[superboum]

You own the servers. This is a tool to build your own object-storage cluster. For example, you can get 3 old desktop PCs, install Linux on them, download and launch Garage on them, configure your 3 instances in a single cluster, then send data to this cluster. Your data will be spread and duplicated on the 3 machines. If one machine fails or is offline, you can still access and write data to the cluster.

[erwincoumans]

Then, how does Garage achieve 'different geographical locations'? I only have my house to put my server(s). That's one of the main reasons I'm using cloud storage. Or is the point that I can arrange those servers abroad myself, independent of the software solution (S3 etc)?

[lxpz]

Garage is designed for self-hosting by collectives of system administrators, what we could call "inter-hosting". Basically you ask your friends to put a server box at their home and achieve redundancy that way.