Files & sync
Seafile
Very fast, reliable file sync with a German company behind it.
open source self-hostable Seafile Ltd. · DEBlock-based sync that handles large libraries well; community edition is free to self-host.
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How you can run it
| Way | Where the data lives | Price basis | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host it myself | your own server or hardware | free | green — You run it yourself: no data leaves your own infrastructure. |
Facts
| Company / project | Seafile Ltd. (DE) |
|---|---|
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Self-hosting footprint | 512 MB RAM · 0.5 vCPU · 20 GB — small deployment: a household or a team of up to ~20 people |
| Commonly replaces | Dropbox |
| Upstream (awesome-selfhosted-data) | 15,197 stars · updated 2026-08-26 · C |
| Provenance | curated, verified 2026-09-04 |
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