I wanted to test the waters for a cloud computing site I created. It connects developers with access to the global compute using a unified API. It’s like a compute Marketplace.
You state what you need (region, price point, performance target) and deploy the same way, no matter which provider is underneath. I also benchmark every server and publish the results alongside per-second pricing.
Stack: The nodes that get created are basically Cloud Hypervisor VMMs on Ubuntu. I used Linux networking (VXLAN/NAT) to do all of the VPC and IP configs.
Disclaimer: This is early and the provider pool is small — mainly in Fremont, California (HE.net), and no other formal provider partnerships yet; I buy capacity the same way anyone would. That’s why some systems are reservable rather than instantly deployable.
Hoping for some feedback! I am very receptive to evolving this whole idea.
ps: There’s also $20 free compute credit for new users, if you want to poke at it.