HuskHoard
- Android app
- Not listed
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- Linux
Summary
HuskHoard is a Linux data-tiering tool that moves cold files to LTO tape, spinning drives, or cloud storage while keeping them visible to the operating system. When an application requests a stubbed file, Linux fanotify can trigger a real-time recall. Its StreamGate feature can serve video from tape or S3 through a local HTTP bridge with range requests; the site names Plex, Jellyfin, and VLC as compatible players. A policy engine identifies cold data based on age, file extension, or directory rules. HuskHoard tracks file versions for individual-file rollback, and a scheduled BLAKE3 scrubber checks offline storage for bit rot. Stored payloads use Zstd streams verified by BLAKE3, and can be extracted with dd and zstd. The software runs in user space as a single CLI binary, without kernel modules or root daemons. It supports SCSI LTO-5 through LTO-9 and rclone replication to 40+ providers. The free open-source core requires Linux kernel 5.1 or later; the site provides installation instructions for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Who it is for
HuskHoard is aimed at Linux users managing cold data, including media and entertainment pipelines that need to serve archived video. It may suit those using tape, local drives, or S3-compatible storage.
What is good
- Free open-source core under AGPL v3.
- Recalls requested stubbed files in real time.
- Tracks file versions for individual-file rollback.
- Runs without kernel modules or root daemons.
What to know first
- Requires Linux kernel 5.1 or later.
- Web dashboard and Prometheus integration are coming soon.
- Advanced replication policies and SLA support are coming soon.
Verdict
HuskHoard brings tiering, recalls, and integrity checks together for Linux cold-data storage. Its dashboard and several enterprise features are not yet available.
HuskHoard plans and pricing
All plansCompared on data archiving software
- Free plan
- Yeshuskhoard.com
- Deployment
- on_premiseshuskhoard.com
- Retention policies
- Yeshuskhoard.com
- Legal hold
- Yeshuskhoard.com
- Immutable archive
- Yeshuskhoard.com
- Search and restore
- Yeshuskhoard.com
- Supported data sources
- NVMe drives, HDD, LTO-5 to LTO-9 tape, S3-compatible cloud storagehuskhoard.com
Facts
- Purpose
- HuskHoard is an automated data-tiering engine for Linux that archives cold data to LTO tape, spinning drives, or cloud while keeping files visible to the OS.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Transparent recalls
- It uses Linux fanotify to intercept requests for stubbed files and recall them in real time.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Streaming
- StreamGate can serve video from LTO tape or S3 over a local HTTP bridge with HTTP Range requests; the page names Plex, Jellyfin, and VLC as compatible players.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Storage formats
- Payloads use standard Zstd streams verified by BLAKE3, and the site says they can be extracted with dd and zstd.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Hardware and cloud
- The site lists native SCSI support for LTO-5 through LTO-9 and cloud replication via rclone to 40+ providers.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Tiering policies
- The background policy engine identifies cold data by age, file extension, or directory policy.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Version recovery
- The architecture description says HuskHoard tracks file version history and supports point-in-time rollback of individual files.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Integrity checks
- A BLAKE3 bit-rot scrubber cryptographically verifies offline storage on a schedule the user sets.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The site specifies Linux kernel 5.1 or later and shows installation instructions for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Enterprise features
- A web dashboard, Prometheus integration, advanced replication policies, and dedicated support with SLAs are listed as coming soon.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site describes StreamGate as built for media and entertainment pipelines and presents HuskHoard for managing cold data on Linux.huskhoard.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- huskhoard.com· checked 4 Oct 2026