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Comment by ianseyler | original | Unikernels were hard. key word: were
[−]ianseyler · 2026-10-10 Sat 22:28 UTC · link
It’s good to see this! I’m offering a cloud service to host unikernels based on my BareMetal kernel.

~$0.005 CAD/h for a small network-enabled VM with 4MiB of RAM and no disk.

https://baremetal.returninfinity.com

[−]abstractbeliefs · 2026-10-11 Sun 00:01 UTC · link
This is really fun to see again. I first played with baremetal around ~2013 when I was a university student. I really enjoyed message passing between small computers with the network API where you just got to write ethernet frames, no messing with any higher protocols.

Is this kernel the same one still?

[−]ianseyler · 2026-10-11 Sun 01:14 UTC · link
I’m glad you remember it! I’ve been plugging away at it for quite some time now.

The kernel is mainly the same - just modifications for running under Firecracker.

[−]para_parolu · 2026-10-11 Sun 06:59 UTC · link
I wonder if tailscale node can live there.
[−]athrowaway3z · 2026-10-11 Sun 09:29 UTC · link
sign in with google on "create free account" gave a 400 error.

I might be interested in this because that is cheap, but what exactly are the networking rules/costs? ip4/6, bandwidth, egress, throughput, connection limits?