Post #3067692
2026-06-03 08:15 UTC
I have a self-hosting puzzle I'm trying to solve and could use a hint.
I like taking notes in markdown using something like Obsidian, and maybe in the future something with a web ui. I have a strong desire to keep my data (note files, image or video files) on the filesystem itself and not as a blob in a database.
I want to embed media in my notes, but do not want the media files stored alongside the note files as one might with most markdown note solutions.
Instead, I want to self host something like S3 object storage for myself that gives me a web url to the media on my NAS I want to embed in my note.
Is there some sort of software that would allow me to expose files in an existing folder on my NAS to a web api? Something like object storage, but one that already respects my file hierarchy?
Replies (3)
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@mkj@social.mkj.earth 2026-06-03 08:18
@crocodisle@woof.tech Must it be S3? Because if WebDAV works for you, here's a guide on how to set that up with a fairly stock Apache web server. https://blog.feld.me/posts/2025/09/webdav-isnt-dead-yet/
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@crocodisle@woof.tech 2026-06-03 08:18
The closest I've gotten is this: https://github.com/Notifuse/selfhost_s3 Or, like, minio I guess. I just want an object storage-like web api for the files I'm already storing on my NAS.
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@delegatevoid@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-06-03 08:24
@crocodisle@woof.tech Maybe #joplin might be for you