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Seafile: the best Open Source alternative to Dropbox in 2026
Seafile syncs and shares files with optional end-to-end encryption and efficient version control, offering very solid performance as an alternative to Dropbox.
Technical profile
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Category
- Storage
- Replaces
- Dropbox
- Tech stack
- CPythonMySQL
Key features
- Optional end-to-end encryption per library
- Space-efficient version control
- Sync clients for every OS
Seafile vs. Dropbox
Pros
- Noticeably better sync performance with lots of files
Things to consider
- Less modern interface than Nextcloud
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
seafile:
image: seafileltd/seafile-mc:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "80:80"
environment:
- DB_HOST=seafile-db
- DB_ROOT_PASSWD=root
depends_on:
- seafile-db
seafile-db:
image: mariadb:11
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=root
volumes:
- seafile_db_data:/var/lib/mysql
volumes:
seafile_db_data: