NAME

       swift-object-server - OpenStack Swift object server.

SYNOPSIS

       swift-object-server [CONFIG] [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose]

DESCRIPTION

       The Object Server is a very simple blob storage server that can store, retrieve and delete objects stored
       on local devices. Objects are stored as binary files on the filesystem with metadata stored in the file's
       extended  attributes  (xattrs).   This  requires that the underlying filesystem choice for object servers
       support xattrs on files. Some filesystems, like ext3, have xattrs turned off by default.  Each object  is
       stored  using a path derived from the object name's hash and the operation's timestamp. Last write always
       wins, and ensures that the latest object version will be served. A deletion is also treated as a  version
       of  the  file  (a  0  byte file ending with ".ts", which stands for tombstone). This ensures that deleted
       files are replicated correctly and older versions don't magically reappear due to failure scenarios.

DOCUMENTATION

       More in depth documentation in regards to swift-object-server and also about OpenStack Swift as  a  whole
       can be found at https://docs.openstack.org/swift/latest/ and https://docs.openstack.org

SEE ALSO

       object-server.conf(5)

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