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mcleanka/laravel-file-manager
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File manager for Laravel integrated with spatie MediaLibrary

v3.0.0(4y ago)1140MITPHPPHP >=7.1.0

Since Aug 11Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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Development process
===================

[](#development-process)

- Install laravel auth starter kit

    - composer require laravel/breeze --dev
    - php artisan breeze:install
    - npm install
    - npm run dev
- Install medialibrary for spatie

    - composer require "spatie/laravel-medialibrary:^9.0.0"
    - php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Spatie\\MediaLibrary\\MediaLibraryServiceProvider" --tag="migrations"
    - php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Spatie\\MediaLibrary\\MediaLibraryServiceProvider" --tag="config"
    - php artisan migrate
- Install laravel file manager

    - composer require mcleanka/laravel-file-manager
    - php artisan vendor:publish --tag=fm-config
    - php artisan vendor:publish --tag=fm-assets
- Optimize (optional if done already)

    - php artisan storage:link
    - sudo apt install jpegoptim optipng pngquant gifsicle
    - npm install -g svgo
- Modify User model to (Don't forget to import the traits / classes)

```
class User extends Authenticatable implements HasMedia
{
    use InteractsWithMedia, ...MoreTraits;
    ...
}
```

- Create Custom class (CustomPathGenerator) for media library

```
namespace App\Classes;

use Spatie\MediaLibrary\MediaCollections\Models\Media;
use Spatie\MediaLibrary\Support\PathGenerator\PathGenerator;

class CustomPathGenerator implements PathGenerator
{
    public function getPath(Media $media): string
    {
        $user = auth()->user();

        return request()->get('path') ?? 'archive' . '/' . $user->name . '/';
    }

    public function getPathForConversions(Media $media): string
    {
        return $this->getPath($media) . 'conversions/';
    }

    public function getPathForResponsiveImages(Media $media): string
    {
        return $this->getPath($media) . 'responsive/';
    }
}
```

- Override path\_generate var in medialibrary config file

```
'path_generator' => App\Classes\CustomPathGenerator::class,
```

- Create blade file (files.blade.php) and paste

```

	File Manager

```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

1735d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0.0 → v3.0.02021-08-11

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/46553065?v=4)[Mclean Kasambala](/maintainers/mcleanka)[@mcleanka](https://github.com/mcleanka)

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Top Contributors

[![mcleanka](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/46553065?v=4)](https://github.com/mcleanka "mcleanka (6 commits)")

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Tags

laravelfilemanager

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