Seafile

File hosting and sharing solution primary for teams and organizations.

Maintained

At a glance

GitHub stars
15.4k
Last activity
2026-10-16
Latest release
v9.0.5
2024-02-27
Commits (12 mo)
39
License
GPL-2.0, GPL-3.0, AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0
Language / platform
C

Maintenance health: Maintained — Activity within the last 12 months.

Run Seafile yourself

  • RAM: ~4 GB server (2 vCPU)
  • Docker: not detected — install from source or packages
  • Storage: plan disk for your data (media/files grow fast); attach a volume or use object storage.

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr4 GB$20Deploy →
DigitalOcean4 GB$24Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)4 GB$24Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

Prefer managed hosting? Check PikaPods or Elestio.

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