Ceph
Ceph is a unified, distributed storage solution providing object, block, and file storage from a single cluster built on commodity hardware, designed for scalability and reliability.
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Ceph is an open-source, distributed storage system designed to evolve with data. It provides a unified storage service with object, block, and file interfaces from a single cluster built from commodity hardware components.
Key Features
- Unified Storage: Supports object, block, and file storage in a single system
- Scalability: Horizontally scalable to exabytes with no single point of failure
- High Availability: Self-healing and fault-tolerant architecture
- Commodity Hardware: Runs on standard servers and storage devices
- Cloud Native: Integrates with Kubernetes and cloud environments
- Multiple Interfaces: RADOS Block Device (RBD), CephFS, and RADOS Gateway (RGW)
- Open Source: Fully open-source under LGPL-2.1 license
- Enterprise Ready: Used by major organizations worldwide
Tech / Self-Hosting
Ceph can be deployed on commodity hardware or cloud infrastructure. The system uses the Reliable Autonomic Distributed Object Store (RADOS) as its foundation. Installation options include:
- Cephadm: Simplified deployment and management
- Manual Installation: For custom configurations
- Containerized Deployments: Using Docker or Kubernetes
Documentation and community support are available at docs.ceph.com.