What is this? by mickael-kerjean
File Management Platform / Universal Data Access Layer (without FUSE)
About What is this?
From the project's README at github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
It started as a storage agnostic Dropbox-like file manager that works with every storage protocol: FTP , SFTP , S3 , SMB , WebDAV , IPFS, and about 20 more .
It grew into what we want to be the world's best file management platform, where everything that's not a fundamental truth of the universe lives in a plugin. Where other platforms are take-it-or-leave-it, ours gives you a rock solid core and a plugin system to handle opinions, so however deep requirements go, the only limit won't be technical but your own creativity. Key Features
Plugin Driven Architecture : everything that matters is a plugin, browse the ecosystem or build your o
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 14k | github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash |
| GitHub forks | 977 | github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 8.9 years | since Jun 2017 |
| Last commit | 6 days ago | May 1, 2026 |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2024-41258. What people say on Hacker News
Replaces these paid SaaS
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Ready to self-host What is this??
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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