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Replace Dropbox Business / Box with Self-Hosted Seafile
High-performance C-based file sync and share platform with block-level deduplication Stop paying Standard/Advanced ($18–$24/user/mo) ($180/mo for a 10-person team) and run Seafile on a $4.50/mo Linux VPS with full data sovereignty.
10-Seat Annual Savings
+$2,106 / yr
vs Dropbox Business / Box standard plan
Container RAM & vCPU
512 MB RAM
1.0 vCPU • Migration: Easy
Recommended Cloud Box
$4.50/mo VPS
Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU)
1-to-100 Seat Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Table
Comparing Dropbox Business / Box (Standard/Advanced ($18–$24/user/mo)) vs Seafile on Hetzner CX22 (4GB RAM / 2 vCPU).
| Team Size | Dropbox Business / Box Cost | Seafile VPS | Net Annual Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Seat (Solo) | $18.00/mo ($216/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$162 / year |
| 5 Seats | $90.00/mo ($1,080/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$1,026 / year |
| 10 Seats | $180.00/mo ($2,160/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$2,106 / year |
| 25 Seats | $450.00/mo ($5,400/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$5,346 / year |
| 50 Seats | $900.00/mo ($10,800/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$10,746 / year |
| 100 Seats | $1,800.00/mo ($21,600/yr) | $4.50/mo (CX22) | +$21,546 / year |
Production Docker Compose + Caddy Auto-SSL
Copy and run docker compose up -d on any Ubuntu 24.04 server.
# Production Docker Compose: Seafile (Replaces Dropbox Business / Box)
services:
caddy:
image: caddy:2-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "80:80"
- "443:443"
volumes:
- ./Caddyfile:/etc/caddy/Caddyfile:ro
- caddy_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
seafile:
image: seafileltd/seafile-mc:latest
container_name: stack-seafile
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- "SEAFILE_SERVER_HOSTNAME=files.${DOMAIN:-yourdomain.com}"
volumes:
- seafile_data:/data
networks:
- stack_net
networks:
stack_net:
driver: bridge
volumes:
caddy_data:
seafile_data:
Caddyfile (Automatic HTTPS Reverse Proxy):
# Automatic Let's Encrypt HTTPS for Seafile
seafile.{$DOMAIN:yourdomain.com} {
encode zstd gzip
reverse_proxy seafile:80
}
Why Teams Switch to Seafile
- ✓5x faster sync on huge media folders than PHP clouds
- ✓Client-side end-to-end library encryption
- ✓Virtual drive client streams files on demand
GitHub Repository
haiwen/seafile
Official Website
www.seafile.com
Docker Image
seafileltd/seafile-mc:latest
Database Needed
Built-in / SQLite
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Includes pre-tuned docker-compose.yml, Caddy Auto-SSL, AES-256 encrypted nightly S3/R2 Postgres backups, and Ubuntu 24.04 UFW/Fail2ban hardening scripts.