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## What is the Co-op Cloud?
Co-op Cloud aims to make hosting free software applications simple for small providers. It uses the latest container technologies and innovations and configurations are shared into [the commons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons) for the benefit of all. The project is intended for small service providers such as tech co-operatives who are looking to standardise around an open, transparent and scalable infrastructure.
Co-op Cloud aims to make hosting libre software applications simple for small providers. It uses the latest container technologies and innovations and configurations are shared into [the commons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons) for the benefit of all. The project is intended for small service providers such as tech co-operatives who are looking to standardise around an open, transparent and scalable infrastructure.
## Who is behind the project?
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- 👍 Extremely modular
- 👍 Collective commons based configuration via public git repos
- 👍 Focussed on hosting providers
- 👍 Uses upstream packages
- 👍 Now and always free software
- 👍 Uses upstream published containers (no duplication on packaging)
- 👍 Now and always libre software
- 👍 Command line focussed
- 👍 Horizontal and vertical scaling
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#### 👎
- 👎 Moving away from open source. The core is now proprietary software.
- 👎 Free tier has a single application limit.
- 👎 libre tier has a single application limit.
- 👎 Based on Docker images, not stacks, so multi-process applications (e.g. parsoid visual editor for Mediawiki) are a non-starter.
- 👎 Difficult to extend applications.
- 👎 Only supported on Ubuntu LTS.
- 👎 Upstreams free software communities aren't involved in packaging.
- 👎 Upstreams libre software communities aren't involved in packaging.
- 👎 Limited to vertical scaling.
- 👎 Tension between needs of hosting provider and non-technical user.
- 👎 Bit of a [black box](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_box).
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#### 👎
- 👎 Upstream free software communities aren't involved in packaging.
- 👎 Upstream libre software communities aren't involved in packaging.
- 👎 Uninstalling applications leaves growing cruft.
- 👎 Limited to vertical scaling.
- 👎 Not intended for use by hosting providers.