Charity Engine
Crowdsourced cloud computing from surplus home PCs and datacenters for developers.
Charity Engine is a crowdsourced cloud that combines a global grid of home computers with partner datacenters to provide computing, storage, web crawling, and blockchain services. It is designed to let users run and manage workloads at scale using surplus capacity from participating devices, with the stated aim of low cost and low carbon impact.
The platform offers standard compute instances, an integrated batch scheduler, and support for Docker containers from Docker Hub or private resources, alongside proprietary applications through the CE AppStore, including Wolfram Engine. Distributed storage supports large datasets, while web crawling can collect data across the internet and process it at the edges. Smart contracts can be developed in any programming language and incorporate real-world data. Services are accessible through a Web UI, API, CLI, Dapp, and smart contracts.
Charity Engine is aimed at users needing scalable computation, storage, and data-processing capabilities, including research and development workloads. Native Windows applications, Linux applications, and GPU computing require custom arrangements. The pages do not specify a free plan, trial, or pricing model.
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