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Common Use Cases

MooseFS is designed to support a variety of storage scenarios, offering flexibility and reliability across multiple environments:

  • On-premise storage: Ideal for organizations needing full control over their infrastructure, MooseFS enables efficient and scalable storage within local data centers. It integrates easily with existing hardware, maximizing resource utilization.

  • General-purpose storage: Suitable for a wide range of applications, from shared file systems to large-scale data repositories. MooseFS ensures high availability and performance for everyday storage needs.

  • Content Delivery Networks (CDN): MooseFS supports distributed file access and efficient data replication, making it a solid foundation for CDN architectures.

  • Backup solutions: With built-in redundancy and data replication features, MooseFS serves as a reliable backend for backup systems, ensuring data integrity and quick recovery.

For detailed implementation examples, refer to the Usage Scenarios chapter.