Round 3 of benchmark-gated optimizations (benches/ROUND3.md; every change gated by a before/after benchmark — an AFTER that did not beat its BEFORE was to be rolled back; none needed it. Equivalence gates assert identical row sequences / byte-identical output on every behavior-preserving rewrite): DB hot paths (local PG16, EXPLAIN-verified): - Web-UI listing (list_resources_paged): cursor pushed INSIDE the folders/files UNION-ALL branches as sargable row-value comparisons with per-branch ORDER/LIMIT + two partial expression indexes (folder_id, LOWER(name), id). 20k-entry folder: 26.6 -> 1.3 ms/page (19.5x); other sort modes at parity or better. New migration 20260918000000. [benches/LISTING-KEYSET.md section in ROUND3] - Photos timeline (list_media_files): per-drive CROSS JOIN LATERAL top-N on the timeline index, joins moved above the top-N. 50k-photo library: 97.4 -> 1.6 ms/page (55.7x). The old "LIMIT stops the scan early" comment was refuted by EXPLAIN. - PROPFIND sub-folders (both DAV surfaces): keyset list_folders_batch off idx_folders_unique_name replaces COUNT(*) OVER() + LIMIT/OFFSET (5k dirs: 79.7 -> 17.9 ms full walk, 4.5x). Concurrency: - Basic-auth cache single-flight (moka try_get_with): 8 concurrent DAV connections at TTL expiry paid 8 Argon2id runs (2.6 s CPU + 8x64 MiB); now 1 (300 ms). Failed verifications remain uncached. - CachedBlobBackend per-hash single-flight + unique tmp names: 16 concurrent cold readers = 16 full remote downloads racing truncating writes on ONE deterministic .tmp (corruptible cache); now 1 download (16x less egress, 2.8x wall on a shared link) and torn files can never be renamed into the cache. I/O and allocations: - Chunk-assembly reads 64K -> 512K buffers (2.3x, 8x fewer syscalls); chunk-spool writes via BufWriter 512K (5.6x, 32x fewer syscalls). - S3/Azure put_blob_from_bytes_unsynced overrides: dedup settle no longer pays a HEAD probe per new chunk (2 RTT -> 1, 1.8x); Azure stops copying every chunk (Bytes -> Body, -0.44 ms - 4 MiB alloc per 4 MiB chunk). - Entity->DTO mapping: Arc<str> interning of closed-set display fields + common MIMEs, 1-alloc etag/size formatting, FolderDto moves instead of clones. File row: 11 -> 4 allocs; folder row: 11.8 -> 1 (2.1x faster). - CardDAV REPORT: deleted dead per-contact vCard pre-generation and the O(N^2) uid scan whose result was discarded (5k contacts: 55.7 -> 5.7 ms, 9.8x); byte-identical XML asserted. - Search-results cache: byte weigher + 32 MiB budget (OXICLOUD_SEARCH_CACHE_MAX_BYTES) replaces the 1000-ENTRY cap that let ~300 MiB of enriched rows sit in RSS; read latency parity. - Dropped aws-config + aws-smithy-types (zero references; -82 dep-graph nodes, three SDK stacks gone from every build). tokio "process" is now an explicit feature (was enabled transitively by aws-config). Frontend: - Cached Intl.DateTimeFormat keyed by (locale, options) in formatDate and 4 sibling callsites: 20k dates 2612 -> 51 ms (51.6x); vitest gate asserts output identity across locales and a 3x floor. Validation: cargo fmt + clippy --all-features --all-targets -D warnings clean; 518 unit + 548 integration-cfg tests green; new-shape endpoints smoke-tested end-to-end over HTTP (all 5 listing sort modes with cursor walks, WebDAV PROPFIND Depth-1, photos timeline, Basic-auth DAV login); frontend npm run check clean, new vitest gates green. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01EBsU2qEzny3A8WQUEuMNCr
A fast self-hosted cloud for people who want files, calendars, contacts, and office editing without dragging a heavy stack behind them.
Documentation · Quick Start · Star OxiCloud · Request a Feature · Supported Clients · Project Status
If OxiCloud saves you setup time, RAM, or complexity, give it a star. If something is missing, ask for a feature or request a docs improvement.
Why People Try OxiCloud
OxiCloud is aimed at self-hosters, home labs, and small teams who want the useful parts of a cloud suite without the operational drag of a traditional PHP stack.
What pulls people in:
- Standard protocols first: WebDAV, CalDAV, and CardDAV are built in
- Useful product surface already there: files, previews, sharing, trash, search, favorites, and recent items
- Modern auth and admin basics: OIDC/SSO, quotas, roles, and shared links
- Better interoperability: native desktop and mobile clients work without custom sync tooling for basic access
- Lower deployment friction: Docker Compose, environment-based configuration, Helm chart, and Nix module
OxiCloud is not trying to mirror the full plugin ecosystem of Nextcloud. It is designed for a smaller stack, fast startup, and standards-based interoperability.
