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Encrypted Files

rcryptfs – encrypted filesystem project

July 10, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

rcryptfs is an experimental encrypted filesystem project. It can read and write encrypted repositories using common gocryptfs settings.

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LeilFS – distributed POSIX file system for scalable storage

June 8, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

LeilFS is a distributed POSIX file system offering data replication, erasure coding, snapshots and flexible storage placement policies.

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UBIFS – file system for raw flash memory used through UBI volumes

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

UBIFS is the Linux kernel’s file system for raw flash memory used through UBI volumes.

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Essential Utilities to Boost Producitivity

OCFS2 – extent-based cluster file system

April 30, 2026 Steve Emms System Software

OCFS2 is an extent-based cluster file system included in the Linux kernel.

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Encrypted Files

CryFS – cryptographic filesystem for the cloud

November 9, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

CryFS encrypts your files, so you can safely store them anywhere.

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Encrypted Files

Cryptomator – transparent client-side encryption for cloud storage

November 9, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Cryptomator encrypts cloud files locally with password-protected vaults. Explore its Linux workflow, encrypted filenames and recovery keys.

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Encrypted Files

EncFS – FUSE-based cryptographic filesystem

November 9, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

EncFS provides an encrypted filesystem in user-space. It runs in userspace, using the FUSE library for the filesystem interface.

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Encrypted Files

securefs – filesystem in userspace (FUSE) with transparent encryption

November 9, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

securefs is a filesystem in userspace (FUSE) with transparent encryption (when writing) and decryption (when reading).

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SeaweedFS – scalable distributed file and object storage

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

SeaweedFS is a scalable distributed storage platform for files and objects, offering S3 access, POSIX mounts, replication and cloud tiering.

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JuiceFS – distributed POSIX file system built on object storage

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

JuiceFS is a distributed POSIX file system combining object storage with database-backed metadata, local caching and Hadoop support.

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GlusterFS – scalable distributed network file system

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

GlusterFS is a distributed network file system that combines storage servers into shared volumes with replication and erasure coding.

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Lustre – high-performance parallel file system

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Lustre is a parallel file system for computing clusters, using separate metadata and object storage servers for high-throughput shared I/O.

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Ceph – distributed object, block and file storage

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Ceph is a distributed storage platform offering CephFS file access alongside object and block storage, with replication and erasure coding.

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HDFS – distributed file system for large datasets

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

HDFS is Apache Hadoop’s distributed file system for large datasets, with replicated storage, NameNode high availability and erasure coding.

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Quantcast File System – distributed storage for big data

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Quantcast File System is a distributed file system designed for large sequential data workloads, with chunk servers and erasure coding.

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OrangeFS – parallel file system for computing clusters

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

OrangeFS is a parallel file system for scientific and HPC applications, featuring distributed metadata, Linux client access and MPI-IO.

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Alluxio – distributed caching and data access platform

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Alluxio is a distributed caching and data access layer that accelerates analytics workloads across multiple underlying storage systems.

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XtreemFS – fault-tolerant distributed file system

October 6, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

XtreemFS is an object-based distributed file system supporting replication, striping and shared access across geographically distant sites.

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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Understanding the File System – Part 12

August 2, 2021 Steve Emms Beginners, CLI

Ubuntu has a very different file system compared to Windows. It’s organized in a completely different way designed to offer more security.

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MooseFS – fault-tolerant distributed file system

October 6, 2020 Steve Emms Internet

MooseFS is a distributed file system that unifies storage servers with snapshots, quotas, storage classes and configurable redundancy.

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