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Not MinIO-scale.","addedAt":"2026-09-04","featured":false,"domain":"DevOps","subSpecialty":"Storage","subcategory":"Storage","tags":["self-host","copyleft","active"],"capabilities":["s3","object-store","self-host"],"surfaces":["Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"AGPL-3.0","githubStars":4729,"starsPerWeek":18,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2021-11-17","pushedAt":"2026-10-16","license":"AGPL-3.0","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"},"links":{"self":"/api/gems/garage","html":"/gems/garage","markdown":"/gems/garage.md"}},{"slug":"rclone","name":"rclone","tagline":"MIT rsync for cloud remotes — 70+ storage backends","category":"devops","url":"https://rclone.org","github":"https://github.com/rclone/rclone","pricing":"open-source","hook":"rclone is rsync for cloud storage when the remote is S3, Drive, or SFTP and you need sync/copy/mount from one binary.","whatsGood":"MIT. rclone/rclone. Go CLI: sync, copy, check, mount, and serve across 70+ backends (S3, Drive, B2, SFTP, local, …). Docs at rclone.org; source github.com/rclone/rclone. The default “move files to a remote” tool.","theCatch":"Vs restic (encrypted *backup snapshots*) and Garage (self-host *S3 store*): rclone is the *sync/transfer* client, not a backup vault with client-side encryption-by-default and not an object store you run. Encryption/crypt remote is optional and easy to get wrong. You still own credentials, rate limits, and the dest bill.","verdict":"MIT cloud rsync. Free forever; sync remotes — restic if you need encrypted snapshots.","addedAt":"2026-09-13","featured":false,"domain":"DevOps","subSpecialty":"Storage","subcategory":"Storage","tags":["cli","self-host","permissive","active"],"capabilities":["sync","cloud","cli"],"surfaces":["CLI","Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Go","Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"OSS/MIT","githubStars":60391,"starsPerWeek":92,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2014-03-16","pushedAt":"2026-10-18","license":"MIT","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"},"links":{"self":"/api/gems/rclone","html":"/gems/rclone","markdown":"/gems/rclone.md"}},{"slug":"rustfs","name":"RustFS","tagline":"Apache-2.0 Rust S3-compatible object store","category":"devops","url":"https://rustfs.com","github":"https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs","pricing":"open-source","hook":"RustFS is a high-performance, Apache-2.0 S3-compatible object store written in Rust — built to migrate beside MinIO-class stacks.","whatsGood":"Apache-2.0 (rustfs/rustfs) — permissive vs AGPL-shaped peers. Distributed object storage with S3 API compatibility, console, install script, Docker/Helm paths. Docs at docs.rustfs.com. Claims strong small-object throughput vs MinIO; coexistence/migration story is first-class marketing.","theCatch":"Vs MinIO / Garage / Ceph RGW: RustFS is a MinIO-class S3 object store in Rust with Apache-2.0 licensing angle — not a CDN and not managed blob SaaS. S3 compatibility matrices always have gaps; validate your client SDK before a cutover. You own HA, disks, and ops.","verdict":"Apache-2.0 Rust object store. S3-compatible self-host; prove compat before leaving MinIO.","addedAt":"2026-09-15","featured":false,"domain":"DevOps","subSpecialty":"Storage","subcategory":"Storage","tags":["self-host","copyleft","active"],"capabilities":["s3","object-store","self-host"],"surfaces":["Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Rust","Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"AGPL-3.0","githubStars":35084,"starsPerWeek":231,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2023-11-23","pushedAt":"2026-10-19","license":"Apache-2.0","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"},"links":{"self":"/api/gems/rustfs","html":"/gems/rustfs","markdown":"/gems/rustfs.md"}},{"slug":"filebrowser-quantum","name":"FileBrowser Quantum","tagline":"Apache-2.0 self-hosted web file manager — the maintained fork now that File Browser is archived","category":"devops","url":"https://filebrowserquantum.com","github":"https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser","pricing":"open-source","hook":"FileBrowser Quantum is a single-binary, self-hosted web file manager for a server directory — browse, search, preview, edit, share and upload over the web — and the actively developed successor now that the original File Browser project was archived on 2026-09-01 with no further security fixes.","whatsGood":"Apache-2.0 (gtsteffaniak/filebrowser). Free path: Docker image or a single binary plus a `config.yaml`; the README says the project will always stay free and open source. Multiple sources with include/exclude rules, OIDC, LDAP, JWT, proxy auth and password + 2FA, real-time search with size filters, thumbnails for office, video and 3D files, WebDAV, per-user and per-group path permissions, and share links with expiry, anonymous access and upload/edit controls. Long-lived API tokens with a Swagger page at `/swagger`. The shell-command runner that caused many of the original project’s advisories is removed entirely. ★~8.5k.","theCatch":"Not a drop-in upgrade from the original File Browser: configuration moved to `config.yaml` and the fork differs heavily, so plan a migration rather than swapping the image. v2.0.0 is in beta — pin a release. It is a web file manager, not a sync platform: no desktop or mobile sync clients like Nextcloud or Syncthing. Still put it behind TLS and your own auth when it faces the internet. 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