Spacedriveapp by spacedriveapp

Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust.

file-managerdistributed-systemscross-platformencryptionstoragerusttypescriptopen-source
Verdict 81/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 3 months ago

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

Health score
81 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
38k
1.3k forks

About Spacedriveapp

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

One file manager for all your devices and clouds. Powered by a Virtual Distributed File System, complete with apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android

Spacedrive is a cross-device data platform. Index files, emails, notes, and external sources. Search everything. Sync via P2P. Keep AI agents safe with built-in screening. Content identity, every file gets a BLAKE3 content hash. Same file on two devices produces the same hash. Spacedrive tracks redundancy and deduplication across all your machines. Cross-device, see all your files across all your devices in one place.

Health score breakdown

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

activity
83
maturity
100
community
96
security
85
sustainability
100
adoption
40

Adoption signals

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

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GitHub stars 38k github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive
GitHub forks 1.3k github.com/spacedriveapp/spacedrive

Release & maintenance

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

Project age4.6 yearssince Sep 2021
Last commit18 days agoApr 19, 2026
Releases shipped28last: 3 months ago
Security policySECURITY.mddeclared by maintainers
Funding links1declared 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 →

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Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

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