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Pydio Cells pydio/cells

Go file sharing platform for teams with web UI, share links, Cells Sync desktop client and mobile apps; free Home edition, paid Connect/Enterprise.

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Pydio Cells at a glance

Checked 16 Oct 2026

Pydio Cells (2.3k stars, v4.4.18 Oct 2026) is a self-hosted file sharing server written in Go with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Users work in a web UI, share files, sync folders with the Cells Sync desktop app (Windows, Mac, Linux) and browse or shoot-to-upload from iOS and Android apps. The open-source Home edition is AGPLv3 with limited features; audit, support and compliance features are in the paid Connect/Enterprise editions. Needs about 4 GB RAM and 2 cores. Windows server support is Home edition only. The main branch is v5 work in progress.

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How much of Dropbox does it replace?

3 of 5 jobs. Sync, sharing and web access in the free Home edition; auditing and compliance features are Enterprise only.

Partial: Desktop folder sync across devices Partial replacement
Partial: Share links and shared folders Partial replacement
No: File version history and recovery Not covered
Partial: Browse and manage files in a web app Partial replacement
No: Mobile camera upload and backup Not covered

For file version history and recovery, mobile camera upload and backup, see other Dropbox alternatives. You may also need to build an interface, an API server and hosting yourself.

Facts, with sources

Every answer links to where we found it. We read the documentation; we did not install it.

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Runs on my machine? Confirmed: Self-hosted binary or Docker, with a MySQL/MariaDB database Binaries are currently provided for Linux, macOS and Windows distributions. github.com · cells#pre-built-binaries ↗ today
Code licence Partial: AGPLv3 (Home edition); Connect/Enterprise are commercial This project is licensed under the AGPLv3 License - see the LICENSE file for more details. github.com · cells#license ↗ today
Model weights licence Confirmed: No separate model weights github.com · cells#readme ↗ today
Commercial use Partial: Home edition usable under AGPLv3; Connect/Enterprise editions are paid Limited Features - Home Usage pydio.com · download ↗ today
Paid services needed? Partial: None for Home; Connect/Enterprise add support, security and compliance features (e.g. audit service) Supported - Security pydio.com · download ↗ today
Hardware Confirmed: 64-bit AMD or ARM CPU, 2+ cores recommended, 4 GB RAM RAM: 4GB RAM docs.pydio.com · requirements ↗ today
Operating systems Confirmed: Linux (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu etc.), macOS 10.13+, Windows 10/11 (Home edition only); Cells Sync for Windows, Mac, Linux Windows: 10 or 11 (Cells Home only) docs.pydio.com · requirements ↗ today
Setup effort Confirmed: Medium; binary plus a MySQL/MariaDB database, then the cells configure installer Run the Pydio Cells installer that will guide you through the necessary steps github.com · cells#c---configure-environment ↗ today

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