# ConvertX
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A self-hosted online file converter. Supports over a thousand different formats. Written with TypeScript, Bun and Elysia.
## Features
- Convert files to different formats
- Process multiple files at once
- Password protection
- Multiple accounts
## Converters supported
| Converter | Use case | Converts from | Converts to |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
| [libjxl](https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl) | JPEG XL | 11 | 11 |
| [resvg](https://github.com/RazrFalcon/resvg) | SVG | 1 | 1 |
| [libheif](https://github.com/strukturag/libheif) | HEIF | 7 | 6 |
| [Vips](https://github.com/libvips/libvips) | Images | 45 | 23 |
| [XeLaTeX](https://tug.org/xetex/) | LaTeX | 1 | 1 |
| [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com/) | E-books | 26 | 19 |
| [Pandoc](https://pandoc.org/) | Documents | 43 | 65 |
| [GraphicsMagick](http://www.graphicsmagick.org/) | Images | 167 | 130 |
| [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) | Vector images | 7 | 17 |
| [Assimp](https://github.com/assimp/assimp) | 3D Assets | 77 | 23 |
| [FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/) | Video | ~472 | ~199 |
Any missing converter? Open an issue or pull request!
## Deployment
```yml
# docker-compose.yml
services:
convertx:
image: ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx
container_name: convertx
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- JWT_SECRET=aLongAndSecretStringUsedToSignTheJSONWebToken1234 # will use randomUUID() if unset
volumes:
- ./data:/app/data
```
or
```bash
docker run -p 3000:3000 -v ./data:/app/data ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx
```
Then visit `http://localhost:3000` in your browser and create your account. Don't leave it unconfigured and open, as anyone can register the first account.
If you get unable to open database file run `chown -R $USER:$USER path` on the path you choose.
### Environment variables
All are optional, JWT_SECRET is recommended to be set.
| Name | Default | Description |
|---------------------------|---------|-------------|
| JWT_SECRET | when unset it will use the value from randomUUID() | A long and secret string used to sign the JSON Web Token |
| ACCOUNT_REGISTRATION | false | Allow users to register accounts |
| HTTP_ALLOWED | false | Allow HTTP connections, only set this to true locally |
| ALLOW_UNAUTHENTICATED | false | Allow unauthenticated users to use the service, only set this to true locally |
| AUTO_DELETE_EVERY_N_HOURS | 24 | Checks every n hours for files older then n hours and deletes them, set to 0 to disable |
| WEBROOT | | The address to the root path setting this to "/convert" will serve the website on "example.com/convert/" |
| FFMPEG_ARGS | | Arguments to pass to ffmpeg, e.g. `-preset veryfast` |
> [!WARNING]
> If you can't login, make sure you are accessing the service over https or set HTTP_ALLOWED=true
### Docker images
There is a `:latest` tag that is updated with every release and a `:main` tag that is updated with every push to the main branch. `:latest` is recommended for normal use.
The image is available on [GitHub Container Registry](https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX/pkgs/container/ConvertX) and [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/c4illin/convertx).
| Image | What it is |
|-------|------------|
| `image: ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx` | The latest release on ghcr |
| `image: ghcr.io/c4illin/convertx:main` | The latest commit on ghcr |
| `image: c4illin/convertx` | The latest release on docker hub |
| `image: c4illin/convertx:main` | The latest commit on docker hub |
### Tutorial
Tutorial in french:
Tutorial in chinese:
## Screenshots
## Development
0. Install [Bun](https://bun.sh/) and Git
1. Clone the repository
2. `bun install`
3. `bun run dev`
Pull requests are welcome! See below and open issues for the list of todos.
## Todo
- [x] Add messages for errors in converters
- [x] Add searchable list of formats
- [ ] Add options for converters
- [ ] Divide index.tsx into smaller components
- [ ] Add tests
- [ ] Make the upload button nicer and more easy to drop files on. Support copy paste as well if possible.
- [ ] Make errors logs visible from the web ui
- [ ] Add more converters:
- [ ] [deark](https://github.com/jsummers/deark)
- [ ] LibreOffice
- [ ] [dvisvgm](https://github.com/mgieseki/dvisvgm)
## Contributors
## Star History