The latest articles on Forem by Don (@dotdon). https://forem.com/dotdon https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3695559%2F7920080f-e5d3-4071-bd99-361d1a00beff.jpeg https://forem.com/dotdon en Don Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:06:52 +0000 https://forem.com/dotdon/clovalink-enterprise-file-storage-without-the-price-tag-40gk https://forem.com/dotdon/clovalink-enterprise-file-storage-without-the-price-tag-40gk <p>Most storage platforms feel great until the bill shows up. Seats, bandwidth charges, and “enterprise tiers” eat your wallet.</p> <p>ClovaLink is an open-source, Rust-based, multi-tenant file system that runs self-hosted. It gives full data-residency control, works with S3-compatible storage, and has been shown to scale to ~10,000 users on a low-cost VPS with stable performance.</p> <p>The architecture focuses on tenant isolation and lightweight background workers, so features stay intact without the upsell of sharing, permissions, audit logs, expiring links, branding, encryption options, and an API.</p> <p>In testing, deployments have reported 80–95% lower infrastructure costs compared to major SaaS storage — while keeping functionality and control.</p> <p>Repo: <a href="https://github.com/clovalink/clovalink" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/clovalink/clovalink</a><br> Site: <a href="https://clovalink.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://clovalink.org</a></p> <p>Thoughts and feedback are always welcome.</p> opensource rust enterprise devops