---
title: "Welcome <i>The</i> Least-Authority File Store"
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  actions:
    - label: "Download"
      url: "https://tahoe-lafs.org/downloads"
  caption: "Photo credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com)"
excerpt: "Tahoe-LAFS is a Free and Open decentralized cloud storage system.
  It distributes your data across multiple servers.<br/>
  Even if some of the servers fail or are taken over by an attacker,
  the entire file store continues to function correctly, preserving your privacy and security."
documentation:
  - title: "Read Some Nice Docs"
documentation_list:
  - image_path: /assets/images/overview.jpg
    image_caption: "Image courtesy of [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/)"
    alt: "overview"
    title: "Overview"
    excerpt: "A one-page summary explains the unique properties of this system."
    url: "https://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/about-tahoe.html"
    btn_label: "Read More"
    btn_class: "btn--primary"
  - image_path: /assets/images/manual.jpg
    image_caption: "Image courtesy of [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/)"
    alt: "manual"
    title: "Manual"
    excerpt: "User manual with installation instructions and configuration guides."
    url: "https://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.io/"
    btn_label: "Read More"
    btn_class: "btn--primary"
  - image_path: /assets/images/wiki.jpg
    image_caption: "Image courtesy of [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/)"
    alt: "wiki"
    title: "Wiki"
    excerpt: "FAQ and other Wiki pages.<br/><br/>"
    url: "https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/FAQ"
    btn_label: "Read More"
    btn_class: "btn--primary"
contribute:
  - title: "Get Involved"
    excerpt: ""
contribute_list:
  - image_path: /assets/images/mailing.jpg
    image_caption: "Image courtesy of [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/)"
    alt: "mailing"
    title: "Mailing list"
    excerpt: 'Join <a href="https://lists.tahoe-lafs.org/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev" target="_blank">the **tahoe-dev** mailing list</a>.'
  - image_path: /assets/images/messaging.jpg
    image_caption: "Image courtesy of [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/)"
    alt: "messaging"
    title: "Instant messaging"
    excerpt: 'Join the **#tahoe-lafs** channel on <a href="https://libera.chat/" target="_blank">Libera</a> or <a href="https://app.element.io/#/room/#tahoe-lafs:libera.chat">Matrix</a>.'
  - image_path: /assets/images/meet.jpg
    image_caption: "Image courtesy of [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/)"
    alt: "meet"
    title: "Meeting"
    excerpt: 'Join our <a href="https://meet.jit.si/AccurateFiltersManipulateBefore" target="blank">**Tuesday 1700 UTC weekly meetings**</a> for project governance (first Tuesday of the month) and technical (other Tuesdays) discussion.'
blog:
  - title: "News"
    excerpt: "Find here under a list of the latest articles on the subjects that matter for us."
about:
  - title: "About us"
    excerpt: "Here comes something about us..."
about_list:
  - title: "Volunteers"
    excerpt: "Tahoe-LAFS is an open-source project supported by donations and maintained by a group of hardy volunteers...<br/>"
    url: "https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/AboutUs"
    btn_label: "Read More"
    btn_class: "btn--primary"
  - title: "Donation"
    excerpt: 'You can donate to the Tahoe-LAFS project via BitCoin and PayPal.<br/><br/>
    <a href="https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/BitCoinPage" target="_blank">
    <img src="assets/images/bitcoin.png"></a>
    <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XQM2LB4UC8V2J" target="_blank">
    <img src="assets/images/paypal.png"></a>'
  - title: "Sponsorship"
    excerpt: "Please contact *secorp at secorp dot net* if you would like to sponsor Tahoe-LAFS."
  - title: "Least Authority"
    excerpt: '<a href="https://leastauthority.com/community-matters/open-source-development/" target="_blank">Least Authority</a> sells service and support for LAFS as well as developing improvements for LAFS and contributing them back to the Free and Open Source project.'
  - title: "Google"
    excerpt: 'Google, Inc. sponsored Tahoe-LAFS through its <a href="https://www.google-melange.com/archive/gsoc/2010/orgs/tahoe_lafs" target="_blank">Google Summer of Code</a> program in 2010 and 2013.<br/>'
  - title: "Atlas Networks"
    excerpt: '<a href="https://atlasnet.com/" target="_blank">Atlas Networks</a> provides dedicated server hosting for scale and performance testing.<br/>'
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