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rustypastevsSeaweedFS

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

rustypasteSeaweedFS
Score56/10081/100
Rank in category#32 of 86 in File Sharing#1 of 11 in Cloud Storage
GitHub stars1 21435 794
Stars, last 30 days+7+869
Stable releases, 12 months328
Latest releasev0.18.1 · 7 Sept 20264.51 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageRustGo

Which one should you pick?

SeaweedFS scores 81/100 against 56/100 for rustypaste, so it is the safer default.

SeaweedFS ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for rustypaste.

If you want the quickest setup, rustypaste is easier to run; SeaweedFS needs more configuration.

SeaweedFS is growing faster right now (+869 stars in 30 days).

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