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Live on the Edge - Beta Testers Requested
SilverCreek
Member, Patron Provider, Megathread Squad
We're back -- this time we're looking for some beta testers for our upcoming service -- Edge Compute.
About Edge Compute
We've been working on an in-house system to deliver edge computing resources for everyone, living in every POP we have (yes, even APAC) at the same affordable pricing. Under the hood, we deploy on the edge both containers and VMs (yes, even lightweight VMs) and all of this is controlled with a really simple config file. Full tenant isolation, private networking (including a global LAN network across all our edges, dedicated to you) and an automated WireGuard VPN profile to connect and manage your edge infrastructure. We also offer baked-in SSL termination on our edge
What we're looking for
We're looking for 5 users who will put this system to the test. We want you to try to break it, we want you to host applications, and we want you to give us brutal honest feedback. This is beta, and we want to know exactly what you think.
What's the catch?
It's free, you give us feedback, and when we launch you get to keep your free instances (should you choose) for life.
What can I launch?
Good question, we support containers using our image library (a list will be given out to testers) including PHP applications, Node applications, SQL servers (with persistent storage). You can also launch full VMs on the edge, which are isolated and bound to your internal network so you can choose to host your application there if you'd like. The only catch with VMs, is you must have at least 1 container that you deploy for it to allow a VM deployment.
Whatever you do run on our network, we expect it to still comply with our Acceptable Usage Policy (https://terabit.io/aup).
Each project gets it's own unique SSH key generated and password protected with a key you supply in your deployment file (see bottom of post for example config). We do not store the deployment file on disk when you send us it, nor do we store any credentials or information on disk or in memory. All files are isolated in their own respective lv, gated to the tenant only.
How do I join the beta?
It's real simple, just post or send us a message, only the first 5 people will be initially accepted, and once that's going well we'll reach out and offer more private invites to beta test our platform.
What will it cost when it's launched?
We've designed a relatively simple pricing model on it, these prices are not final but to give you an idea of what it would cost:
vCPU/hr: 0.0032 (1vCPU = $2.158/mo)
Storage/mo: 0.19/GB (covers all regions storage usage, HA -- single region 0.09/GB -- HA 10G per region, 3 regions would be $5.7/mo)
Mbit/mo: 0.039Mbit/sec (100Mbps = $3.9/mo)
Proxy: 0.00 (free SSL termination, reverse proxy)
Add-ons:
Static IPv4 (Single Region): $3/mo
Static IPv4 (Anycast): $5/mo
BYOIP IPv4/IPv6: $1/mo
BYOIP IPv4/IPv6 Anycast: $5/mo
Global LAN (multi-region LAN): $0/mo
Minimum Cost Per Month:
1x vCPU ($2.158)
1x GB Storage ($0.19)
10x Mbps ($0.39)
= $2.232/mo
What does the simple deployment file look like?
Note: When you upload this file to us for processing, we do not keep it stored on disk. We cannot access it.
We've tried to keep it lean and clean:
version: 1.0
customer_uuid: XXXX
project_uuid: YYYY
resources:
web01:
name: web01
role: alma9-httpd-php8
mode: container
is_web_resource: true
persistent_storage: false
deploy:
git: "[email protected]:username/gitrepo.git"
run: ["php artisan migrate", "php artisan debug:self-test"]
mysql01:
name: mysql01
role: alma9-mysql
mode: container
is_web_resource: false
persistent_storage: true
environment:
sql_password: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
vm01:
name: vm01
role: vm
mode: vm
is_web_resource: true
persistent_storage: true
vm:
memory: 1
storage: 10
vcpu: 1
os: ubuntu
os_version: 22.04
proxy:
use_ssl: true
domain: your-app-name.yourdomain.tld
jump_to: web01
Ready to take the dive and test it out? Follow the instructions in this post, and we'll get you the documentation, some keys to try it out!
Comments
Me, me
666 for the beta testers.
Look nice to abuse it with grafana
Would like to test. What locations does it have?
I'll take it, I like breaking computers
Ahaan
If you allow Python I can try setting up what I'm currently hosting publicly https://github.com/kevinf100/tuberepair.uptimetrackers.com or invidious https://github.com/iv-org/invidious as TubeRepair uses Invidious, I have a private one setup only my server uses. I have other VPS as proxies for Invidious.
Or do you also maybe allow docker containers? Could test with that as well.
I can squeeze in if there is any space left.
Sorry I only Alpha test, I'm no Beta
Already have 666, would still like to test
If ye alpha im gamma then
what the sigma?
Sorry man, ur not sigma wolf
I can give it a try, cause I fk up things really fast
We are planning to allow custom docker containers in the future, for now it's limited to the ones we've baked in-house. We do have a Python3 container.
ya Im a sigma fkthemtings
Meeeeeeee
Am i little bit late to be the chosen one
?
The first 5 will get a DM shortly with details. Just compiling the documentation quickly into a PDF
I have nothing to test, but GLWS.
Oh wait, GLWT.
Ooo, I definitely can try docker later if you want. Python one would also be interesting to try.
Another question, could I install zerotier in the container if I wanted? I currently use zerotier with a custom planet server to have my servers talking with each other.
i am interested but cant do it rn, i think my fren right here interest about this one. @laey
You can install anything you want inside your containers and VMs.
Just sent out a round of invites to the first folks! Once we get some feedback rolling in, bugs fixed, we'll get another round sent out!
Thanks everyone
Recently woke up and I'm pretty sure I was late, lol.
Count me in, I like edging.
Vercel/Heroku alternatives are always welcome.
PS: Hosting a private container registry and giving people a bit of space to push their images would be nice.
Sounds interesting. Good luck with the testing. Happy to have a play in later rounds.
Feature Added: We now automatically provision a DNS server hooked to your internal network, which aids in service discovery of your containers and VMs. It is shared across both. You can selectively turn on and off this DNS server, retrieve it's IP address.
For users in the beta test, the endpoints are as follows (using the same authentication mechanism as the other endpoints):
/app/start-dns,/app/stop-dns,/app/get-dns-ipWe'll be adding a private registry once we're out of the early stages of beta.
Thanks friend
Feature Added: We now automatically provision a WireGuard VPN you can access to reach your containers and talk over your
internal LANnetwork. You can also use this to SSH into your provisioned and deployed edge VMs.For users in the beta test, the endpoints are as follows (using the same authentication mechanism as the other endpoints):
Template Added: We have now released our Python3 container image for deployments in beta. This template is a fresh revision from our previous version, cleaner and smaller.
For users in the beta test who wish to try the Python3 container, follow the below instructions:
role:field for your Python3 containeralma9-python3.entrypoint.shin your program that will start your Python3 application. If you do not, the container will not boot up.ports:field which we'll map automatically and proxy for you.