1. A Massive “Thank You” to the Community
Happy Thanksgiving. Today is a day of gratitude, and we want to take a moment to thank everyone who has helped us along this journey.
On July 2, 2025, we flipped the switch and open-sourced RustFS. We knew we built something cool, but we didn’t expect the explosion of support that followed.
In just four months, we’ve hit 11,000+ GitHub Stars. We are now the fastest-growing distributed object storage project on GitHub.
To everyone who starred, forked, or committed code: Thank you.
We are a truly distributed team for a distributed world. Our core engineers are shipping code from the US, Europe, China, and Singapore. Our contributor base is even wider, with developers joining us from Germany, Turkey, Japan, France, the Netherlands, and beyond.
2. The Problem: Storage is Broken
Object storage is the standard. It’s the backbone of the modern web. But let’s be honest: the current options are frustrating. You’re usually stuck choosing between open-source projects that are drifting toward closed-source models, or tools that are painful to deploy and manage.
We built RustFS because we were tired of that choice.
3. Our Mission: The Long Game
Our goal is simple: Democratize storage. We want to drive down costs and drive up efficiency for everyone, everywhere.
We’ve been grinding for over two years. We believe in Long-Termism. We aren’t here for a quick flip; we’re here to build infrastructure that lasts.
When we look at the history of technology, we see humanity simulating itself:
- AI simulates our reasoning and imagination.
- Robotics simulates our bodies.
- Networks simulate our nervous systems.
- Cameras simulate our eyes.
- Storage simulates our memory.
Just like human memory, the need for data storage grows exponentially every year.
RustFS is two years old. In the grand scheme of things, we are just a sapling. But we are growing strong roots. Our vision is to grow into a tree that provides shade—security and stability—for every company struggling with data costs.
4. Open Collaboration
We welcome integrations with the broader open-source ecosystem. We also invite developers building S3-compatible solutions to explore innovative and commercial partnerships with us.
5. Open Source is a Social Responsibility
We’ve started generating some early revenue, and we believe in walking the walk. It’s not enough to take from open source; you have to give back.
We have already donated to the Rust Foundation, the s3s project, and individual independent developers.
We are committed to building a company with a conscience. As we grow, we pledge to direct more resources toward supporting the open-source ecosystem and charitable causes, specifically helping children fighting illness.
For us, open source isn’t just a license. It’s a responsibility.
6. We Are Building in Public (And We Need You)
We’re proud of what we’ve built, but we know we aren’t perfect yet.
We need your stress tests. We need your bug reports. We need your harsh feedback. We build in public, and we welcome criticism because it makes the product better.
7. Get Involved
Ready to jump in? Here is how you can connect with us:
- Report Bugs: GitHub Issues
- Join the Chat: GitHub Discussions
- Try it Now: play.rustfs.com
- Investors & Partners: [email protected]
Let’s build the future of storage together.
— The RustFS Team
