">Settings</title>
+    <title v-else class="topTitle">{{ req.name }}</title>
  </header>
 </template>

@ -15,7 +16,8 @@

 <script>
 import url from "@/utils/url"
-import { state, mutations } from "@/store";
+import router from "@/router";
+import { state, mutations, getters } from "@/store";
 import { files as api } from "@/api";
 import Action from "@/components/header/Action.vue";
 import css from "@/utils/css";
@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ export default {
  },
  data() {
    return {
-      columnWidth: 280,
+      columnWidth: 350,
      width: window.innerWidth,
      itemWeight: 0,
      viewModes: ["list", "compact", "normal", "gallery"],
@ -35,6 +37,9 @@ export default {
  },

  computed: {
+    isSettings() {
+      return getters.isSettings();
+    },
    // Map state and getters
    req() {
      return state.req;
@ -45,10 +50,6 @@ export default {
    selected() {
      return state.selected;
    },
-
-    isSettings() {
-      return state.route.path.includes("/settings/");
-    },
    nameSorted() {
      return state.req.sorting.by === "name";
    },
@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ export default {
      );
      let items = css(["#listingView .item", "#listingView .item"]);
      if (columns === 0) columns = 1;
-      items.style.width = `calc(${100 / columns}% - 1em)`;
+      items.style.width = `calc(${100 / columns}%)`;
    },
    action() {
      if (this.show) {
@ -211,15 +212,16 @@ export default {
      this.$emit("action");
    },
    close() {
-      if (this.isSettings) {
+      if (getters.isSettings()) {
        // Use this.isSettings to access the computed property
-        this.$router.push({ path: "/files/" }, () => {});
+        router.push({ path: "/files/",hash: "" });
        mutations.closeHovers();
        return;
      }
      mutations.replaceRequest({});
      let uri = url.removeLastDir(state.route.path) + "/";
-      this.$router.push({ path: uri });
+      router.push({ path: uri });
+      mutations.closeHovers();
    },
    base64(name) {
      return window.btoa(unescape(encodeURIComponent(name)));
--- a/frontend/src/views/bars/EditorBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/bars/EditorBar.vue
@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { state, mutations } from "@/store";
 import { eventBus } from "@/store/eventBus";
 import buttons from "@/utils/buttons";
 import url from "@/utils/url";
-import { showError } from "@/notify";
+import { showError, showSuccess } from "@/notify";

 import Action from "@/components/header/Action.vue";

@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ export default {
      try {
        eventBus.emit("handleEditorValueRequest", "data");
        buttons.success(button);
+        showSuccess("File Saved!");
      } catch (e) {
        buttons.done(button);
-        showError(e);
+        showError("Error saving file: ", e);
      }
    },
    close() {
--- a/frontend/src/views/files/ListingView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/files/ListingView.vue
@ -39,52 +39,56 @@
        :class="listingViewMode + ' file-icons'"
      >
        <div>
-          <div class="header" :class="{ 'dark-mode-item-header': isDarkMode }" >
-              <p
-                :class="{ active: nameSorted }"
-                class="name"
-                role="button"
-                tabindex="0"
-                @click="sort('name')"
-                :title="$t('files.sortByName')"
-                :aria-label="$t('files.sortByName')"
-              >
-                <span>{{ $t("files.name") }}</span>
-                <i class="material-icons">{{ nameIcon }}</i>
-              </p>
+          <div class="header" :class="{ 'dark-mode-item-header': isDarkMode }">
+            <p
+              :class="{ active: nameSorted }"
+              class="name"
+              role="button"
+              tabindex="0"
+              @click="sort('name')"
+              :title="$t('files.sortByName')"
+              :aria-label="$t('files.sortByName')"
+            >
+              <span>{{ $t("files.name") }}</span>
+              <i class="material-icons">{{ nameIcon }}</i>
+            </p>

-              <p
-                :class="{ active: sizeSorted }"
-                class="size"
-                role="button"
-                tabindex="0"
-                @click="sort('size')"
-                :title="$t('files.sortBySize')"
-                :aria-label="$t('files.sortBySize')"
-              >
-                <span>{{ $t("files.size") }}</span>
-                <i class="material-icons">{{ sizeIcon }}</i>
-              </p>
-              <p
-                :class="{ active: modifiedSorted }"
-                class="modified"
-                role="button"
-                tabindex="0"
-                @click="sort('modified')"
-                :title="$t('files.sortByLastModified')"
-                :aria-label="$t('files.sortByLastModified')"
-              >
-                <span>{{ $t("files.lastModified") }}</span>
-                <i class="material-icons">{{ modifiedIcon }}</i>
-              </p>
+            <p
+              :class="{ active: sizeSorted }"
+              class="size"
+              role="button"
+              tabindex="0"
+              @click="sort('size')"
+              :title="$t('files.sortBySize')"
+              :aria-label="$t('files.sortBySize')"
+            >
+              <span>{{ $t("files.size") }}</span>
+              <i class="material-icons">{{ sizeIcon }}</i>
+            </p>
+            <p
+              :class="{ active: modifiedSorted }"
+              class="modified"
+              role="button"
+              tabindex="0"
+              @click="sort('modified')"
+              :title="$t('files.sortByLastModified')"
+              :aria-label="$t('files.sortByLastModified')"
+            >
+              <span>{{ $t("files.lastModified") }}</span>
+              <i class="material-icons">{{ modifiedIcon }}</i>
+            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
-        <div v-if="numDirs > 0" >
+        <div v-if="numDirs > 0">
          <div class="header-items">
            <h2>{{ $t("files.folders") }}</h2>
          </div>
        </div>
-        <div v-if="numDirs > 0" class="folder-items" :class="{ lastGroup: numFiles === 0 }" >
+        <div
+          v-if="numDirs > 0"
+          class="folder-items"
+          :class="{ lastGroup: numFiles === 0 }"
+        >
          <item
            v-for="item in dirs"
            :key="base64(item.name)"
@ -154,7 +158,6 @@
  </div>
 </template>

