Announcement
SeaweedFS: Fast, Scalable Distributed Storage for Billions of Files (Blobs, Objects, Files, Data Lake)
SeaweedFS is a highly scalable and fast distributed storage system designed for storing billions of blobs, objects, files, and data lake data. It offers O(1) disk seek for blob storage, supports cloud tiering, and features a comprehensive Filer with capabilities like Cloud Drive, xDC replication, Kubernetes integration, POSIX FUSE mount, S3 API/Gateway, Hadoop compatibility, WebDAV, encryption, and Erasure Coding. An enterprise version is also available.
Project Introduction
Summary
SeaweedFS is an open-source distributed storage system optimized for massive scale, providing fast, reliable storage for various data types including blobs, files, and objects, suitable for cloud-native environments and data lakes.
Problem Solved
Traditional file systems struggle with managing and accessing extremely large numbers of files efficiently (billions scale). SeaweedFS solves this by optimizing storage architecture for massive scale and offering flexible access methods while ensuring high performance and durability through features like O(1) seek, replication, and erasure coding.
Core Features
O(1) Disk Seek for Blobs
Provides extremely fast access to individual blobs and files by ensuring data location lookup is constant time, regardless of the total number of files.
Cloud Tiering
Allows seamless integration with cloud storage providers, enabling automatic data migration or archiving to cloud tiers to optimize storage costs.
Multi-Protocol Access (S3, POSIX, WebDAV, Hadoop)
Supports multiple protocols like S3, POSIX (via FUSE), WebDAV, and integrates with big data ecosystems like Hadoop, providing flexibility for various access patterns.
Tech Stack
Use Cases
SeaweedFS is applicable in a wide range of scenarios requiring efficient, scalable, and reliable storage for massive datasets and varied access patterns.
Large Scale Asset Storage & Serving
Details
Storing and serving billions of small to large images, videos, or other assets efficiently for web applications, CDNs, or media platforms.
User Value
Achieve low latency and high throughput for delivering content globally while managing massive file counts cost-effectively.
Building Scalable Data Lakes or Network Storage
Details
Using the Filer with POSIX or S3 interface to build scalable network attached storage or data lake storage accessible via standard file system operations or S3 API.
User Value
Provide a unified, scalable storage layer for analytics, machine learning, or general file sharing that integrates with various tools and services.
Kubernetes Persistent Storage
Details
Integrating with Kubernetes to provide persistent volumes (PVs) or object storage for containerized applications, leveraging its scalability and features like replication.
User Value
Enable stateful applications in Kubernetes to utilize highly scalable, durable, and fast storage that is easy to deploy and manage within the cluster.
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