
I self-hosted FileBrowser Quantum on Ubuntu 24.04 — a missing config.yaml became a directory
I wanted a browser file manager after the original File Browser archive, not another Nextcloud. Quantum came up on Docker. A file bind for a missing config.yaml became a directory and the container never started. Host paths in sources left the UI empty. Loopback 8080, directory mount, /folder inside the container — that is the lab path.
Oct 19, 2026 · 9 min read