hs5
★ 196GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0Open Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintDocker · Compose · Binary3 active committers (12mo)
About
HS5 is a self-hosted object storage service intended as a simple, high-performance alternative for S3-compatible storage on a single machine. It is aimed at users who want to keep control of their...
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Features
- S3 API compatibility
- web interface
- bucket management
- user management
- single-node storage
- manual commit mode
- write-ahead log (WAL) mode
- durability guarantees
- strong read-after-write consistency
Details
- Last Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- Created
- Feb 19, 2023
- Install Methods
- dockerdocker-composebinary
- Requirements
- Linux (AMD64, glibc >= 2.35)
- Authentication
- local
- API
- REST
- Privacy & Independence
- No Cloud RequiredOffline Capable
- User Model
- Multi-User
- Deployment
Deployment: Single container (docker run)Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container
Run hs5 yourself
Pick how much you want to manage.
HetznerBest matchFull control
A small server, then Docker Compose.
About 20 minutes with Docker
DigitalOceanFull control
A small server, then Docker Compose.
About 20 minutes with Docker
OVHcloudFull control
A small server, then Docker Compose.
About 20 minutes with Docker
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Docker Deployment
Single container · uroni/hs5:latest · 2 volumes · port 8085:80
no resource limits declared
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