← Back to overview

⬇️ ValuSafe on your own web server

The complete multi-user version for an ordinary web hosting package — free, under the MIT licence, with a guided setup wizard.

⬇️ Download ZIP Version 4.6.1 · 8.1 MB · released 28 Oct 2026

What you need

You don't need a server you manage yourself — a normal hosting package is enough. Tested with lima-city, among others.

How it works

  1. Download the ZIP, unpack it and upload the contents via FTP to a directory of your web space.
  2. Open your-domain.com/your-directory/setup.php in the browser.
  3. The wizard guides you through the setup in six steps: language, system check, database, creating the tables, administrator account, done. It speaks English.
  4. Sign in and get started.

The wizard creates the access file itself, generates random security keys in it and removes itself from the server at the end. If that fails, it tells you which files to delete by hand.

The database really must be empty.
In a database that has held a ValuSafe installation before, the wizard still runs through — but the old administrator account stays, and a second one is created next to it. If in doubt, create a fresh database in the control panel.

Coming from an earlier version?

Updating on the same server: back up, copy the new files over the old ones and open migrate.php as an administrator. Your items, photos and users stay as they are. The FAQ (under Documents, in German) describes both ways, including moving to a new installation.

The installation guide

Every step with a screenshot, plus a table of the most common messages and what they mean. Six pages, to read along or print — currently in German only.

📄 Installation guide (PDF, German)

ValuSafe or Valu-Basic?

ValuSafe — this edition. Several users with graded permissions, MySQL database, two-factor sign-in, nightly backup. Needs a hosting package.

Valu-Basic — the single-user edition based on SQLite. Also runs straight from a USB stick, without a server and without installation.

→ Both editions compared · → Download Valu-Basic · → Try ValuSafe online first

Licence and warranty

ValuSafe is released under the MIT licence: you may use, modify and pass it on, privately and commercially. The only condition is that the copyright notice and the licence text are kept. The software is provided free of charge and without warranty; statutory liability remains unaffected.

The full licence text is included in the package and can be read in the application under Help → Licence.

☕ ValuSafe is free and will stay that way

There is a lot of work in it, though. If you like, buy me a coffee — voluntary, with nothing in return, and nothing about the application changes.

☕ Buy me a coffee Leads to PayPal. No donation receipt — I am a private individual, not a charity.