BFpilot

BFpilot is a small PS5 payload that gives you a browser-based file manager on port 5905.

It is meant to stay simple: no PKG installer, no FTP daemon, no mounting tools, and no extra payload bundle. The payload starts one web server, refreshes a PS5 home-screen launcher tile, and lets the PS5 do file operations locally.

Current release: v0.2.0

What It Does

• Runs a file-manager web UI at http://<PS5_IP>:5905/
• Installs or refreshes a BFpilot launcher tile on the PS5 home screen
• Uses a dark-only UI
• Uses the same folder-and-sword icon for the PS5 launcher and web UI
• Browses, uploads, downloads, copies, moves, renames, creates folders, and deletes
• Shows progress for copy, move, delete, and browser uploads
• Reports size, speed, ETA, item count, and current path/file while working
• Calculates folder size only when you select a folder
• Creates missing copy/move target folders automatically
• Keeps the default target shortcuts at /data/homebrew and /mnt/usb0

The launcher tile opens:

http://127.0.0.1:5905/

Injecting the payload does not auto-open the browser. It only refreshes the app tile and starts the web server.

Runtime Notes

Inject the ELF to your payload loader on port 9021.

After it starts, open this from a PC, phone, tablet, or the PS5 browser:

http://<PS5_IP>:5905/

The payload stores launcher marker data in:

/data/BFpilot

The PS5 launcher app itself is installed under:

/user/app/BFPL00001

The installer removes older launcher title IDs from previous names before registering BFPL00001, so stale tiles from earlier builds do not get in the way.

Project Layout

• src/lite_main.c starts the payload, refreshes the launcher tile, handles reinjection handoff, and starts the web server.
• src/app_installer.c writes the launcher files and registers the PS5 home-screen tile.
• src/websrv_lite.c serves the UI, downloads under /fs, and JSON APIs.
• src/transfer.c contains the file-manager API and long-running jobs.
• assets/files.html is the full web UI that gets embedded into the ELF.
• assets/icon.png is the smaller web UI icon.
• assets-app/ contains the launcher tile metadata and icon.

Generated files go under gen/ during build. The built ELF is not tracked in Git; release builds should be attached to GitHub Releases.

Build

You need:

• ps5-payload-sdk
• GNU make
• Python 3
• LLVM/Clang tools that work with the PS5 payload SDK
• A shell that can run the SDK build commands

Build:

export PS5_PAYLOAD_SDK=/path/to/ps5-payload-sdk
make clean
make

Output:

bfpilot.elf

Deploy helper:

make deploy PS5_HOST=<PS5_IP> PS5_PORT=9021

Extra Notes

BFpilot avoids kernel-level cleanup and does not force-unload other payloads.

If you reinject while an older BFpilot or BS5FileManager instance is already running, the new payload checks whether a file job is active. If the old instance is idle, it asks it to shut down cleanly and then takes over port 5905. If a copy, move, or delete is running, the new injection exits instead of interrupting the active job.

Cancel is cooperative. Large operations may take a moment to stop, especially on external USB drives, but the job code checks for cancellation during scan, copy, move cleanup, and delete.