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2.3x faster than MinIO for 4KB object payloads. RustFS is an open-source, S3-compatible high-performance object storage system supporting migration and coexistence with other S3-compatible platforms such as MinIO and Ceph.

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Verdict 79/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty 3226k docker pulls 2 open CVEs Last release 8 days ago

Self-host Rustfs on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

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Health score
79 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
27k
1.2k forks

About Rustfs

From the project's README at github.com/rustfs/rustfs. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.

RustFS is a high-performance, distributed object storage system built in Rust.

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Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
100
maturity
88
community
94
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
39

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 27k github.com/rustfs/rustfs
GitHub forks 1.2k github.com/rustfs/rustfs
Docker Hub pulls 3226k hub.docker.com / rustfs
CRATES downloads (last month) 92 rustfs

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age2.5 yearssince Nov 2023
Last commit2 days agoMay 5, 2026
Releases shipped99last: 8 days ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
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

21 known advisories tracked via OSV.dev. 2 currently open without a documented fix. Most recent: GHSA-mm2q-qcmx-gw4w.

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Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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