Ceph

Distributed storage system

88
Project is healthy
Funding
Stable
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Healthy
Bus Factor
Low risk
Metrics last updated: 6 days ago (2026-02-07)

Overview

Ceph is an open-source software-defined storage platform that provides object, block, and file storage in a single distributed cluster.

Importance

  • Foundation for OpenStack storage
  • Powers software-defined storage
  • Critical for cloud infrastructure
  • Used by enterprises worldwide

Key Features

  • Object, block, and file storage
  • Self-healing architecture
  • CRUSH algorithm
  • Multi-site replication

Sustainability

Ceph is supported by the Ceph Foundation with backing from Red Hat, SUSE, and others.

Dependencies

⬆️ Depends On (1)
Ceph
unknown
⬇️ Used By (1)

Dependency Chain

Upstream
Linux Kernel
Ceph
Rook
Downstream

Impact Analysis

1 Direct Dependencies
1 Dependent Projects
🔗 Middleware project

⚠️ Impact Risk: Changes to Ceph could affect 1 downstream project.