Best Self-Hosted Storage Apps
Turn spare drives into a private file server with open-source self-hosted storage apps. Explore web file managers, network shares and tools that mount cloud and object storage, so your files stay on hardware you control.
Cloudreve
A self-hosted file management system that stores files locally or on cloud storage and supports sharing, WebDAV and remote downloads.
copyparty
Host files for household devices and share them over HTTP, WebDAV or SFTP.
Filestash
One web file manager for SFTP, S3, WebDAV, SMB and about 20 other storage backends, so you can browse and share files from a single place.
Nextcloud
Your private Dropbox, Google Drive, and Google Workspace running on your own hardware.
ownCloud
Your private Dropbox with WebDAV, CalDAV, and LDAP running on your own hardware.
rclone
A command-line program, described as rsync for cloud storage, that syncs, mounts and encrypts files across more than 70 storage providers.
Seafile
Faster than Nextcloud, private as Dropbox should be, with block-level file synchronization on your own hardware.