OpenMediaVault
Network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 74% of tracked projects; popularity more than 73%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 7k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | — |
| Repo updated | 26 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | PHP |
Is OpenMediaVault actively maintained?
OpenMediaVault is under active development: 748 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 54 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
No tagged releases are published, so there is no stable version to pin to — you would deploy from the default branch or a container image built from it.
Of the 28 projects we track in Self-hosting Solutions, OpenMediaVault ranks #6 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What OpenMediaVault actually does
OpenMediaVault is a network-attached storage solution built on Debian Linux. It provides out-of-the-box file sharing and utility services such as SSH, FTP, SMB, and BitTorrent clients.
Best fit: Users who want to set up a dedicated file server on Debian hardware and prefer a web-managed interface for standard network storage protocols.
Worth knowing: You should check whether its plugin ecosystem and default feature set meet your specific storage requirements, as it relies heavily on Debian packages.
Deployment notes
As a PHP-based application running on Linux, it typically requires persistent storage for your configuration and data, along with appropriate file permissions.
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