https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/object-storage/ Recent content in Object-Storage on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-03-self-hosted-s3-object-storage-minio-seaweedfs-garage-guide/ Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-03-self-hosted-s3-object-storage-minio-seaweedfs-garage-guide/ <h2 id="why-self-host-object-storage">Why Self-Host Object Storage?</h2> <p>Cloud object storage services like AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Blob Storage are convenient, but they come with ongoing costs, data transfer fees, and vendor lock-in. For organizations with large data volumes, strict data residency requirements, or predictable access patterns, self-hosted S3-compatible object storage can reduce costs by 60-80% while keeping data under your direct control.</p>