OxiCloud: A High-Performance Nextcloud/Dropbox Alternative Built in Rust

Hello Rustaceans!

I'm excited to share my hobby project with you - OxiCloud, a self-hosted file storage solution built entirely in

Rust. I wanted to create a faster, more efficient alternative to Nextcloud and Dropbox while learning more about

Rust's capabilities for building production-ready applications.

What is OxiCloud?

OxiCloud is a self-hosted file storage system with a clean web interface that allows you to:

- Upload, organize, and share files

- Manage users with different permission levels

- Access your files from anywhere via modern web interface

- Enjoy the security and performance benefits of Rust

Technical Details

- Architecture: Clean/Hexagonal architecture with proper separation of concerns

- Core Technologies: Rust, Axum, Tokio, SQLx

- Performance Optimizations:

- Parallel file processing

- Intelligent buffer pool management

- Multi-level caching system

- Asynchronous I/O operations

Current Status

This is very much a hobby project I've been working on in my spare time. It's functional but still under active

development. I've implemented:

- User authentication and authorization

- File and folder management

- Storage usage tracking

- Web interface

- Performance optimizations

Why I Made This

While I love Nextcloud's features, I often found it could be slow and resource-intensive. I wanted to see if I

could build something similar with Rust's performance characteristics and memory safety guarantees.

Looking for Feedback

Since this is a learning project, I'd really appreciate any suggestions, criticism, or ideas from the community:

What features would you expect from a self-hosted cloud storage solution?
Any architectural improvements you'd recommend?
Performance optimization tips for handling large files or many concurrent users?
Security considerations I might have overlooked?
Would you use something like this, or what would make you consider it?

Link

Thanks for checking out my project! The Rust community has been an incredible resource for learning, and I'm

looking forward to your feedback.