GitHub - ArchiveBox/good-karma-kit: 😇 A Docker Compose bundle to run on servers with spare CPU, RAM, disk, and bandwidth to help the world. Includes Tor, ArchiveWarrior, BOINC, and more...
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😇 A Docker Compose bundle to run on servers with spare CPU, RAM, disk, and bandwidth to help the world. Includes Tor, ArchiveWarrior, BOINC, and more... - ArchiveBox/good-karma-kit

I commented this in another thread, but thought that it could do with its own post.

It’s a solid list to go off of if you want to pick a few to host. The link has more info on each, as well as which ones are non-profit / for-profit

Overview

Have some space computing power and want to donate it to a good cause? How about 10+ good causes at once?

♻️ put an under-utilized system to good use
🚲 use as much or as little CPU/RAM/DISK as you want
✨ 100% more soul warming than mining
📈 geek out over your CPU/disk/bandwidth stats on the leaderboards

This is a collection of containers that all contribute to public-good projects:

  • networks: Tor, i2p
  • computing: boinc, foldingathome
  • archiving: archivewarrior, zimfarm, kiwix, archivebox, pywb
  • storage: ipfs, storj, sia, transmission

This v1 list was started by the ArchiveBox project, but it’s open to contributions.

  • Lemmchen@feddit.orgEnglish
    14·
    10 hours ago

    Be careful with compute intensive tasks. Some providers don’t like when you actually utilize your rented hosts.

    • klangcola@reddthat.comEnglish
      18·
      8 hours ago

      Not a problem when self-hosting on own hardware. Especially in winter. Overly complicated spaceheater goes brrrr

    • tofuEnglish
      3·
      9 hours ago

      What would they do about it?

      • Lemmchen@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        49 minutes ago

        There are often some “fair use” paragraphs in their respective ToS that they could enforce and either terminate your account or request you to uprade to a higher tier product. Usually (not always) VPSs are overprovisioned, so when people start to fully utilize their rented machines theit whole business model goes belly-up.

      • BennyInc@feddit.orgEnglish
        9·
        9 hours ago

        Find some loophole in their T&C to terminate your account I guess. Similar to how mobile providers don’t like people actually using a lot of bandwidth on their „unlimited“ plans.

        • tofuEnglish
          4·
          8 hours ago

          Never heard of this so far but maybe. Would be interesting to try

          • Thorry84@feddit.nlEnglish
            6·
            6 hours ago

            Many providers have specific clauses for this. Ever since crypto mining became a thing providers have included in general terms you can’t over use the service. And often specifically against using it for crypto mining.

            Providers will normally warn users and only kick them off when no explanation is forthcoming.

            Usually this applies to shared services, like a VPS. You pay a lower price because you share hardware. But that only works if the hardware is shared fairly. If another user hogs all the resources, the service is no good for anyone. But it can also apply to seemingly dedicated services, like your own server for example. In that case the server is free to be used for whatever, but things like cooling and power are still shared. A regular dedicated server service will be based on typical use and can kick users out who require too much cooling or power. In cases where the resources are legitimately required, they will offer contracts that allow you to use all of the resources all of the time. But in turn you will have to pay a premium for something like that.

            On the surface it may seem like a bit of bullshit, but that’s often what allows prices to be as low as they are. So I’m fine with it, as long as it’s made clear beforehand (which in my experience it is)