-
 <script>
 import { files as api } from "@/api";
 import * as upload from "@/utils/upload";
@ -172,12 +175,22 @@ export default {
  data() {
    return {
      sortField: "name",
-      columnWidth: 280,
+      columnWidth: 250 + state.user.gallerySize * 50,
      dragCounter: 0,
      width: window.innerWidth,
    };
  },
+  watch: {
+    gallerySize() {
+      this.columnWidth = 250 + state.user.gallerySize * 50; // Update columnWidth based on new gallery size\
+      this.colunmsResize();
+    },
+  },
  computed: {
+    // Create a computed property that references the Vuex state
+    gallerySize() {
+      return state.user.gallerySize;
+    },
    isDarkMode() {
      return state.user?.darkMode;
    },
@ -197,30 +210,13 @@ export default {
      return state.req.sorting.asc;
    },
    items() {
-      if (state.user == null) {
-        return {};
-      }
-      const dirs = [];
-      const files = [];
-
-      state.req.items.forEach((item) => {
-        if (state.user.hideDotfiles && item.name.startsWith(".")) {
-          return;
-        }
-        if (item.isDir) {
-          dirs.push(item);
-        } else {
-          item.Path = state.req.Path;
-          files.push(item);
-        }
-      });
-      return { dirs, files };
+      return getters.reqItems();
    },
    numDirs() {
-      return state.req.numDirs;
+      return getters.reqNumDirs();
    },
    numFiles() {
-      return state.req.numFiles;
+      return getters.reqNumFiles();
    },
    dirs() {
      return this.items.dirs;
@ -259,7 +255,8 @@ export default {
      return icons[state.user.viewMode];
    },
    listingViewMode() {
-      return state.user?.viewMode;
+      this.colunmsResize();
+      return state.user.viewMode;
    },

    selectedCount() {
@ -269,7 +266,7 @@ export default {
      return state.req;
    },
    loading() {
-      return state.loading;
+      return getters.isLoading();
    },
  },
  mounted() {
@ -396,12 +393,12 @@ export default {
      if (items.length === 0) {
        return;
      }
-
+      mutations.setLoading("listing", true);
      let action = (overwrite, rename) => {
        api
          .copy(items, overwrite, rename)
          .then(() => {
-            mutations.setLoading(true);
+            mutations.setLoading("listing", false);
          })
          .catch(showError);
      };
@ -412,7 +409,7 @@ export default {
            .move(items, overwrite, rename)
            .then(() => {
              this.clipboard = {};
-              mutations.setLoading(true);
+              mutations.setLoading("listing", false);
            })
            .catch(showError);
        };
@ -449,6 +446,11 @@ export default {
      let items = css(["#listingView .item", "#listingView .item"]);
      if (columns === 0) columns = 1;
      items.style.width = `calc(${100 / columns}% - 1em)`;
+      if (state.user.viewMode == "gallery") {
+        items.style.height = `${this.columnWidth / 20}em`;
+      } else {
+        items.style.height = `auto`;
+      }
    },
    dragEnter() {
      this.dragCounter++;
--- a/frontend/src/views/files/Preview.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/files/Preview.vue
@ -188,10 +188,12 @@ export default {
      };
    },
    prev() {
+      mutations.setLoading("preview-img", true);
      this.hoverNav = false;
      this.$router.replace({ path: this.previousLink });
    },
    next() {
+      mutations.setLoading("preview-img", true);
      this.hoverNav = false;
      this.$router.replace({ path: this.nextLink });
    },
@ -231,23 +233,28 @@ export default {

      this.previousLink = "";
      this.nextLink = "";
-
+      const path = state.req.path;
+      const directoryPath = path.substring(0, path.lastIndexOf("/"));
      for (let i = 0; i < this.listing.length; i++) {
        if (this.listing[i].name !== this.name) {
          continue;
        }

