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Self-hosted servers speaking the S3 API.

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Object storage
ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
MinIO61kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesGoRELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z2026-04-24
SeaweedFS36kApache-2.0Open sourceYesGo4.532026-11-12
RustFS36kApache-2.0Open sourceYesRust1.0.52026-11-12
Ceph17kOtherOpen sourceYesC++v22.0.02026-11-12
Garage4.9kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesRustv2.5.02026-11-07

5 tools

SeaweedFS

SeaweedFS is a distributed storage system for object storage (S3), file systems, Iceberg table buckets, and Lance vector buckets, designed to handle billions of files with O(1) disk access and effortless horizontal scaling.

Language
Go
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
36k
Latest
4.53
Last push
2026-11-12
RustFS

RustFS is an open-source, S3-compatible high-performance object storage system supporting migration and coexistence with other S3-compatible platforms such as MinIO and Ceph.

Language
Rust
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
36k
Latest
1.0.5
Last push
2026-11-12
Ceph

Ceph is a distributed object, block, and file storage platform

Language
C++
Licence
Other
Stars
17k
Latest
v22.0.0
Last push
2026-11-12
Garage

(Mirror) S3-compatible object store for small self-hosted geo-distributed deployments. Main repo: https://git.deuxfleurs.fr/Deuxfleurs/garage

Language
Rust
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
4.9k
Latest
v2.5.0
Last push
2026-11-07

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