Self-hosting your Mastodon media with SeaweedFS

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

Self-hosting your Mastodon media with SeaweedFS

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/06/self-hosting-your-mastodon-media-with-seaweedfs/

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[thomas@metalhead.club]

@stefano thanks for your post! I've considered switching from Minio to SeaweedFS as well, but haven't really made a decision, yet. SeaweedFS seems to be very simple to set up. 💪

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@thomas I did it and it's been easier than expected. Now, SeaweedFS is my first choice for Mastodon Media hosting

[kris@outmo.de]

@thomas @stefano I am happy with Garage for object storage. Definity worth a look 👍

[linus@telegrafverket.cc]

@stefano interesting. do you have any idea how it compares to https://git.deuxfleurs.fr/Deuxfleurs/garage ?

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@linus I tested it. After more or less 60 GB, it started to be extremely slow and fill up all the CPUs. I decided to stop. I've been contacted by one of the devs and they suggested me to try a newer release. And I'll definitely do it as I love the concept.

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@kris @thomas I tested it. After more or less 60 GB, it started to be extremely slow and fill up all the CPUs. I decided to stop. I've been contacted by one of the devs and they suggested me to try a newer release. And I'll definitely do it as I love the concept.