Seafile
Seafile is an open-source, self-hosted app in the File Sync & Storage category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in C. It is a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive and Dropbox. It has 15,385 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 16, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 15,385
- Forks
- 1,675
- Open issues
- 79
- Commits, last 12 months
- 45
- Last commit
- Oct 16, 2026
- Latest release
- v9.0.5Feb 27, 2024
- Created
- Jul 12, 2012
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 16, 2026, 45 commits in 12 months.
| Last commit | Oct 16, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 45 |
| Latest release | v9.0.5 (Feb 27, 2024) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 63 |
| Open issues | 79 |
| Open pull requests | 13 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Jul 12, 2012 |
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About Seafile
File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/haiwen/seafile.
Topics
- cloud-storage
- file-sync
- file-sharing
- wiki
- markdown
- knowledge-management
- document-management
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Is Seafile free and open source?
Yes. Seafile is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 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 Seafile with Docker?
Seafile does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Seafile?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Seafile include Syncthing, Puter and Nextcloud. Seafile itself is a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive and Dropbox.
Is Seafile actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Seafile was on Oct 16, 2026 with 45 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v9.0.5, published Feb 27, 2024. It had 79 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.