        for (let j = i - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
-          if (mediaTypes.includes(this.listing[j].type)) {
-            this.previousLink = this.listing[j].url;
-            this.previousRaw = this.prefetchUrl(this.listing[j]);
+          let composedListing = this.listing[j];
+          composedListing.path = directoryPath + "/" + composedListing.name;
+          if (mediaTypes.includes(composedListing.type)) {
+            this.previousLink = composedListing.url;
+            this.previousRaw = this.prefetchUrl(composedListing);
            break;
          }
        }
        for (let j = i + 1; j < this.listing.length; j++) {
-          if (mediaTypes.includes(this.listing[j].type)) {
-            this.nextLink = this.listing[j].url;
-            this.nextRaw = this.prefetchUrl(this.listing[j]);
+          let composedListing = this.listing[j];
+          composedListing.path = directoryPath + "/" + composedListing.name;
+          if (mediaTypes.includes(composedListing.type)) {
+            this.nextLink = composedListing.url;
+            this.nextRaw = this.prefetchUrl(composedListing);
            break;
          }
        }
@ -259,7 +266,6 @@ export default {
      if (item.type !== "image") {
        return "";
      }
-
      return this.fullSize
        ? api.getDownloadURL(item, true)
        : api.getPreviewURL(item, "big");
@ -284,7 +290,7 @@ export default {
        this.showNav = false || this.hoverNav;
        this.navTimeout = null;
      }, 1500);
-    }, 500),
+    }, 100),
    close() {
      mutations.replaceRequest({}); // Reset request data
      let uri = url.removeLastDir(state.route.path) + "/";
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/Global.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/Global.vue
@ -1,196 +1,101 @@
 <template>
  <errors v-if="error" :errorCode="error.status" />
-  <div class="row" v-else-if="!loading">
-    <div class="column">
-      <form class="card" @submit.prevent="save">
-        <div class="card-title">
-          <h2>{{ $t("settings.globalSettings") }}</h2>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="card-content">
-          <p>
-            <input type="checkbox" v-model="settings.signup" />
-            {{ $t("settings.allowSignup") }}
-          </p>
-
-          <p>
-            <input type="checkbox" v-model="settings.createUserDir" />
-            {{ $t("settings.createUserDir") }}
-          </p>
-
-          <div>
-            <p class="small">{{ $t("settings.userHomeBasePath") }}</p>
-            <input
-              class="input input--block"
-              type="text"
-              v-model="settings.userHomeBasePath"
-            />
-          </div>
-
-          <h3>{{ $t("settings.rules") }}</h3>
-          <p class="small">{{ $t("settings.globalRules") }}</p>
-          <rules :rules="settings.rules" @update:rules="updateRules" />
-
-          <div v-if="isExecEnabled">
-            <h3>{{ $t("settings.executeOnShell") }}</h3>
-            <p class="small">{{ $t("settings.executeOnShellDescription") }}</p>
-            <input
-              class="input input--block"
-              type="text"
-              placeholder="bash -c, cmd /c, ..."
-              v-model="settings.shell"
-            />
-          </div>
-
-          <h3>{{ $t("settings.branding") }}</h3>
-
-          <i18n path="settings.brandingHelp" tag="p" class="small">
-            <a
-              class="link"
-              target="_blank"
-              href="https://filebrowser.org/configuration/custom-branding"
-              >{{ $t("settings.documentation") }}</a
-            >
-          </i18n>
-
-          <p>
-            <input
-              type="checkbox"
-              v-model="settings.frontend.disableExternal"
-              id="branding-links"
-            />
-            {{ $t("settings.disableExternalLinks") }}
-          </p>
-
-          <p>
-            <input
-              type="checkbox"
-              v-model="settings.frontend.disableUsedPercentage"
-              id="branding-links"
-            />
-            {{ $t("settings.disableUsedDiskPercentage") }}
-          </p>
-
-          <p>
-            <label for="branding-name">{{ $t("settings.instanceName") }}</label>
-            <input
-              class="input input--block"
-              type="text"
-              v-model="settings.frontend.name"
-              id="branding-name"
-            />
-          </p>
-
-          <p>
-            <label for="branding-files">{{ $t("settings.brandingDirectoryPath") }}</label>
-            <input
-              class="input input--block"
-              type="text"
-              v-model="settings.frontend.files"
-              id="branding-files"
-            />
-          </p>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="card-action">
-          <input
-            class="button button--flat"
-            type="submit"
-            :value="$t('buttons.update')"
-          />
-        </div>
-      </form>
+  <form class="card" @submit.prevent="save">
+    <div class="card-title">
+      <h2>{{ $t("settings.globalSettings") }}</h2>
    </div>

-    <div class="column">
-      <form class="card" @submit.prevent="save">
-        <div class="card-title">
-          <h2>{{ $t("settings.userDefaults") }}</h2>
-        </div>
+    <div class="card-content">
+      <p>
+        <input type="checkbox" v-model="selectedSettings.signup" />
+        {{ $t("settings.allowSignup") }}
+      </p>

-        <div class="card-content">
-          <p class="small">{{ $t("settings.defaultUserDescription") }}</p>
+      <p>
+        <input type="checkbox" v-model="selectedSettings.createUserDir" />
+        {{ $t("settings.createUserDir") }}
+      </p>

-          <user-form
-            :isNew="false"
-            :isDefault="true"
-            :user="settings.defaults"
-            @update:user="updateUser"
-          />
-        </div>
+      <div>
+        <p class="small">{{ $t("settings.userHomeBasePath") }}</p>
+        <input
+          class="input input--block"
+          type="text"
+          v-model="selectedSettings.userHomeBasePath"
+        />
+      </div>

-        <div class="card-action">
-          <input
-            class="button button--flat"
-            type="submit"
-            :value="$t('buttons.update')"
-          />
-        </div>
-      </form>
+      <h3>{{ $t("settings.rules") }}</h3>
+      <p class="small">{{ $t("settings.globalRules") }}</p>
+      <rules :rules="selectedSettings.rules" @update:rules="updateRules" />
+
+      <h3>{{ $t("settings.branding") }}</h3>
+
+      <i18n path="settings.brandingHelp" tag="p" class="small">
+        <a
+          class="link"
+          target="_blank"
+          href="https://filebrowser.org/configuration/custom-branding"
+          >{{ $t("settings.documentation") }}</a
+        >
+      </i18n>
+
+      <p>
+        <input
+          type="checkbox"
+          v-model="selectedSettings.frontend.disableExternal"
+          id="branding-links"
+        />
+        {{ $t("settings.disableExternalLinks") }}
+      </p>
+
+      <p>
+        <input
+          type="checkbox"
+          v-model="selectedSettings.frontend.disableUsedPercentage"
+          id="branding-links"
+        />
+        {{ $t("settings.disableUsedDiskPercentage") }}
+      </p>
+
+      <p>
+        <label for="branding-name">{{ $t("settings.instanceName") }}</label>
+        <input
+          class="input input--block"
+          type="text"
+          v-model="selectedSettings.frontend.name"
+          id="branding-name"
+        />
+      </p>
+
+      <p>
+        <label for="branding-files">{{ $t("settings.brandingDirectoryPath") }}</label>
+        <input
+          class="input input--block"
+          type="text"
+          v-model="selectedSettings.frontend.files"
+          id="branding-files"
+        />
+      </p>
    </div>

