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Open Source Self-Hosted Alternative to Paid Cloud Storage

A developer built and shared a small, portable, open-source cloud storage alternative after months of work, positioned against paid cloud storage services. The post itself contains little detail on specific user pain points, and community replies focus more on the use of AI in the writeup than the product's problem-fit.

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