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.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 94% of tracked projects; popularity more than 93%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 35k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 4.47 · 14 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Go |
Is SeaweedFS actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 3075 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 940 of them.
The most recent tagged release, 4.47, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Among the 7 file transfer - object storage & file servers projects we track, SeaweedFS currently has the highest health score.
What SeaweedFS actually does
SeaweedFS is an open-source distributed file system designed to manage large volumes of small files efficiently. It implements standard storage interfaces such as WebDAV, S3, and HDFS, allowing administrators to scale capacity simply by adding nodes.
Best fit: Environments that need to handle millions of small files while serving them through common object storage and network file system protocols.
Worth knowing: Operating a distributed storage cluster introduces significant operational complexity regarding node management, data replication, and network partitioning.
Deployment notes
Written in Go, it typically compiles to a single static binary that requires persistent storage volumes for data and a reverse proxy if you need TLS termination.
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