Storj

Decentralized Storage Networks

S3-compatible decentralized cloud object storage platform that splits client-side encrypted files into 80 erasure-coded shards distributed across thousands of independent storage nodes globally. Provides enterprise-grade durability (11 nines) at significantly lower cost than centralized providers.

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Detalhes

Licença AGPL / Apache 2.0 / Permissive
Status de Dev Released
Proprietário Storj Labs, Inc.
País USA
Ano de Início 2014
Stack Golang
Financiamento VC, ICO
Última Investigação 10 de mar. de 2026

Domínios de Caso de Uso

Affordances

Self-hostable Data portability Local-first storage

Decentralized Storage Network Atributos

P2P Architecture DHT (nodes discovered via satellite; direct client-to-node uploads)
Overlay Network Global
Content Addressing Yes (erasure-coded shards addressed by hash; file addressed by metadata on satellite)
Local-First N/A (cloud storage model)
E2EE Yes (client-side encryption before upload; zero-knowledge architecture — Storj nodes see only encrypted shards)
Byzantine Fault Tolerance Partial (erasure coding tolerates node failures; Satellite is semi-centralized coordination layer)
Signature ECDSA (macaroon-based access grants); TLS for node-satellite comms
Permissions Cryptographic Capabilities (macaroon/ZKAP access grants with caveats; UCANs-like delegation)
Semantic Web Compatability N/A
Smart Contract No
Protocol Stack Position Application-layer (built on TCP/IP)
Asset / Value Embedding Application-layer add-on (STORJ ERC-20 token used for payment; not embedded at protocol level)
Protocol Maturity / Standardization De Facto Standard (proprietary open standard; widely deployed production system)
Update Policy Mutable (latest only) — objects can be overwritten or deleted; versioning available via S3-compatible APIs
Storage Proof Mechanism Erasure coding with audit (Satellite continuously audits nodes by requesting random shards; failed audits reduce node reputation and payment)
Economic / Incentive Model Fiat/stablecoin payments (node operators paid in STORJ tokens or USD based on storage + bandwidth provided; Satellite manages billing)
Retrieval Guarantee Strong (SLA-backed; 11-nines durability; 80-shard erasure coding means any 29 of 80 shards sufficient for retrieval)