---
title: "Welcome <i>The</i> Least-Authority File Store"
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header:
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  actions:
    - label: "Download"
      url: "https://tahoe-lafs.org/downloads"
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: "Documentation"
documentation_list:
  - image_path: /assets/images/overview.png
    alt: "overview"
    title: "Overview"
    excerpt: '
      This [one-page summary](https://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/about-tahoe.html) explains the unique properties of this system
    '
  - image_path: /assets/images/manual.png
    alt: "manual"
    title: "Manual"
    excerpt: '<ul>
      <li><a href="https://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Installation/install-tahoe.html">Installation Instructions</a></li>
      <li><a href="http://tahoe-lafs.readthedocs.org/">Tahoe-LAFS Manual</a></li>
    </ul>'
  - image_path: /assets/images/wiki.png
    alt: "wiki"
    title: "Wiki"
    excerpt: '<ul>
      <li><a href="https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/Doc">Index of docs</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/FAQ">Frequently Asked Questions</a></li>
    </ul>'
contribute:
  - title: "Contribute"
    excerpt: ""
contribute_list:
  - image_path: /assets/images/discussions.png
    alt: "discussions"
    title: "Discussions"
    excerpt: '<ul>
      <li>Join <a href="https://lists.tahoe-lafs.org/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev" target="_blank">the <b>tahoe-dev</b></a> mailing list</li>
      <li>Join the <a href="https://libera.chat/" target="_blank"><b>#tahoe-lafs</b></a> channel on Libera</li>
      <li>Meet us on <a href="https://meet.jit.si/AccurateFiltersManipulateBefore" target="blank"><b>Tuesday</b></a> at 17:00 UTC on Jitsi </li>
    </ul>'
  - image_path: /assets/images/issues.png
    alt: "issues"
    title: "Issues"
    excerpt: '<ul>
      <li>Visit the <a href="https://code.lafs.eval.latfa.net/tahoe-lafs/trac/issues"><b>issue</b></a> tracker</li>
      <li>Register an <a href="https://code.lafs.eval.latfa.net/user/sign_up"><b>account</b></a> to interact</li>
    </ul>'
  - image_path: /assets/images/code.png
    alt: "code"
    title: "Code"
    excerpt: '<ul>
      <li>Checkout the <a href="https://github.com/tahoe-lafs/tahoe-lafs"><b>source</b></a> and start hacking</li>
      <li>Submit pull request with a valid issue number</li>
    </ul>'
blog:
  - title: "Latest News"
    excerpt: ""
about:
  - title: "About us"
    excerpt: ""
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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