-    <div class="column">
-      <form v-if="isExecEnabled" class="card" @submit.prevent="save">
-        <div class="card-title">
-          <h2>{{ $t("settings.commandRunner") }}</h2>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="card-content">
-          <i18n path="settings.commandRunnerHelp" tag="p" class="small">
-            <code>FILE</code>
-            <code>SCOPE</code>
-            <a
-              class="link"
-              target="_blank"
-              href="https://filebrowser.org/configuration/command-runner"
-              >{{ $t("settings.documentation") }}</a
-            >
-          </i18n>
-
-          <div
-            v-for="(command, index) in settings.commands"
-            :key="index"
-            class="collapsible"
-          >
-            <input :id="command.name" type="checkbox" />
-            <label :for="command.name">
-              <p>{{ capitalize(command.name) }}</p>
-              <i class="material-icons">arrow_drop_down</i>
-            </label>
-            <div class="collapse">
-              <textarea
-                class="input input--block input--textarea"
-                v-model.trim="command.value"
-              ></textarea>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="card-action">
-          <input
-            class="button button--flat"
-            type="submit"
-            :value="$t('buttons.update')"
-          />
-        </div>
-      </form>
+    <div class="card-action">
+      <input class="button button--flat" type="submit" :value="$t('buttons.update')" />
    </div>
-  </div>
+  </form>
 </template>

 <script>
-import { showSuccess } from "@/notify";
-import { state, mutations } from "@/store";
+import { showSuccess, showError } from "@/notify";
+import { state, mutations, getters } from "@/store";
 import { settings as api } from "@/api";
 import { enableExec } from "@/utils/constants";
-import UserForm from "@/components/settings/UserForm.vue";
 import Rules from "@/components/settings/Rules.vue";
 import Errors from "@/views/Errors.vue";

