A simple distributable object-storage system in Go
Simple Object Storage (I wish I could call it Steve's Simple Storage, or S3 ;) - skx/sos
A simple distributable object-storage system in Go launched on May 20, 2016 with 19 votes, #1,589 of 3,824 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
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A simple object-storage system written in Go that provides distributed file storage capabilities. Built as an alternative to more complex storage solutions, it offers straightforward object storage functionality in a lightweight package. The system is designed for developers who need basic distributed storage without unnecessary complexity, making it suitable for small to medium-scale applications requiring file persistence and retrieval across multiple nodes.
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