Ask HN: What would you do with a lot of spare compute hardware?

[zornslemma]

Due to a project I was working on no longer needing the resources, I currently own several servers with up to date hardware. In aggregate, there are:

- 160 vCPUs, Xeon v4 2.2 Ghz

- 512GB RAM, DDR4 2400 Mhz

- 10 TB SSD

- 196 TB HDD

I'd like to hear suggestions on how I can direct these resources for the most impact. This could mean a new project or an existing project/organization. But it has to be something noncommercial, not a new business idea.

[Down_n_Out]

Experiment with free versions of enterprise software? For example Nutanix [0] or setup a Openshift/OKD cluster [1]. Install a Hypervisor [2][3] and start rolling out virtual machines for smaller projects, use a devops approach automating everything with Ansible for example (Infrastructure as Code)... And many more possibilities, or donate the hardware to me so I can use it to do all this ;)

[0] https://www.nutanix.com/products/community-edition/ [1] https://www.okd.io/ [2] https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6 [3] https://www.ovirt.org/

[snazz]

Find yourself an open-source project in need of build infrastructure. A Linux distro or one of the BSDs would certainly be grateful if you were to help them build and distribute packages.

[quickthrower2]

Start a cloud service, provision a bunch of VMS and let HNers rent them for electricity cost, and they can decide how best to put them to use.

[segmondy]

Find a startup that has growth but not the computing platform. Host them in exchange for equity.

[malux85]

Are you in London? I’ll buy them.

I need them for computational chemistry hobby of mine

[ekr]

Start a small cloud service provider business.

[akulbe]

What brand/model are those servers?

[roschdal]

sell it