SeaweedFS

SeaweedFS is a highly scalable distributed file system designed to store billions of files and serve them at high speed. It efficiently manages small files through a unique architecture that minimizes metadata overhead and enables O(1) disk reads for faster file access.

GitHub - seaweedfs/seaweedfs: SeaweedFS is a fast distributed storage system for blobs, objects, files, and data lake, for billions of files! Blob store has O(1) disk seek, cloud tiering. Filer supports Cloud Drive, cross-DC active-active replication, Kubernetes, POSIX FUSE mount, S3 API, S3 Gateway, Hadoop, WebDAV, encryption, Erasure Coding.

SeaweedFS is a fast distributed storage system for blobs, objects, files, and data lake, for billions of files! Blob store has O(1) disk seek, cloud tiering. Filer supports Cloud Drive, cross-DC ac…

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Key Features

• High Scalability: Seamlessly scales to store billions of files with simple linear scalability.
• Efficient Small File Handling: Optimized object storage for small files with minimal disk storage overhead.
• Data Center Integration: Rack-aware and data center-aware replication ensures data availability and durability.
• Cloud Integration: Combines fast local storage with the elastic capacity of cloud storage for an optimal blend of speed and scale.
• Filer Support: Optional filer provides POSIX-like file system interfaces over HTTP, with support for various metadata backends.
• S3 API Compatibility: Offers an Amazon S3 compatible API, facilitating integration with existing tools and workflows.
• Kubernetes Support: Includes a Kubernetes CSI driver for easy deployment in containerized environments.
• No Single Point of Failure: Designed with automatic master failover to eliminate single points of failure.
• Fine-grained Replication Control: Supports multiple levels of replication across racks and data centers.
• Erasure Coding: Implements erasure coding for efficient storage utilization and increased fault tolerance.

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Suggested Developer Use Cases

• Rapid File Access: Integrate SeaweedFS into service architectures requiring fast access to a large number of files, such as image or video hosting platforms.
• Data Backup Solutions: Utilize SeaweedFS's cloud integration features to create robust data backup solutions with quick recovery capabilities.
• Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): Enhance CDN performance by leveraging SeaweedFS's high throughput and low-latency file retrieval.