ownCloud
ownCloud is an open-source, self-hosted app in the File Sync & Storage category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive and Dropbox and ships a Docker image. It has 8,839 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 8,839
- Forks
- 2,063
- Open issues
- 115
- Commits, last 12 months
- 353
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v10.16.6Oct 6, 2026
- Created
- Aug 25, 2012
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 353 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases6 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 353 |
| Latest release | v10.16.6 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 6 |
| Releases, all time | 41 |
| Open issues | 115 |
| Open pull requests | 33 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Aug 25, 2012 |
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About ownCloud
All-in-one solution for saving, synchronizing, viewing, editing and sharing files, calendars, address books and more.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/owncloud/core.
Topics
- owncloud
- php
- javascript
- sharing
- self-hosting
- enterprise
- file-sync
- file-sharing
- federated
- platform
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Is ownCloud free and open source?
Yes. ownCloud is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run ownCloud with Docker?
Yes. ownCloud provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to ownCloud?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to ownCloud include Syncthing, Puter and Nextcloud. ownCloud itself is a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive and Dropbox.
Is ownCloud actively maintained?
The most recent commit to ownCloud was on Oct 26, 2026 with 353 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v10.16.6, published Oct 6, 2026. It had 115 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.