A production-grade alternative to S3, GCS, and Azure Blob. Deploy on your VM, keep full control of your data, and skip the egress fees — forever.
No credit card required · Deploy in under 10 minutes
# Deploy Stora in one command
$ docker compose up -d
# Upload files with any S3 tool
$ aws s3 cp ./photo.jpg s3://my-bucket/ \
--endpoint-url https://storage.yourdomain.com
# Or use the API directly
$ curl -X POST https://storage.yourdomain.com/api/v1/buckets \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-d '{"name": "my-bucket"}'40-60%
Storage savings with auto-compression
$0
Egress fees — ever
<10min
From zero to production
100%
Open source, MIT licensed
A complete storage platform with the features of cloud providers, minus the complexity and costs.
Drop-in replacement for S3. Use any S3 SDK or tool with your self-hosted backend.
Self-hosted on your VM. No vendor lock-in, no surprise bills, full control over your storage.
Images converted to WebP, files gzipped automatically. Save 40-60% on storage costs.
Google & GitHub OAuth, email/password, JWT sessions, and API key management built-in.
React Native app with automatic photo sync, camera uploads, and offline access.
Per-user quotas, usage tracking, and audit logs. Perfect for teams and multi-tenant setups.
From zero to production-ready object storage in three simple steps.
One command to spin up Stora on your VM with Docker Compose. PostgreSQL, MinIO, and the API server ready to go.
Point any S3-compatible client to your Stora endpoint. Use the dashboard or API to manage buckets and objects.
Add storage nodes, configure replication, or integrate with your existing infrastructure.
Stora gives you the features you need without the lock-in and surprise bills.
| Feature | S Stora | AWS S3 | GCS | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | — | — | — | |
| S3-Compatible API | Partial | Partial | ||
| Auto-Compression | — | — | — | |
| Built-in Dashboard | — | — | — | |
| Mobile App | — | — | — | |
| No Egress Fees | — | — | — | |
| Open Source | — | — | — |
Every component chosen for performance, reliability, and developer experience.
Type-safe, zero-cost abstractions. Memory-safe without garbage collector overhead.
Industry-standard S3-compatible object storage engine.
Blazing-fast SSR dashboard with dark mode and real-time updates.
Native mobile app with photo sync, camera uploads, and offline access.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ CLIENTS │
│ Dashboard │ Mobile │ S3 SDK │
└───────────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ RUST API (Axum) │
│ Auth │ Quotas │ Compression │ S3 │
└───────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬─────┘
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐
│ PostgreSQL │ MinIO │ Redis │
└──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘Deploy Stora in minutes. No credit card required. Open source and free forever.