We wanted to give an important update about payments, FluidStack and the future.
FluidStack’s aim is to leverage private computing resources so anyone can run jobs affordably in the cloud. We have built and tested a number of product opportunities such as proxies, transcoding, CDN and cloud compute; maintaining so many services has caused us to be stretched when it comes to provider support, meaning issues like streaming blocking and payments are often left under the radar.
Our cloud compute offering has recently seen significant uptake from customers, particularly GPU compute to reduce costs for ML training. As a result, we have decided to focus on this offering so we can provide a higher quality service for both providers and customers.
What does this mean moving forward? Cloud compute customers primarily want access to machines with GPUs running FluidStack on Linux. These machines will earn guaranteed flat monthly payments for both bandwidth and GPU. At the moment, Windows OS restricts GPU virtualisation, meaning our customers cannot use them. We have some demand for CPU tasks to run on Windows, and we will contact select providers individually about this in the coming week. Most providers who are not running FluidStack on Linux will see both usage and payments stop by the end of February. Linux machines will continue to earn both guaranteed bandwidth and GPU payments.
We understand that this will be disappointing to Windows providers who have been receiving payments for proxy and CDN, but we feel that it’s a necessary step to ensure good provider and customer experience. As we grow our offering there will be more opportunities for earnings for a wider variety of hardware types, and we will update the community when these emerge.
If you have a Windows machine with a high-end GPU, you can earn by installing Linux, and then FluidStack (we accept dual-boot machines). Payment rates
here.
If you want to install Fluidstack Linux on your Linux machine, just follow the instructions on the Provider Dashboard. Linux machines will be getting both guaranteed bandwidth and GPU payments.
We are looking for high-spec on-prem GPU workstations; if anyone works at an office with one or has connections to offices with one, please get in touch! We are offering up to $100 in referral bounties.
If you are interested in testing our Cloud Compute tool for free, please sign up here
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Many thanks.
FluidStack Team