 export default {
  name: "settings",
  components: {
-    UserForm,
    Rules,
    Errors,
  },
@ -198,45 +103,27 @@ export default {
    return {
      error: null,
      originalSettings: null,
-      settings: null,
+      selectedSettings: state.settings,
    };
  },
  computed: {
    loading() {
-      return state.loading;
-  },
+      return getters.isLoading();
+    },
    user() {
      return state.user;
    },
    isExecEnabled: () => enableExec,
  },
  async created() {
-    try {
-      mutations.setLoading(true);
-      const original = await api.get();
-      let settings = { ...original, commands: [] };
-
-      for (const key in original.commands) {
-        settings.commands.push({
-          name: key,
-          value: original.commands[key].join("\n"),
-        });
-      }
-      settings.shell = settings.shell.join(" ");
-      this.originalSettings = original;
-      this.settings = settings;
-    } catch (e) {
-      this.error = e;
-    } finally {
-      mutations.setLoading(false);
-    }
+    mutations.setLoading("settings", true);
+    const original = await api.get();
+    mutations.setSettings(original);
+    mutations.setLoading("settings", false);
  },
  methods: {
    updateRules(updatedRules) {
-      this.settings.rules = updatedRules;
-    },
-    updateUser(updatedUser) {
-      this.settings.defaults = updatedUser;
+      this.selectedSettings = { ...this.selectedSettings, rules: updatedRules };
    },
    capitalize(name, where = "_") {
      if (where === "caps") where = /(?=[A-Z])/;
@ -250,21 +137,9 @@ export default {
      return name.slice(0, -1);
    },
    async save() {
-      let settings = {
-        ...this.settings,
-        shell: this.settings.shell
-          .trim()
-          .split(" ")
-          .filter((s) => s !== ""),
-        commands: {},
-      };
-
-      for (const { name, value } of this.settings.commands) {
-        settings.commands[name] = value.split("\n").filter((cmd) => cmd !== "");
-      }
-
      try {
-        await api.update(settings);
+        mutations.setSettings(this.selectedSettings);
+        await api.update(state.settings);
        showSuccess(this.$t("settings.settingsUpdated"));
      } catch (e) {
        showError(e);
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/Profile.vue
@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="row">
-    <div class="column">
-      <form class="card" @submit="updateSettings">
-        <div class="card-title">
-          <h2>{{ $t("settings.profileSettings") }}</h2>
-        </div>
-
+  <div class="card" id="profile-main" :class="{ active: active }">
+    <div class="card-title">
+      <h2>{{ $t("settings.profileSettings") }}</h2>
+    </div>
+    <div class="card-content">
+      <form @submit="updateSettings">
        <div class="card-content">
          <p>
            <input type="checkbox" v-model="darkMode" />
@ -29,6 +28,23 @@
            :viewMode="viewMode"
            @update:viewMode="updateViewMode"
          ></ViewMode>
+          <br />
+          <h3>Default View Size</h3>
+          <p>
+            Note: only applicable for normal and gallery views. Changes here will persist
+            accross logins.
+          </p>
+          <div>
+            <input
+              v-model="gallerySize"
+              type="range"
+              id="gallary-size"
+              name="gallary-size"
+              :value="gallerySize"
+              min="0"
+              max="10"
+            />
+          </div>
          <h3>{{ $t("settings.language") }}</h3>
          <Languages
            class="input input--block"
@ -45,10 +61,8 @@
          />
        </div>
      </form>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="column">
-      <form class="card" v-if="!user.lockPassword" @submit="updatePassword">
+      <hr />
+      <form v-if="!user.lockPassword" @submit="updatePassword">
        <div class="card-title">
          <h2>{{ $t("settings.changePassword") }}</h2>
        </div>
@ -106,9 +120,16 @@ export default {
      darkMode: false,
      viewMode: "list",
      locale: "",
+      gallerySize: 0,
    };
  },
  computed: {
+    settings() {
+      return state.settings;
+    },
+    active() {
+      return state.activeSettingsView === "profile-main";
+    },
    user() {
      return state.user;
    },
@ -127,22 +148,17 @@ export default {
    },
  },
  created() {
-    mutations.setLoading(false);
    this.darkMode = state.user.darkMode;
    this.locale = state.user.locale;
    this.viewMode = state.user.viewMode;
    this.hideDotfiles = state.user.hideDotfiles;
    this.singleClick = state.user.singleClick;
    this.dateFormat = state.user.dateFormat;
+    this.gallerySize = state.user.gallerySize;
  },
  watch: {
-    user() {
-      this.darkMode = state.user.darkMode;
-      this.locale = state.user.locale;
-      this.viewMode = state.user.viewMode;
-      this.hideDotfiles = state.user.hideDotfiles;
-      this.singleClick = state.user.singleClick;
-      this.dateFormat = state.user.dateFormat;
+    gallerySize(newValue) {
+      this.gallerySize = parseInt(newValue, 0); // Update the user object
    },
  },
  methods: {
@ -174,6 +190,7 @@ export default {
          hideDotfiles: this.hideDotfiles,
          singleClick: this.singleClick,
          dateFormat: this.dateFormat,
+          gallerySize: this.gallerySize,
        };
        const shouldReload =
          rtlLanguages.includes(data.locale) !== rtlLanguages.includes(i18n.locale);
@ -184,6 +201,7 @@ export default {
          "hideDotfiles",
          "singleClick",
          "dateFormat",
+          "gallerySize",
        ]);
        mutations.updateUser(data);
        if (shouldReload) {
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/Shares.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/Shares.vue
@ -1,67 +1,63 @@
 <template>
  <errors v-if="error" :errorCode="error.status" />
-  <div class="row" v-else-if="!loading">
-    <div class="column">
-      <div class="card">
-        <div class="card-title">
-          <h2>{{ $t("settings.shareManagement") }}</h2>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="card-content full" v-if="links.length > 0">
-          <table>
-            <tr>
-              <th>{{ $t("settings.path") }}</th>
-              <th>{{ $t("settings.shareDuration") }}</th>
-              <th v-if="user.perm.admin">{{ $t("settings.username") }}</th>
-              <th></th>
-              <th></th>
-            </tr>
-
-            <tr v-for="link in links" :key="link.hash">
-              <td>
-                <a :href="buildLink(link)" target="_blank">{{ link.path }}</a>
-              </td>
-              <td>
-                <template v-if="link.expire !== 0">{{ humanTime(link.expire) }}</template>
-                <template v-else>{{ $t("permanent") }}</template>
-              </td>
-              <td v-if="user.perm.admin">{{ link.username }}</td>
-              <td class="small">
-                <button
-                  class="action"
-                  @click="deleteLink($event, link)"
-                  :aria-label="$t('buttons.delete')"
-                  :title="$t('buttons.delete')"
-                >
-                  <i class="material-icons">delete</i>
-                </button>
-              </td>
-              <td class="small">
-                <button
-                  class="action copy-clipboard"
-                  :data-clipboard-text="buildLink(link)"
-                  :aria-label="$t('buttons.copyToClipboard')"
-                  :title="$t('buttons.copyToClipboard')"
-                >
-                  <i class="material-icons">content_paste</i>
-                </button>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-          </table>
-        </div>
-        <h2 class="message" v-else>
-          <i class="material-icons">sentiment_dissatisfied</i>
-          <span>{{ $t("files.lonely") }}</span>
-        </h2>
-      </div>
+  <div class="card" id="shares-main" :class="{ active: active }">
+    <div class="card-title">
+      <h2>{{ $t("settings.shareManagement") }}</h2>
    </div>
+
+    <div class="card-content full" v-if="links.length > 0">
+      <table>
+        <tr>
+          <th>{{ $t("settings.path") }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $t("settings.shareDuration") }}</th>
+          <th v-if="user.perm.admin">{{ $t("settings.username") }}</th>
+          <th></th>
+          <th></th>
+        </tr>
+
+        <tr v-for="link in links" :key="link.hash">
+          <td>
+            <a :href="buildLink(link)" target="_blank">{{ link.path }}</a>
+          </td>
+          <td>
+            <template v-if="link.expire !== 0">{{ humanTime(link.expire) }}</template>
+            <template v-else>{{ $t("permanent") }}</template>
+          </td>
+          <td v-if="user.perm.admin">{{ link.username }}</td>
+          <td class="small">
+            <button
+              class="action"
+              @click="deleteLink($event, link)"
+              :aria-label="$t('buttons.delete')"
+              :title="$t('buttons.delete')"
+            >
+              <i class="material-icons">delete</i>
+            </button>
+          </td>
+          <td class="small">
+            <button
+              class="action copy-clipboard"
+              :data-clipboard-text="buildLink(link)"
+              :aria-label="$t('buttons.copyToClipboard')"
+              :title="$t('buttons.copyToClipboard')"
+            >
+              <i class="material-icons">content_paste</i>
+            </button>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+      </table>
+    </div>
+    <h2 class="message" v-else>
+      <i class="material-icons">sentiment_dissatisfied</i>
+      <span>{{ $t("files.lonely") }}</span>
+    </h2>
  </div>
 </template>