Quick Start
Docker Compose
Requires Docker and Docker Compose.
git clone https://github.com/AtalayaLabs/OxiCloud.git
cd OxiCloud
cp example.env .env
# If users will access OxiCloud through a domain or reverse proxy,
# set OXICLOUD_BASE_URL in .env before the first login.
docker compose up -d
Open http://localhost:8086.
Run from source
Requires Rust 1.93+ and PostgreSQL.
git clone https://github.com/AtalayaLabs/OxiCloud.git
cd OxiCloud
cp example.env .env
# If PostgreSQL runs on your host instead of Docker, update both
# OXICLOUD_DB_CONNECTION_STRING and DATABASE_URL to use localhost:5432.
cargo run
Deployment details: deployment guide · example.env
What You Get
| Area | Included |
|---|---|
| Files | Multi-file upload, folders, inline previews, thumbnails, chunked uploads, deduplication, trash |
| Sync and clients | WebDAV, CalDAV, CardDAV, native OS clients, Thunderbird, DAVx5 |
| Security | JWT auth, Argon2id, OIDC/SSO, shared links, quotas, admin/user roles |
| Integrations | REST API and WOPI for Collabora or OnlyOffice |
| Operations | Docker image, Docker Compose, env-driven config, PostgreSQL backend |
| Project tooling | Architecture docs, Helm chart, Nix module, CI |
Supported Clients
OxiCloud uses standard DAV protocols, so it works with native clients instead of requiring a custom sync stack for basic access.
| Use case | URL |
|---|---|
| Files via WebDAV | https://your-host/webdav/ |
| Calendars via CalDAV | https://your-host/caldav/ |
| Contacts via CardDAV | https://your-host/carddav/ |
Common clients that work well:
- macOS Finder
- Windows Explorer
- GNOME Files and KDE Dolphin
- Thunderbird
- Apple Calendar and Contacts
- DAVx5 on Android
Client setup guides: DAV client setup · WebDAV guide · CalDAV & CardDAV guide
Project Status
OxiCloud is actively developed and already covers the core self-hosted cloud workflow.
| Capability | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| File storage and web UI | Ready | Uploads, previews, sharing, trash, and search |
| WebDAV | Ready | Standard file access for desktop and mobile clients |
| CalDAV and CardDAV | Ready | Working with Thunderbird, Apple clients, and others |
| OIDC / SSO | Ready | Documentation and config examples included |
| WOPI office editing | Ready | Works with Collabora or OnlyOffice |
| DAVx5 Android support | Partial | File sync works well; calendar and contact behavior is still being refined |
| Desktop sync client | Planned | Not yet available |
| Mobile apps | Planned | Not yet available |
| End-to-end encryption | Planned | Roadmap item |
Roadmap: TODO-LIST.md
Help Shape OxiCloud
If you want OxiCloud to get better faster, use the repo like a product feedback loop, not just a code dump.
- Give it a star if you want more people to discover the project: Star OxiCloud
- Propose missing functionality: feature request
- Point out confusing onboarding or weak docs: documentation request
- Report breakage or regressions: bug report
- Build it with us: CONTRIBUTING.md
The best feature ideas usually come from real deployment pain. If you hit friction, open an issue and describe the workflow you want.
Architecture and Deployment
OxiCloud follows a clean, hexagonal architecture so protocol handlers, business logic, and infrastructure stay separated.
- Backend: Rust + Axum
- Database: PostgreSQL
- Configuration: environment variables
- Default deployment: Docker Compose
- Additional packaging: Helm chart and Nix module
Architecture docs: internal architecture · caching architecture · database transactions · storage safety
Configuration and Integrations
Start with example.env. The most important settings are:
OXICLOUD_BASE_URLfor reverse proxies, domains, and external accessOXICLOUD_DB_CONNECTION_STRINGfor PostgreSQLOXICLOUD_OIDC_ENABLEDand related settings for SSOOXICLOUD_WOPI_ENABLEDand discovery URL for office editingMIMALLOC_PURGE_DELAY=0for lower idle RSS in constrained environments
Integration docs: OIDC setup · OIDC architecture · OIDC config examples · WOPI integration
Documentation
- Docs site: AtalayaLabs.github.io/OxiCloud
- Deployment: docs/config/deployment.md
- Batch operations: docs/guide/batch-operations.md
- Search: docs/guide/search.md
- Thumbnails and transcoding: docs/guide/thumbnails-and-transcoding.md
- Deduplication: docs/guide/deduplication.md
Development
cargo fmt --all --check
cargo clippy --all-features --all-targets -- -D warnings
cargo test --workspace
Contributing
Contributions are welcome. Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a pull request and CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md for community expectations.
If you are not ready to code yet, starring the project and opening a precise feature request is still a meaningful contribution.
Contributors
OxiCloud is a community-driven project, and we appreciate all contributions. Check out the Contributors page to see the amazing people who have helped make OxiCloud better.
Star History
License
OxiCloud is a trademark of the OxiCloud project. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

