ThreeFold November 3 Grid Utilization Community Call: Recording + Recap
Below please find the recording of last week’s community call focusing on Grid Utilization! Thanks to @weynandkuijpers, @scott, and Theo (anybody know his forum handle?) for taking us through some super exciting topics including dedicated nodes, full virtual machines, solution provider / sales channel fee, and Zonaris (the decentralized Node as a Service platform being built on top of ThreeFold).
Please note the content of this call is for information purposes only and is subject to change as the project evolves.
Summary of the Call
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Click here to see the Grid Utilization Presentation on the call (View Only)
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To start with, our member / moderator Scott Yaeger posts Weekly Grid Stats - New Nodes and Grid Utilization Overview on ThreeFold forum, so make sure to check it out to get a bigger picture of how ThreeFold Grid is growing and being used. The weekly stats include the numbers of new active nodes, as well as both mainnet and testnet utilizations.
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Dedicated Nodes are nodes that a user can reserve entirely, to then be used exclusively to deploy solutions. At the comment, there are ‘Reserved Discounts’ for renting a node on ThreeFold Grid internet capacity:
- 70% for dedicated node (TF Pricing policies)
- a second level discount up to 60% for balance level see Discount Levels
- Read more about how to reserve and use Dedicated Nodes on TFGrid Portal on ThreeFold Wiki here)
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Full VMs (full virtual machines) are operating system images with its own kernels that could run workloads on either local or cloud environments. Full VMs are now deployable on TFPlayground (testnet/mainnet). Click here to read a tutorial on how to deploy a full VM on TF Playground
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Zonaris is an example of a decentralised NaaS (Node as a Service) platform built successfully on top of ThreeFold Grid. Node as a Service (NaaS) is a service that provides access and maintenance to shared and dedicated nodes for multiple blockchains and networks.
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QA Sessions
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QA: Are you rewarded for being a service provider / selling your capacity to others?
We don’t yet have a formally established process for onboarding solution providers who can profit from the sales channel fee on the grid. Anyone interested in doing so should create a post on the forum for community discussion and implementation by the team if there is support. -
QA: How can farmers really be incentivized to promote the utilization on their own nodes, since the electricity usage would rise?
There are options on the table for creating the right incentive for farmers who sell their own capacity, such as directing part of the sales channel revenue to them or implementing a booster. If you can contribute any proposals around what this should look like or figures regarding your specific situation as a farmer, please do so! -
QA: Are VMs deployed on the TFGrid scalable?
Individual VMs are not currently scalable on the Grid. Scalability can be achieved by deploying a new, larger VM or distributing workloads over multiple VMs. Since the call, I’ve opened an issue about this, so we can discuss feasibility with the dev team. -
Please go here to read a complete list of ThreeFold Wiki FAQ
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You can find tutorials on how to deploy weblets like Virtual Machines, Kubernetes, etc here on ThreeFold Grid Manual
As always, many thanks to those who joined live and watch the recording. Let’s continue to test, improve, build, and spread the good word!