Solar Protocol – a web platform hosted across a network of solar-powered servers (solarprotocol.net) 46 points by ClawsOnPaws 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] mike_d 5y ago ↗ This is fantastic. It is the homelab version of Google shifting workloads around the globe based on the cost of energy/cooling.
[–] tapvt 5y ago ↗ I dig around on the site a little, but did not find information about how one becomes a “steward.”Sounds like a fun project and I’d be happy to share some of this Texas sun. [–] thedays 5y ago ↗ Info on how to become a solar steward is on their site at http://solarprotocol.net/call.html [–] tapvt 5y ago ↗ Thanks the “Call” link seemed ambiguous to me, so I did not click.
[–] thedays 5y ago ↗ Info on how to become a solar steward is on their site at http://solarprotocol.net/call.html [–] tapvt 5y ago ↗ Thanks the “Call” link seemed ambiguous to me, so I did not click.
[–] ZeroGravitas 5y ago ↗ Ironic location:Presently you are on a server called Caddie in Control that is located in Coal City, Newcastle as this is the server receiving the most sunshine in our network at the moment. [–] oska 5y ago ↗ I imagine it's intentional irony, given that that message was composed by the solar server administrator.
[–] oska 5y ago ↗ I imagine it's intentional irony, given that that message was composed by the solar server administrator.
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 25.7 ms ] threadSounds like a fun project and I’d be happy to share some of this Texas sun.
Presently you are on a server called Caddie in Control that is located in Coal City, Newcastle as this is the server receiving the most sunshine in our network at the moment.