OpenCloud

A Go-based server for storing, sharing and working on files together, which keeps data on the filesystem and signs users in through OpenID Connect.

6.3k stars, 267 forks Go On GitHub since January 2025

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OpenCloud at a glance

Open sourceYes, Apache-2.0No paid parts in the repository
Health79 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingDocker, macOS, LinuxOne-click in YunoHost, TrueNAS and 2 more
AppsmacOS, Linux, including ARMBuilds in GitHub releases
Interface20 languagesIncluding German, French and Spanish
Release rhythmEvery ~9 daysLatest: v9.1.0, 11 November 2026

What is OpenCloud?

OpenCloud is a self-hosted platform for file management, sharing and collaboration. This repository holds the backend: a set of Go services compiled into one opencloud binary that also bundles the web interface assets and an identity provider. It needs no database; all data lives in the filesystem, under $HOME/.opencloud by default. Users authenticate with OpenID Connect, either through an external provider such as Keycloak or through the embedded LibreGraph Connect. The interface is available in 20 languages counted from translation files.

Good fit if

  • You want a file sync and share server for a team or organization that runs without a separate database.
  • You already operate an OpenID Connect provider and want file access tied to it.
  • You prefer a permissive license for a platform you may extend or embed.

Look elsewhere if

  • You would rather run an AGPL-licensed sync and share suite: Nextcloud or ownCloud.
  • You only want to share one folder for a while from your own machine: miniserve.
  • You want peer-to-peer syncing between devices with no server: Syncthing.

Before you adopt it

OpenCloud uses the Apache license, which permits commercial use and modification with few conditions, and the repository has no paid parts. Contributions require a contributor license agreement. OpenCloud GmbH stands behind the project, and work is spread across twelve authors in the last 90 days with frequent commits. The repository dates from January 2025, so the codebase is young. Docker images and Linux and macOS builds exist; installation guides live in a separate repository rather than here.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 7 November 2026. Report a correction

How to run OpenCloud yourself

One-click install

Not listed in Umbrel, CasaOS, Runtipi and Coolify. Checked against each panel’s app catalog on 12 November 2026.

Ways to install

Docker files
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Packages
Arch Linux and AUR versions on Repology
Desktop and mobile
Builds for macOS, Linux, including ARM in GitHub releases
Interface languages
20 languages, including German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese and Korean
Show all 20

Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Norwegian Nynorsk, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Install instructions: opencloud.eu or the README on GitHub. Docker images and packages are checked weekly.

OpenCloud health: is it still maintained?

79 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmEvery ~9 daysLatest: v9.1.0, 11 November 2026
Issue repliesNot measuredToo few recent issues from outside the team
Bus factorLow riskThe most active of 13 authors wrote 27% of recent commits
  • Activity
    900 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026.
    30 / 30
  • Contributors
    13 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 27% of them.
    15 / 20
  • Releases
    15+ releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v9.1.0, on 11 November 2026.
    19 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    No OpenSSF Scorecard for this repository yet, so this part gets a neutral score.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 12 November 2026. How the score works

OpenCloud security

Security advisories are the vulnerabilities the maintainers disclosed on GitHub, with the versions that fix them; many advisories can mean careful disclosure as much as weak code.

Security advisories5 published3 high; 4 list a fixed version

Latest advisories

All 5 advisories on GitHub

Advisories read from GitHub on 12 November 2026.

OpenCloud license: is it open source?

OpenCloud uses Apache-2.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI. Contributors sign a contributor license agreement, which lets the owner relicense their work later.

  1. January 2025First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayApache-2.0. A contributor license agreement is required.

OpenCloud for developers

Written in

  • Go 52%
  • Gherkin 33%
  • PHP 11%
  • Starlark 1%
  • JavaScript 1%
  • Other 1%

Getting involved

Good first issues7Open, labelled “Type:Good-First-Issue”Contributing guideYesCONTRIBUTING.mdOpen issues396On GitHub
Authors, 90 days13Of the latest 100 commits
DonationsGitHub SponsorsListed on GitHub

Language shares are GitHub’s count of the code in the repository.

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Questions about OpenCloud

Is OpenCloud open source?

Yes. OpenCloud is published under Apache-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is OpenCloud still maintained?

Its health score is 79 of 100 (actively developed). It had 900 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 12 November 2026, and its latest release came out on 11 November 2026.

How do I run OpenCloud?

You can run it with Docker, as an app for macOS, Linux, including ARM and in one click from YunoHost, TrueNAS, Unraid and 1 more. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What is OpenCloud written in?

OpenCloud is written mainly in Go (52% of the code), with Gherkin (33%) and PHP (11%), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What languages is OpenCloud available in?

The repository has interface translations for 20 languages, including German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.

What are the alternatives to OpenCloud?

Close alternatives in the File storage & sync category include Cloudreve, Filestash, Seafile.