v1.20.0

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* read-only demo server at https://a.ocv.me/pub/demo/
* [docker image](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/tree/hovudstraum/scripts/docker) ╱ [similar software](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/docs/versus.md) ╱ [client testbed](https://cd.ocv.me/b/)

there is a [discord server](https://discord.gg/25J8CdTT6G) with an `@everyone` in case of future important updates, such as [vulnerabilities](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/security) (most recently 2025-09-07)

## recent important news

* [v1.19.8 (2025-09-07)](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/releases/tag/v1.19.8) fixed [CVE-2025-58753](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/security/advisories/GHSA-pxvw-4w88-6x95) (a missing permission-check inside single-file shares)
* [v1.15.0 (2024-09-08)](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/releases/tag/v1.15.0) changed upload deduplication to be default-disabled

## 🧪 new features

* sftp server 4714c2fa ec7ea309
  * included in [docker-images](https://hub.docker.com/u/copyparty) `im`, `iv`, `ac`, `dj`
  * not using docker? install the optional dependency [paramiko](https://pypi.org/project/paramiko/)
* #1135 right-click menu (thx @stackxp and @Scotsguy!) 82c49609 05a44720
* PUT can now append to existing files 63d8e5a0
  * new option [apnd-who](https://copyparty.eu/cli/#g-apnd-who) to configure who is allowed to do that
* #1128 added option to skip uploading a file if the filename is already taken on the server (thx @Scotsguy!) fa32e159
* #1127 descript.ion now also works for folders 2c26aecd
* in file listings, `up_by` and `up_ip` (uploader info) can now be displayed for non-admin users by adding them to the [mte](https://copyparty.eu/cli/#g-mte) option 7bfd370b
* #1120 display the disk-space quota instead of the underlying HDD size (thx @rabid-dev!) 511dc016 e0845b23
* option to skip dotfiles/dotfolders when using download-as-zip 7d7a1510
* #1124 button to skip files with a filename collision when copying/moving files 85639ad2
* #1151 u2c ([commandline uploader](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/tree/hovudstraum/bin#u2cpy)): option to use basic-auth instead of the `PW` header (thx @Le0Developer!) 120fdfb2
* the name of the `pw` url-param and http-header can be changed f81d80bc
  * mainly to force basic-auth, but perhaps also for other purposes
  * changing these will break support for many clients, so you probably want to keep the default

## 🩹 bugfixes

* image-viewer:
  * images now scale properly when rotated while the zoom feature is enabled c0e167fd
  * the current image rotation will now be applied to the next image as well 485c60cf c82a3cb2
* groups announced by an IdP will now also apply for native (copyparty-config) users f08cb25c
* windows: download-as-zip would flatten everything to a single folder 2d1d295a
* #1157 [dirkeys](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/#dirkeys) did not work in grid-view d1ddcb19
* #1123 the [ui-notree](https://copyparty.eu/cli/#g-ui-notree) option to simplify the UI would simplify a bit too much 4c73704c
* don't add the trailing slash to a volume in the controlpanel when the volume is a file 80a37492
  * the link couldn't be clicked on Windows CE 4.20 using Internet Explorer 4.01

## 🔧 other changes

* #1158 updated german translation (thx @Scotsguy!) 3bf80c81
* the `dotfiles` button now also toggles showing [unlisted](https://copyparty.eu/cli/#g-unlist) files e55e5a45
* `/?h&ls` (the api to list volumes) now includes the user's permissions for each volume 1f6e8116
* #1142 new option [dav-port](https://copyparty.eu/cli/#g-dav-port) to open a dedicated port for webdav clients 4642d323
  * workaround for certain clients which pretend to be webbrowsers
* #1147 workaround for a buggy browser-extension 8551472b
* detect (and panic) when a webbrowser has failed to load one of the javascript files af3f777e
  * replaces the confusing errormessage resulting from half of the code missing

## 🌠 fun facts

* it [turns out](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/#server-hall-of-fame) that copyparty runs just fine on [SGI IRIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIX)! 39c3ccc2
  * there's a [photo of the server](https://a.ocv.me/pub/g/nerd-stuff/cpp/servers/sgi-o2.jpg?cache) and a [screenshot](https://a.ocv.me/pub/g/nerd-stuff/cpp/servers/sgi-o2.png?cache) as proof 😁
  * the [feature comparison](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/docs/versus.md#general) has been updated accordingly
* this release was mostly coded at 39c3 (see photo above) and the release was [made at revspace](https://a.ocv.me/pub/g/2026/01/PXL_20260102_235328552.jpg)

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## ⚠️ not the [latest version](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/releases/latest/)!