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>> Without cloud, saving a file is as simple as "with open(...) as f: f.write(data)" + adding a record to DB.

> Save where? With what redundancy? With what access policies? With what backup strategy? With what network topology? With what storage equipment and file system and HVAC system and...

Most of these concerns can be addressed with ZFS[0] provided by FreeBSD systems hosted in triple-A data centers.

See also iSCSI[1].

0 - https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/zfs/

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISCSI





Except running ZFS on FreeBSD would certainly require dedicated devops person with very specific skillset that majority of people on market dont have.



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