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- Open-source distributed storage for objects, block devices and files. Open-source alternative to Amazon S3.
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Overview
Ceph is a scalable distributed storage system. One Ceph cluster can provide object storage with an S3-compatible interface, block devices for virtual machines and Kubernetes, and a shared file system, all spread across many servers that replicate data and recover from failures.
What it does well
Ceph places data across the cluster with its own algorithm instead of a central lookup table, so it can grow to many nodes and heal itself when a disk or server fails. It deploys with cephadm or with Rook on Kubernetes, includes a Container Storage Interface driver, and its documentation covers hardware sizing, networking and release support. You can start with a single-host test cluster.
Why it’s in the collection
Ceph is the storage layer behind many private clouds, and it lets an organisation run S3-style, block and file storage on its own hardware. Most of it is licensed under the LGPL.
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