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This product has charges associated with it for seller support. Cloud Commander two panel web file manager with a built in text editor, pre secured with TLS and a unique per instance admin credential - operational in minutes with no manual hardening or SSH exposure required.
Overview
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Two panel web file manager
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Browse files and folders
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Built in text editor
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for cloudimg support services.
Why This AMI Instead of Self-Deploying?
Cloud Commander is a popular open source, web based file manager. It presents the classic two panel (orthodox) layout in the browser, with a built in text editor and the full set of file operations: browse, create, rename, copy, move, delete, pack and unpack, upload and download. It is an ideal way to manage files on a server from any device with a browser, without exposing SSH or a desktop. Deploying it yourself means installing Node.js at the right major version, wiring a systemd service, hardening an nginx TLS reverse proxy, generating certificates and secure credentials, and maintaining the stack over time. This AMI eliminates that effort: a working, secured file management endpoint is operational within minutes of launch.
Secure By Default
Unlike a bare deployment, this image is secure by default. Cloud Commander ships with authentication turned off and a well known default login, which means an unprotected deployment is open to anyone who can reach it. This image turns authentication on and generates a unique administrator credential on each instance's first boot. Only a one way hash of the password is written to the server configuration, while the plain password is placed in a root only file for the administrator to read. There are no shared or default credentials and nothing is baked into the image, so no two deployments are ever the same.
Application Stack
The file manager is served over HTTPS on port 443 by nginx, which terminates TLS with a self signed certificate that is regenerated for the specific instance on first boot, and reverse proxies to Cloud Commander bound to the loopback interface only. Port 80 redirects to HTTPS. The service runs as an unprivileged system user under systemd for automatic restarts and clean logging, and its file manager root is a dedicated managed workspace on its own independently resizable storage volume rather than the whole operating system filesystem. The built in terminal and console are disabled to keep the attack surface minimal; the deployment guide explains how to enable them behind the same authentication if you need them.
What You Avoid By Using This AMI
- Manual Node.js installation and major version management
- Writing and debugging a systemd service unit
- Configuring nginx as a TLS reverse proxy with WebSocket support and large upload limits
- Generating certificates and securely storing per instance credentials
- Ongoing maintenance and security patching without expert guidance
cloudimg Support
24/7 technical support by email and live chat, with a one hour average response for critical issues. Our engineers help with deployment, enabling a CA signed certificate and a real domain, changing the file manager root, enabling the built in terminal safely, and scaling.
Use Cases
- A browser based file manager for a server, with no SSH or desktop needed
- Quick edits to configuration and text files through the built in editor
- Uploading and downloading files to and from an instance over a secured web endpoint
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Highlights
- Cloud Commander, the open source web based two panel file manager with a built in text editor and full file operations, preinstalled on Node.js 22 LTS behind an nginx TLS reverse proxy on port 443, ready with no manual setup
- Secure by default: authentication is on and a unique admin credential is generated on each instance first boot; only a one way hash is stored in the config and the built in terminal and console are disabled to minimise attack surface
- 24/7 technical support from cloudimg, with expert help on TLS certificates and domains, changing the file manager root, enabling the terminal safely, and scaling
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Dimension | Description | Cost/hour |
|---|---|---|
m5.large Recommended | m5.large | $0.04 |
t2.micro | t2.micro instance type | $0.04 |
t3.micro | t3.micro instance type | $0.04 |
c5a.12xlarge | c5a.12xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.16xlarge | c5a.16xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.24xlarge | c5a.24xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.2xlarge | c5a.2xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.4xlarge | c5a.4xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.8xlarge | c5a.8xlarge instance type | $0.24 |
c5a.large | c5a.large instance type | $0.08 |
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Initial release of the Cloud Commander 19.19.1 web file manager.
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Usage instructions
Connect via SSH on port 22 as the default login user for your operating system variant (the user guide lists it per variant; on Ubuntu it is 'ubuntu'). Cloud Commander is served by nginx over HTTPS on port 443: browse to https://<instance-public-ip>/ and sign in with the generated admin credential. The certificate is self signed per instance, so a browser warning is expected. Retrieve the generated username and password with: sudo cat /root/cloudcmd-credentials.txt. Port 80 redirects to HTTPS, and https://<instance-public-ip>/healthz is an unauthenticated health probe. Cloud Commander runs on loopback 127.0.0.1:8000 and is reached only through the nginx TLS proxy; its config is /opt/cloudcmd/.cloudcmd.json and the file manager root is /srv/cloudcmd. Verify the appliance at any time with: sudo /usr/local/bin/cloudcmd-selftest. The built in terminal and console are disabled by default; the user guide explains how to enable them behind the same authentication, change the file manager root, and install a CA signed certificate for a real domain.
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Support
Vendor support
cloudimg provides 24/7 technical support for this product by email and live chat.
Response Times
Critical issues receive a one-hour average response. Our engineers are available around the clock.
What We Help With
- Deployment and initial configuration
- Signing in and retrieving the per instance admin credential
- Installing a CA signed certificate and using a real domain
- Changing the file manager root directory
- Enabling the built in terminal and console safely behind authentication
- TLS termination with AWS load balancers
- Backups of the managed file workspace
- Software updates and patch guidance
- Troubleshooting and issue resolution
- Refund requests
How to Reach Us
Email: support@cloudimg.co.uk Live chat: Available 24/7
We respond to all inquiries and work with you until your issue is resolved.
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