Seafile
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Feb 2, 2026first mention
Oct 9, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Seafile: Hosting my private files”
“It’s by far the best open source alternative to Google Drive and Google Docs!”
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Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7? 1 mention
- Ask HN: What self-hosted apps do you use daily? 1 mention
- Show HN: SeaTicket – AI agent that resolve GitHub and Discord issues 1 mention
- Show HN: Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead 1 mention
- Termux 1 mention
Data: seafile.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 5
“mainly seafile (file sync) and prosody (jabber/xmpp)”
“Seafile: Hosting my private files”
“It’s by far the best open source alternative to Google Drive and Google Docs!”
“existing OSS products in the space like Filestash or Seafile?”
“Super fast and dependable, highly recommend.”