RustFS Documentation

RustFS is a high-performance, distributed, S3-compatible object storage system written in Rust.

RustFS is a high-performance, distributed object storage system written in Rust, fully compatible with the S3 protocol and released under the Apache 2.0 license. It suits private cloud, data lake, AI/ML, and cloud-native workloads.

Try RustFS in 10 minutes

Quick Start

One command to install, log in to the Console, and store your first object.

Run with Docker

A single docker run for local evaluation — no server required.

Find your path

Evaluating RustFS?

What is RustFS?

Positioning, features, and license.

Architecture & Comparison

How it works and how it measures up against alternatives.

Usage Limits

The boundaries you should know before committing.

Deploying and operating?

Installation Guide

Linux (single-node to multi-node), Docker, Kubernetes, Windows, macOS.

Production Checklists

Hardware, network, software, and security prep.

Operations

Rolling upgrades, scaling, troubleshooting, and data healing.

Building an application?

SDKs

Java, Python, Go, Rust, JavaScript/TypeScript — any S3 client works.

Tool Examples

Minimal recipes for mc, AWS CLI, boto3, and rclone.

Reference

Environment variables, CLI, ports, limits, and glossary.

Why RustFS

S3 Compatible — drop-in for the S3 ecosystem: SDKs, tools, and data pipelines.
Distributed — erasure-coded storage pools scale across disks and nodes.
Fast and memory-safe — Rust performance without garbage-collection pauses.
Open source, commercially friendly — Apache 2.0 licensed.
Cloud-native — first-class Docker and Kubernetes deployment.