 <script>
 import { showSuccess, showError } from "@/notify";
 import { share as api, users } from "@/api";
-import { state, mutations } from "@/store";
+import { state, mutations, getters } from "@/store";
 import { fromNow } from "@/utils/moment";
 import Clipboard from "clipboard";
 import Errors from "@/views/Errors.vue";
@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ export default {
    };
  },
  async created() {
-    mutations.setLoading(true);
+    mutations.setLoading("shares", true);

    try {
      let links = await api.list();
@ -93,7 +89,7 @@ export default {
    } catch (e) {
      this.error = e;
    } finally {
-      mutations.setLoading(false);
+      mutations.setLoading("shares", false);
    }
  },
  mounted() {
@ -106,11 +102,17 @@ export default {
    this.clip.destroy();
  },
  computed: {
+    settings() {
+      return state.settings;
+    },
+    active() {
+      return state.activeSettingsView === "shares-main";
+    },
    user() {
      return state.user;
    },
    loading() {
-      return state.loading;
+      return getters.isLoading();
    },
  },
  methods: {
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/User.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/User.vue
@ -1,43 +1,39 @@
 <template>
  <errors v-if="error" :errorCode="error.status" />
-  <div class="row" v-else-if="!loading">
-    <div class="column">
-      <form @submit="save" class="card">
-        <div class="card-title">
-          <h2 v-if="user.id === 0">{{ $t("settings.newUser") }}</h2>
-          <h2 v-else>{{ $t("settings.user") }} {{ user.username }}</h2>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="card-content">
-          <user-form
-            :user="user"
-            :createUserDir="createUserDir"
-            :isDefault="false"
-            :isNew="isNew"
-            @update:user="(updatedUser) => (user = updatedUser)"
-            @update:createUserDir="(updatedDir) => (createUserDir = updatedDir)"
-          />
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="card-action">
-          <button
-            v-if="!isNew"
-            @click.prevent="deletePrompt"
-            type="button"
-            class="button button--flat button--red"
-            :aria-label="$t('buttons.delete')"
-            :title="$t('buttons.delete')"
-          >
-            {{ $t("buttons.delete") }}
-          </button>
-          <input class="button button--flat" type="submit" :value="$t('buttons.save')" />
-        </div>
-      </form>
+  <form @submit="save" id="user-main" class="card">
+    <div class="card-title">
+      <h2 v-if="user.id === 0">{{ $t("settings.newUser") }}</h2>
+      <h2 v-else>{{ $t("settings.user") }} {{ user.username }}</h2>
    </div>
-  </div>
+
+    <div class="card-content">
+      <user-form
+        :user="user"
+        :createUserDir="createUserDir"
+        :isDefault="false"
+        :isNew="isNew"
+        @update:user="(updatedUser) => (user = updatedUser)"
+        @update:createUserDir="(updatedDir) => (createUserDir = updatedDir)"
+      />
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="card-action">
+      <button
+        v-if="!isNew"
+        @click.prevent="deletePrompt"
+        type="button"
+        class="button button--flat button--red"
+        :aria-label="$t('buttons.delete')"
+        :title="$t('buttons.delete')"
+      >
+        {{ $t("buttons.delete") }}
+      </button>
+      <input class="button button--flat" type="submit" :value="$t('buttons.save')" />
+    </div>
+  </form>
 </template>
 <script>
-import { mutations,state } from "@/store";
+import { mutations, state } from "@/store";
 import { users as api, settings } from "@/api";
 import UserForm from "@/components/settings/UserForm.vue";
 import Errors from "@/views/Errors.vue";
@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ export default {
    return {
      error: null,
      originalUser: null,
-      user: { perm: {admin: false} },
+      user: { perm: { admin: false } },
      showDelete: false,
      createUserDir: false,
      loading: false, // Replaces Vuex state `loading`
@ -65,6 +61,9 @@ export default {
    this.fetchData();
  },
  computed: {
+    settings() {
+      return state.settings;
+    },
    isNew() {
      return state.route.path === "/settings/users/new";
    },
@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ export default {
  },
  methods: {
    async fetchData() {
-      mutations.setLoading(true);
+      mutations.setLoading("users", true);
      try {
        if (this.isNew) {
          let { defaults, createUserDir } = await settings.get();
@ -92,10 +91,10 @@ export default {
          this.user = { ...(await api.get(id)) };
        }
      } catch (e) {
-        showError(e)
+        showError(e);
        this.error = e;
      } finally {
-        mutations.setLoading(false);
+        mutations.setLoading("users", false);
      }
    },
    deletePrompt() {
@ -116,6 +115,7 @@ export default {
        } else {
          await api.update(user);
          if (user.id === state.user.id) {
+            consoel.log("set user");
            mutations.setUser(user);
          }
          showSuccess(this.$t("settings.userUpdated"));
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/UserColumn.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/UserColumn.vue
@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<template>
+  <errors v-if="error" :errorCode="error.status" />
+  <div v-if="isExecEnabled" class="card" id="userColumn-main">
+    <form @submit.prevent="save">
+      <div class="card-title">
+        <h2>{{ $t("settings.commandRunner") }}</h2>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="card-content">
+        <i18n path="settings.commandRunnerHelp" tag="p" class="small">
