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RustFS is a high-performance distributed object storage system built in Rust with S3 compatibility and multi-cloud support.

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RustFS is a high-performance, open-source distributed object storage system built in Rust.

Key Features:

  • S3 Compatible - Works with any S3-compatible tool, SDK, or application out of the box.
  • Rust Performance - Built in Rust for memory safety and data processing.
  • Multi-Cloud Support - Deploy across multiple cloud providers for flexible, vendor-neutral storage.
  • Distributed Architecture - Scale horizontally across nodes for larger storage deployments.
  • Apache 2.0 License - Fully open-source with a permissive license for unrestricted use.

Whether you're storing scraped datasets, serving media assets, or building data lakes for crawl archives, RustFS provides fast, reliable object storage you can deploy anywhere.

Web scraping workflow

How to use RustFS in a web scraping pipeline

RustFS provides object storage with S3 API compatibility for supported features. A scraping pipeline can use that storage layer for captures and exports after verifying the specific operations required by its clients.

A practical workflow

  1. A separate crawler produces raw HTML, documents or export files and a source manifest.
  2. Your storage client writes those artifacts under versioned object keys, preserving source URLs, capture times and content hashes in the manifest.
  3. Parsing and loading jobs read the stored artifacts to produce validated records without repeatedly requesting the original pages.

When it fits

Consider it when operating an object store is part of the system design and raw-capture preservation matters. Test upload, download and any other required client behavior against the documented compatibility matrix before connecting production jobs.

Boundaries

S3 compatibility is scoped to supported features; it is not proof that every S3 integration behaves identically. RustFS does not fetch or parse websites. Storage operations, backups, access policy and retention remain your responsibility, and a bucket should not be the only place that records workflow completion.

Categories:
Object Storage
Features:
Open SourceSelf-HostedREST APIS3 CompatibleDistributed StorageMulti-Cloud
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open-source

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Repository

rustfs/rustfs

  • Stars

    35K

  • Forks

    1.6K

  • Last commit

    2026-10-15

  • License

    Apache-2.0

  • Language

    Rust

Metrics recorded 2026-10-16

Repository details

License source: Repository license file

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Frequently asked questions

What is RustFS?

RustFS is a distributed object-storage system written in Rust for S3-compatible workloads. It stores files as objects in buckets and can be accessed through supported S3 clients or its Console. You operate the storage deployment and its capacity.

Sources (checked ): RustFS documentation; RustFS Console and clients

Is RustFS compatible with S3?

RustFS exposes an S3-compatible API and supports AWS Signature Version 4. Compatibility covers a tested subset of Amazon S3 behavior; some features remain unimplemented or are excluded from its compatibility gate. Check the published matrix for the operations your client uses.

Sources (checked ): RustFS S3 protocol; RustFS S3 compatibility matrix

Is RustFS free to use?

RustFS is available under Apache 2.0 without a software subscription fee for the open-source project. Servers, storage, backups and operating the deployment still cost money.

Sources (checked ): RustFS Apache license

How do I install RustFS?

Follow the official installation path for your environment, such as containers, Kubernetes or a supported operating-system binary. The local launcher and single-node examples are useful for evaluation; choose the documented deployment requirements for production.

Sources (checked ): RustFS installation; RustFS documentation

Does RustFS have a GUI?

Yes. RustFS provides a Console for managing the storage system through a browser. It also supports S3 clients and SDKs for application access; check the Console setup for your deployment.

Sources (checked ): RustFS Console and clients; RustFS documentation

What are the default credentials for RustFS?

The installation guide identifies rustfsadmin as the well-known initial value for both credentials. It instructs operators to replace those defaults through RUSTFS_ACCESS_KEY and RUSTFS_SECRET_KEY before exposing the service to a network. Follow the configuration method for your installation type.

Sources (checked ): RustFS installation

Which is better, MinIO or RustFS?

Both provide S3-compatible object storage you can operate yourself. RustFS is Apache-2.0 licensed and publishes a compatibility matrix; MinIO Community is AGPLv3 licensed and its repository is archived. Compare supported operations, deployment maturity and maintenance needs, distinguishing Community MinIO from commercial AIStor.

Sources (checked ): RustFS documentation; RustFS S3 compatibility matrix; MinIO Community repository

Sources

github.com

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