--- title: Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org Seek New Hosting... description: Equinix Metal is discontinuing its bare-metal hosting service, leaving key Linux projects such as Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org in urgent need of new... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/alpine-linux-and-freedesktop-org-seek-new-hosting-solutions-after-equinix-metal-sunsets-uduzamgrv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org Seek New Hosting Solutions After Equinix Metal Sunsets | daily.dev og:description: Equinix Metal is discontinuing its bare-metal hosting service, leaving key Linux projects such as Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org in urgent need of new... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/alpine-linux-and-freedesktop-org-seek-new-hosting-solutions-after-equinix-metal-sunsets-uduzamgrv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UdUzAmgRV.png og:image:alt: Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org Seek New Hosting Solutions After Equinix Metal Sunsets og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org Seek New Hosting Solutions After Equinix Metal Sunsets **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Equinix Metal is discontinuing its bare-metal hosting service, leaving key Linux projects such as Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org in urgent need of new hosting solutions by the end of April. The projects require colocation space, high-performance servers, virtual machines, and substantial storage capabilities. They are also seeking financial support from the community to manage the transition and sustain their operations. ## Content # Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org Seek New Hosting Solutions After Equinix Metal Sunsets As Equinix Metal ends its bare-metal hosting service, key Linux projects such as Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org are in urgent need of alternative hosting solutions to sustain their infrastructure. Equinix Metal has been instrumental in providing free server resources, but with the service's discontinuation, these projects face a pressing deadline to secure new hosting by the end of April. ## Key Requirements The community is actively looking for: - **Colocation Space**: Preferably near the Netherlands to support Alpine Linux's operations. - **High-Performance Bare-Metal Servers**: To ensure they can maintain their current service levels and performance. - **Virtual Machines**: As a potential supplement to bare-metal servers. - **Substantial Storage and Delivery Capability**: To manage large volumes of data and reduce the impact of AI-scraping bots. ## Seeking Financial Support These projects are also welcoming financial contributions through platforms like Open Collective to aid in their ongoing infrastructure and development needs. The transition to new hosting services not only poses a technical challenge but also a financial one, making community support more critical than ever. Michael Larabel, a renowned expert in Linux hardware and performance and the founder of Phoronix.com, delineates the gravity of the situation. With a repository of extensive articles and tools dedicated to the Linux ecosystem, Larabel highlights the unforeseen infrastructure crisis caused by this change. By leveraging community support and exploring new hosting solutions, Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org aim to navigate this critical period and continue their essential contributions to the open-source community. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/alpine-linux-and-freedesktop-org-seek-new-hosting-solutions-after-equinix-metal-sunsets-uduzamgrv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org Seek New Hosting Solutions After Equinix Metal Sunsets","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/alpine-linux-and-freedesktop-org-seek-new-hosting-solutions-after-equinix-metal-sunsets-uduzamgrv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/alpine-linux-and-freedesktop-org-seek-new-hosting-solutions-after-equinix-metal-sunsets-uduzamgrv"},"datePublished":"2025-02-04T19:09:31.406Z","dateModified":"2025-02-04T19:09:43.460Z","description":"Equinix Metal is discontinuing its bare-metal hosting service, leaving key Linux projects such as Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org in urgent need of new...","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/alpine-linux-and-freedesktop-org-seek-new-hosting-solutions-after-equinix-metal-sunsets-uduzamgrv","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"cloud,open-source,linux,infrastructure","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Alpine Linux and Freedesktop.org Seek New Hosting Solutions After Equinix Metal Sunsets"}]} ```