SeaweedFS
SeaweedFS is an open source distributed file system supporting WebDAV, S3 API, FUSE mount, HDFS, etc, optimized for lots of small files, and easy to add capacity.
- Object Storage
- Go
- Apache-2.0
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 35,262
- Forks
- 3,041
- Open issues
- 681
- Commits, last 12 months
- 3,354
- Last commit
- Oct 6, 2026
- Latest release
- 4.48Sep 28, 2026
- Created
- Jul 14, 2014
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About SeaweedFS
SeaweedFS is an open source distributed file system supporting WebDAV, S3 API, FUSE mount, HDFS, etc, optimized for lots of small files, and easy to add capacity. SeaweedFS is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and written mainly in Go, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 35,262 stars and 3,041 forks on GitHub, with 3,354 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- distributed-storage
- distributed-systems
- s3
- hdfs
- fuse
- distributed-file-system
- hadoop-hdfs
- posix
- tiered-file-system
- kubernetes
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What is SeaweedFS?
SeaweedFS is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Object Storage category. SeaweedFS is an open source distributed file system supporting WebDAV, S3 API, FUSE mount, HDFS, etc, optimized for lots of small files, and easy to add capacity. The source code lives at github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs, where it has 35,262 stars.
Is SeaweedFS free and open source?
Yes. SeaweedFS is open-source software released under the Apache-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 SeaweedFS with Docker?
SeaweedFS does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Go), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to SeaweedFS?
Popular open-source alternatives to SeaweedFS include Harbor, sftpgo Community Edition and ZOT OCI Registry.
Is SeaweedFS actively maintained?
The most recent commit to SeaweedFS was on Oct 6, 2026 with 3,354 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 4.48, published Sep 28, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.