Drive
Docs, Sheets, Slides and code, right next to your files.
Edit together live, share with a link on your domain, sync to every device. Private files go in a Vault only you can open.
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Self-hosted. The server is free. Your own cloud.
Your own cloud.
On your own hardware.
Files, photos, notes, passwords, mail, calendar and contacts for you and the people you care about. On a box you own, on your own domain.
Runs on a Synology, Unraid or TrueNAS box, a Raspberry Pi, a Mac mini or any Linux machine with Docker.
The essentials
Your files, photos and notes.
The things you keep in somebody else's cloud today, at home and better organized. Built in, and free for everyone on your server.
Photos
Every photo, backed up at home.
Originals from your iPhone, with memories, a map and duplicate cleanup.
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Notes
Notes that link up.
Markdown notes with links and a graph, and databases with board and calendar views.
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Apps
One launcher. Every app.
Calendar, Contacts, Blogs, Forms and the Assistant are one click away. Pin the ones you use to the top bar and give them the names your family actually says.
- Pin apps next to Drive, Photos and Notes
- Rename any app for everyone on your server
- Turn off what nobody uses
CalendarShared calendars that sync with your phone
ContactsOne address book for every device
BlogsWrite and publish on your domain
AssistantClaude or any AI, on your files
FormsAnswers land in a database you own
Short linksScreenshots and links on your domain
ArchiveOld computers and drives, kept safe
VaultFiles only your devices can open
Two more you will use every day
Passwords and Mail, on your server.
Both are extensions: switch them on when you want them. Like every extension from us, they're free.
Passwords
Every password. Only you hold the keys.
Logins, one-time codes, passkeys, SSH keys and cards, shared with your family. Locked with your password and a Secret Key only your devices have, so even a stolen server can't open it.
More about PasswordsEmail on your domain, with private aliases.
Mailboxes, webmail and IMAP for every app, plus a fresh alias for every sign up. Reply from the alias, pause it when it gets noisy.
More about MailWhy Stavo
Your own cloud. Built to last.
Trusting software with your files and photos is a big ask. Here is what Stavo is, who builds it, and what you can count on.
Stavo is my main app. I use it every day, and I'll keep building it for as long as I can.
- Your own cloudFiles, photos, notes, passwords, mail, calendar and contacts, on hardware you own.
- Lean by designDrive is the core. Turn off Photos or Notes, add extensions when you want them.
- Free, and staying freeThe server, the web app and our extensions cost nothing. Only the native apps are paid, once.
- The source pledgeIf Stavo is ever abandoned, the source is released as open source.
The marketplace
Make your cloud yours.
Themes, file viewers, integrations and small apps for your cloud, from us and other authors. Every release is scanned, verified authors get a checkmark, and a new author's first releases are reviewed by the NullDaily team before they go out.
Browse extensions- Checked by the NullDaily teamScans on every upload, reviews for new authors.
- Permissions up frontYou see what an extension can touch before it runs.
- Reviews and verified authorsRatings from people who run it.
- Build your ownThe extension SDK is the one ours are made with.
Ownership
Yours. All the way down.
Stavo is software for your own box, not a cloud service. There is no Stavo cloud to sign up for, and nothing to take away.
Your hardwareFiles, photos and passwords never touch our servers. This site only handles accounts, licenses, extension downloads and update checks.
Zero knowledge where it countsThe Vault and Passwords are encrypted on your device. Not even your own server can read them.
Never locked inMove to another server in one go, or download everything in open formats: DOCX, XLSX, Markdown, CSV and original photos.
No subscriptions. Ever.The server is free. The apps are one payment. Your server keeps running even if we disappear.
Pricing
Free server. Apps, once.
Everything in the browser is free for everyone on your server. The native apps are a one time license.
Server and web
Free
Forever. Every feature, every extension from us, as many people as your box can handle.
- Drive, Photos, Notes and every app
- Passwords, with AutoFill, always free
- Official extensions included
- No storage caps, no seats, no trial
Mac, iPhone and iPad apps Coming soon
From $19 once
One payment for you, your family or your whole crew. Never a subscription.
- Personal: just you, on any Stavo server
- Family: up to 6 people on one server
- Community: up to 25 people on one server
Install
Up and running in minutes.
One container and Postgres. Put it behind Caddy or a Cloudflare Tunnel and you have your own cloud.
- Get a boxA NAS, a mini PC, an old Mac, a Raspberry Pi or a VPS. If it runs Docker, it runs Stavo.
- docker compose up -dThe server and Postgres start. Point it at a folder for your files.
- Open your domainCreate the admin account, turn on the extensions you want, and invite your people.
$ nano .env # PUBLIC_URL, SECRET, POSTGRES_PASSWORD
$ docker compose up -d
✔ Container stavo-postgres-1 Healthy
✔ Container stavo-server-1 Started
# open https://drive.example.comFair questions.
Do you host my files?
No. Stavo runs on your hardware: a NAS, a Raspberry Pi, an old Mac mini or a VPS you rent. Your files, photos and docs never touch our servers. This site only handles accounts, license keys, extension downloads and update checks.
Is it free?
Yes. The server and the web app are free forever: every feature, as many people as you like, no trial and no storage caps. Passwords is free everywhere, apps included. You only pay for the native Drive and Photos apps. Never a subscription.
What do I pay for, then?
The native apps for Drive and Photos: Stavo for Mac and Stavo for iPhone and iPad, with photo backup, sync and capture. They're coming soon. When they ship it's one payment (from $19) for just you or for everyone on your server, and every 1.x update is included.
Are Passwords free?
Yes, always. Your passwords are never behind a paywall. The web app, the browser extension and AutoFill on iPhone, iPad and Mac are free for everyone on your server, forever. No license and no trial.
Is it a subscription?
No, and it never will be. You pay once. Nothing renews, and your server keeps running even if we disappear.
Why Stavo instead of a hosted cloud?
Because your files, photos, notes, passwords, mail, calendar and contacts can live on hardware you own, on your own domain, for free. Nobody scans them, nobody raises the price, and nobody can switch them off. Your family and friends get their own space on your server.
Will it run a lot of things I never use?
No. Drive is the core and always on. Everything else is your choice: turn off Photos or Notes, and add extensions like Passwords or Mail only when you want them. What's off is gone from the menus and stops running.
What are extensions?
Optional parts you switch on in Admin > Extensions: Passwords, Mail, themes, file viewers, integrations and more. Drive is the core, and Photos and Notes are built in. Everything else is an extension, so your server only runs what you use.
Do extensions cost extra?
The ones we make are free, like the server. Other authors can publish free or paid extensions in the marketplace. Paid ones come from verified authors and are paid once, never a subscription. NullDaily keeps 10% of each sale to run the marketplace.
Bring it home.
Your files, photos and notes, and everything else you run, on hardware you own. The server is free. The apps are coming soon.