Discover how to utilize the DTZ Objectstore as a remote backend for storing Terraform state files in your projects. This article guides you through configuring Terraform to use the generic HTTP backend, enabling you to persist state files within your own infrastructure rather than relying on cloud provider solutions. It also addresses challenges related to locking mechanisms and HTTP status code compatibilities with the DTZ Objectstore. read more...

An update on the DownToZero worker node setup, focusing on energy-efficient hardware using notebook chips and solar-powered energy management. Insights include monthly energy consumption and a comparison with a 40-watt baseline machine. read more...

In this post, we introduce the Terraform provider developed by DownToZero-Cloud (DTZ), designed to facilitate seamless infrastructure automation. By integrating with our services, users can easily access DTZ resources and build their own IaaS using Terraform. This guide provides setup instructions, highlights key features like API-key authentication, and demonstrates how to leverage the provider to access DTZ contexts within your Terraform configurations. read more...

A non-technical explanation of what DownToZero is, and how it focuses on a scale-to-zero principle to embrace sustainable in the cloud environment. read more...

Providing the Swagger UI as Rust dependency to incorporate this third party dependency into the Rust ecosystem. read more...

DTZ now has an external status page showing the current status of various services. read more...

Building our own hardware platform to further improve energy efficiency read more...

How should cost be calculated and how can we improve on the existing concepts. read more...

Providing Server Timing on all endpoints, because we can only improve on what we measure. read more...

A Solar Powered GitHub Runner - wouldn't that be great? read more...

In today's digital world, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by the vast amount of information available online. Using a subscription service is one way to stay organised and keep track of the content that interests you. read more...

Scale-to-zero architectures have gained popularity in recent years as a way to optimize resource utilization and reduce costs in cloud-based deployments. In a scale-to-zero architecture, idle resources are automatically scaled down to zero, freeing up resources and reducing costs. This is in contrast to traditional architectures, where idle resources are still allocated and consuming resources, even if they are not actively being used. read more...

Under the umbrella of our `flows` service, which provides easy to use integration services, we implemented a RSS to Email (RSS2Email) service. read more...

One Year in and progress is still slow and steady. this month we added a [documentation page](https://downtozero.cloud/docs/) to the site. This way the changes will be more transparent and easier to follow. read more...

IT infrastructure has become cheap. Building a highly available system with multi-machine, multi-datacenter, even multi-regional architectures can be easily achieved with just a credit card. Building fast-performing systems on top became the defacto standard for computing and data storage. read more...