+          <code>FILE</code>
+          <code>SCOPE</code>
+          <a
+            class="link"
+            target="_blank"
+            href="https://filebrowser.org/configuration/command-runner"
+            >{{ $t("settings.documentation") }}</a
+          >
+        </i18n>
+
+        <div
+          v-for="(command, index) in settings.commands"
+          :key="index"
+          class="collapsible"
+        >
+          <input :id="command.name" type="checkbox" />
+          <label :for="command.name">
+            <p>{{ capitalize(command.name) }}</p>
+            <i class="material-icons">arrow_drop_down</i>
+          </label>
+          <div class="collapse">
+            <textarea
+              class="input input--block input--textarea"
+              v-model.trim="command.value"
+            ></textarea>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="card-action">
+        <input class="button button--flat" type="submit" :value="$t('buttons.update')" />
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import { showSuccess } from "@/notify";
+import { state, getters } from "@/store";
+import { settings as api } from "@/api";
+import { enableExec } from "@/utils/constants";
+//import UserForm from "@/components/settings/UserForm.vue";
+//import Rules from "@/components/settings/Rules.vue";
+import Errors from "@/views/Errors.vue";
+
+export default {
+  name: "settings",
+  components: {
+    //UserForm,
+    //Rules,
+    Errors,
+  },
+  data: function () {
+    return {
+      error: null,
+      originalSettings: null,
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    settings() {
+      return state.settings;
+    },
+    loading() {
+      return getters.isLoading();
+    },
+    user() {
+      return state.user;
+    },
+    isExecEnabled: () => enableExec,
+  },
+  methods: {
+    updateRules(updatedRules) {
+      this.settings.rules = updatedRules;
+    },
+    capitalize(name, where = "_") {
+      if (where === "caps") where = /(?=[A-Z])/;
+      let splitted = name.split(where);
+      name = "";
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < splitted.length; i++) {
+        name += splitted[i].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + splitted[i].slice(1) + " ";
+      }
+
+      return name.slice(0, -1);
+    },
+    async save() {
+      try {
+        await api.update(state.settings);
+        showSuccess(this.$t("settings.settingsUpdated"));
+      } catch (e) {
+        showError(e);
+      }
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/UserDefaults.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/UserDefaults.vue
@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+<template>
+  <errors v-if="error" :errorCode="error.status" />
+  <div class="card" id="user-defaults-main">
+    <div class="card-title">
+      <h2>{{ $t("settings.userDefaults") }}</h2>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="card-content">
+      <p class="small">{{ $t("settings.defaultUserDescription") }}</p>
+
+      <user-form
+        :isNew="false"
+        :isDefault="true"
+        :user="settings.defaults"
+        @update:user="updateUser"
+      />
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="card-action">
+      <input class="button button--flat" type="submit" :value="$t('buttons.update')" />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import { showSuccess } from "@/notify";
+import { state, getters } from "@/store";
+import { settings as api } from "@/api";
+import { enableExec } from "@/utils/constants";
+import UserForm from "@/components/settings/UserForm.vue";
+//import Rules from "@/components/settings/Rules.vue";
+import Errors from "@/views/Errors.vue";
+
+export default {
+  name: "settings",
+  components: {
+    UserForm,
+    //Rules,
+    Errors,
+  },
+  data: function () {
+    return {
+      error: null,
+      originalSettings: null,
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    settings() {
+      return state.settings;
+    },
+    loading() {
+      return getters.isLoading();
+    },
+    user() {
+      return state.user;
+    },
+    isExecEnabled: () => enableExec,
+  },
+  methods: {
+    updateRules(updatedRules) {
+      state.settings.rules = updatedRules;
+    },
+    updateUser(updatedUser) {
+      state.settings.defaults = updatedUser;
+    },
+    capitalize(name, where = "_") {
+      if (where === "caps") where = /(?=[A-Z])/;
+      let splitted = name.split(where);
+      name = "";
+
+      for (let i = 0; i < splitted.length; i++) {
+        name += splitted[i].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + splitted[i].slice(1) + " ";
+      }
+
+      return name.slice(0, -1);
+    },
+    async save() {
+      try {
+        await api.update(state.settings);
+        showSuccess(this.$t("settings.settingsUpdated"));
+      } catch (e) {
+        showError(e);
+      }
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
--- a/frontend/src/views/settings/Users.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/settings/Users.vue
@ -1,51 +1,47 @@
 <template>
  <errors v-if="error" :errorCode="error.status" />
-  <div class="row" v-else-if="!loading">
-    <div class="column">
-      <div class="card">
-        <div class="card-title">
-          <h2>{{ $t("settings.users") }}</h2>
-          <router-link to="/settings/users/new"
-            ><button class="button">
-              {{ $t("buttons.new") }}
-            </button></router-link
-          >
-        </div>
+  <div class="card" id="users-main">
+    <div class="card-title">
+      <h2>{{ $t("settings.users") }}</h2>
+      <router-link to="/settings/users/new"
+        ><button class="button">
+          {{ $t("buttons.new") }}
+        </button></router-link
+      >
+    </div>

