# storj/storj

Ongoing Storj v3 development. Decentralized cloud object storage that is affordable, easy to use, private, and secure.

Repository: https://github.com/storj/storj
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/storj
Homepage: https://storj.io
Language: Go
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: distributed-storage, distributed-systems, distributed, storage, object-storage, golang, open-source
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:24:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3073, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 9, "gap_med": 2.0, "n_releases_24m": 199}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3276, forks 428 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:53.287898+00:00)

## What it is
Storj is a decentralized, S3-compatible cloud object storage network that encrypts files, splits them into pieces, and distributes them across a global network of storage nodes. This repository contains the Go source code for the Storj v3 network, including satellite, storage node, and uplink client components.

## Use cases
- store files in encrypted distributed cloud storage
- replace AWS S3 with a cheaper S3-compatible backend
- run a storage node to earn money from spare disk space
- back up data with end-to-end encryption
- serve files globally with CDN-like performance
- integrate S3-compatible tools like rclone or aws cli with decentralized storage

## When to choose
- you want S3-compatible object storage with lower cost and egress fees
- privacy and zero-trust end-to-end encryption are priorities
- you need globally distributed, multi-region performance from a single upload
- you want to self-host or participate in a decentralized storage network

## When to avoid
- you need strict vendor lock-in to a hyperscaler ecosystem
- you require small-file-heavy workloads with very low latency
- you need a fully self-contained on-premises storage cluster rather than a hosted network
- you need a stable Go module API - this repo does not follow semver

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: object-storage, cryptography, http-server, cli, self-hosted
- domain: cloud-computing, microservices, databases, security, privacy, files
- platform: go, windows, cross-platform, self-hosted, cloud
- tags: s3-compatible, decentralized-storage, erasure-coding, end-to-end-encryption, distributed-network, storage-nodes, uplink-cli, s3-gateway, backup, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- storj/storj (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.287898+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:43:22.454408+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/storj/storj (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.287898+00:00, sha 81699df5d29c)
  - homepage: https://storj.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:16.425664+00:00, sha 67030401b629)
  - site_page: https://docs.storj.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:16.440744+00:00, sha 5c9255bef581)
  - site_page: https://www.storj.io/company/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:16.442880+00:00, sha caa4175919e9)
  - site_page: https://www.storj.io/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:16.435290+00:00, sha 0ead4b3962b1)
  - site_page: https://www.storj.io/partner/library (fetched 2026-08-29T09:36:16.438379+00:00, sha d4706c99453c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.