Ubicloud: Open-Source Alternative to AWS
a year ago
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- Ubicloud is an open-source cloud alternative, similar to Linux for operating systems.
- It provides IaaS features on bare metal providers like Hetzner, Leaseweb, and AWS Bare Metal.
- Users can use Ubicloud without installation or build their own cloud by setting up its control plane.
- The control plane cloudifies bare metal Linux machines, with easy setup via leased instances.
- Ubicloud uses IPv6 for VMs; IPv4 requires a VPN or tunnel broker if IPv6 is unsupported.
- It offers cost savings (~3x cheaper than AWS) and control over infrastructure without sacrificing convenience.
- Example workloads include CI/CD pipelines, Kamal app deployment, and custom clouds for security/compliance.
- Ubicloud's architecture includes Elastic Compute, Networking, Block Storage, and ABAC.
- Future plans include managed K8s or metrics/monitoring services.
- The founding team has experience from Azure, Amazon, Heroku, and Citus Data.
- Ubicloud differs by being a managed service, targeting developers, and prioritizing simplicity over OpenStack's complexity.