-        <div class="card-content full">
-          <table>
-            <tr>
-              <th>{{ $t("settings.username") }}</th>
-              <th>{{ $t("settings.admin") }}</th>
-              <th>{{ $t("settings.scope") }}</th>
-              <th></th>
-            </tr>
+    <div class="card-content full">
+      <table>
+        <tr>
+          <th>{{ $t("settings.username") }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $t("settings.admin") }}</th>
+          <th>{{ $t("settings.scope") }}</th>
+          <th></th>
+        </tr>

-            <tr v-for="user in users" :key="user.id">
-              <td>{{ user.username }}</td>
-              <td>
-                <i v-if="user.perm.admin" class="material-icons">done</i
-                ><i v-else class="material-icons">close</i>
-              </td>
-              <td>{{ user.scope }}</td>
-              <td class="small">
-                <router-link :to="'/settings/users/' + user.id"
-                  ><i class="material-icons">mode_edit</i></router-link
-                >
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-          </table>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+        <tr v-for="user in users" :key="user.id">
+          <td>{{ user.username }}</td>
+          <td>
+            <i v-if="user.perm.admin" class="material-icons">done</i
+            ><i v-else class="material-icons">close</i>
+          </td>
+          <td>{{ user.scope }}</td>
+          <td class="small">
+            <router-link :to="'/settings/users/' + user.id"
+              ><i class="material-icons">mode_edit</i></router-link
+            >
+          </td>
+        </tr>
+      </table>
    </div>
  </div>
 </template>
 <script>
-import { state, mutations } from "@/store";
+import { state, mutations, getters } from "@/store";
 import { getAllUsers } from "@/api/users";
 import Errors from "@/views/Errors.vue";
 import { showError } from "@/notify";
-
+mutations.setLoading("users", true);
 export default {
  name: "users",
  components: {
@ -59,7 +55,7 @@ export default {
  },
  async created() {
    // Set loading state to true
-    mutations.setLoading(true);
+
    try {
      // Fetch all users from the API
      this.users = await getAllUsers();
@ -68,14 +64,16 @@ export default {
      // Handle errors
      this.error = e;
    } finally {
-      // Set loading state to false
-      mutations.setLoading(false);
+      mutations.setLoading("users", false);
    }
  },
  computed: {
+    settings() {
+      return state.settings;
+    },
    // Access the loading state directly from the store
    loading() {
-      return state.loading;
+      return getters.isLoading();
    },
  },
 };
--- a/frontend/tests/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/auth.spec.ts
@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures/auth";
+
+test("redirect to login", async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto("/");
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login/);
+
+  await page.goto("/files/");
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login\?redirect=\/files\//);
+});
+
+test("login", async ({ authPage, page, context }) => {
+  await authPage.goto();
+  await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/Login - File Browser$/);
+
+  await authPage.loginAs("fake", "fake");
+  await expect(authPage.wrongCredentials).toBeVisible();
+
+  await authPage.loginAs();
+  await expect(authPage.wrongCredentials).toBeHidden();
+  // await page.waitForURL("**/files/", { timeout: 5000 });
+  await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/.*Files - File Browser$/);
+
+  let cookies = await context.cookies();
+  expect(cookies.find((c) => c.name == "auth")?.value).toBeDefined();
+
+  // await authPage.logout();
+  // await page.waitForURL("**/login", { timeout: 5000 });
+  // await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/Login - File Browser$/);
+  // cookies = await context.cookies();
+  // expect(cookies.find((c) => c.name == "auth")?.value).toBeUndefined();
+});
--- a/frontend/tests/fixtures/auth.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/fixtures/auth.ts
@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import {
+    type Page,
+    type Locator,
+    test as base,
+    expect,
+} from "@playwright/test";
+
+export class AuthPage {
+    public readonly wrongCredentials: Locator;
+
+    constructor(public readonly page: Page) {
+        this.wrongCredentials = this.page.locator("div.wrong");
+    }
+
+    async goto() {
+        await this.page.goto("/login");
+    }
+
+    async loginAs(username = "admin", password = "admin") {
+        await this.page.getByPlaceholder("Username").fill(username);
+        await this.page.getByPlaceholder("Password").fill(password);
+        await this.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Login" }).click();
+    }
+
+    //async logout() {
+    //    await this.page.getByRole("button", { name: "Logout" }).click();
+    //}
+}
+
+const test = base.extend<{ authPage: AuthPage }>({
+    authPage: async ({ page }, use) => {
+        const authPage = new AuthPage(page);
+        await authPage.goto();
+        await authPage.loginAs();
+        await use(authPage);
+        // await authPage.logout();
+    },
+});
+
+export { test, expect };
--- a/20
+++ b/20
@ -1,22 +1,30 @@
 setup:
-	cd frontend && npm i
+	cd frontend && npm i && npx playwright install
 	if [ ! -f backend/test__config.yaml ]; then \
 		cp backend/filebrowser.yaml backend/test_config.yaml; \
 	fi

 build:
-	docker build -t gtstef/filebrowser .
+	docker build --build-arg="VERSION=testing" --build-arg="REVISION=n/a"  -t gtstef/filebrowser .

 dev:
 	# Kill processes matching exe/filebrowser, ignore errors if process does not exist
 	-pkill -f "exe/filebrowser" || true
 	# Start backend and frontend concurrently
-	cd backend && FILEBROWSER_NO_EMBEDED=true go run . -c test_config.yaml & BACKEND_PID=$$!; \
+	cd backend && FILEBROWSER_NO_EMBEDED=true go run \
+	--ldflags="-w -s -X 'github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/version.CommitSHA=testingCommit' -X 'github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/version.Version=testing'" \
+	. -c test_config.yaml & BACKEND_PID=$$!; \
 	cd frontend && npm run watch & FRONTEND_PID=$$!; \
 	wait $$BACKEND_PID $$FRONTEND_PID

-make lint-frontend:
+lint-frontend:
 	cd frontend && npm run lint

-make lint-backend:
-	cd backend && golangci-lint run
+lint-backend:
+	cd backend && golangci-lint run --path-prefix=backend
+
+test-backend:
+	cd backend && go test -race ./...
+
+test-frontend:
+	docker build -t gtstef/filebrowser-tests -f Dockerfile.playwright .
--- a/roadmap.md
+++ b/roadmap.md
@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # Planned Roadmap

-Next version :
+next 0.2.x release:

 - Theme configuration from settings
+- Better media and file viewer support
+
+
+initial 0.3.0 release :
+
+- drop in replace backend db with pocketbas
 - Add Job status to the sidebar
  - index status.
-  - new jobs as they come via pocketbase
+  - Job status from users

 Future releases:
  - Replace http routes for gorilla/mux with pocketbase