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Garage — S3-compatible object storage for small geo-distributed self-hosted clusters

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4,545
Primary language
Rust
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 17, 2026

Overview

Garage is a distributed object storage service with an S3-compatible interface. It is designed to replicate data across nodes in different physical locations and remain available when some servers cannot be reached, while prioritizing lightweight operation for small-to-medium self-hosted deployments.

Features and best fit

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Provide object storage that existing S3-compatible applications can use

Its S3-compatible interface makes Garage usable as a storage target for applications and backup tools that already understand S3, while keeping data on infrastructure the operator controls.

Sources: [2]

Replicate data across physical locations for resilience to node and site failures

Garage is designed around clusters whose nodes may live at different physical locations, replicating data so storage can stay available when individual servers become unreachable.

Sources: [2]

For homes and small organizations that want S3-compatible storage across their own servers

It fits environments that do not need hyperscale storage but have multiple servers or sites and want one object-storage layer for application data or backups.

Sources: [2]

Plan distributed-storage recovery and understand the GitHub mirror and AGPL status

Replication is not a substitute for independent backups; capacity, network partitions, failure domains, and recovery need explicit planning. Garage is AGPL-3.0. The GitHub repository describes itself as a mirror of the main repository at git.deuxfleurs.fr/Deuxfleurs/garage, and this mirror does not publish GitHub Releases.

Sources: [1][2][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]deuxfleurs-org/garage repository metadata(2026-09-18)
  2. [2]Garage README(2026-09-18)
  3. [3]Garage LICENSE(2026-09-18)
Supplemental curator note

Garage deliberately targets small-to-medium self-hosted clusters spread across physical locations rather than hyperscale storage. This GitHub repository is a mirror; the upstream source of record lives on Deuxfleurs' Git service.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deuxfleurs-org/garage.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd garage
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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  • s3
  • object-storage
  • rust
Stars
4,545
Forks
176
Watchers
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Open issues
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Primary language
Rust
License
AGPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 17, 2026
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