SeaweedFS

Fast distributed storage with an S3 API.

About SeaweedFS

In SeaweedFS’s own words: “SeaweedFS is a distributed storage system for object storage (S3), file systems, and Iceberg tables, designed to handle billions of files with O(1) disk access and effortless horizontal scaling. - ...”

SeaweedFS is open source, is free to use and can be self-hosted.

People switching from MinIO often consider SeaweedFS.

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Listed for information; LaunchStall isn’t affiliated with SeaweedFS. The quoted description comes from github.com. Features and plans change — check the official site for current details.