Built for Everyone by Everyone, Everywhere
ThreeFold is a fully operational, decentralized internet infrastructure – deployed locally, scalable globally, and owned and powered by the people.
ThreeFold is a Decentralized Infrastructure Layer for The Internet
We have built a foundational platform that runs directly on bare metal, offering a scalable solution focused on the essential building blocks of the Internet and Cloud: compute, data, and network.
Discover How It WorksThree Inventions at the Core of Our System
- COMPUTE
- Bare Metal
Operating System - Zero OS, an efficient and secure operating system, runs directly on the hardware – enabling an autonomous cloud.
- Can run any Web2, Web3, or AI workload at the edge of the Internet, with more scalability and reliability.
- DATA
- Unbreakable Data
- Data cannot be compromised and always remains private, owned by you. A scalable system, to the planetary level.
- Can be distributed and stored in ways which are at least 10x more efficient and orders of magnitude more secure and reliable.
- NETWORK
- Unbreakable Network
- End-to-end encrypted overlay network, always looking for the shortest possible path between participants.
- Logical Internet address securely linked to a private key. Unlimited scale and performance optimizations.
Powered by
A Global Community
ThreeFold’s groundbreaking technology enables anyone – individuals, organizations, and communities – to deploy their own Internet infrastructure.
Today, our proof-of-concept network is live and operational worldwide, running on version 3.16 technology.
- SSD CAPACITY
- CORES
- NODES
- COUNTRIES
As we expand, we may need millions of nodes to support this growing ecosystem to build a truly decentralized and resilient infrastructure.
Anything That Runs on Linux Can Run on ThreeFold
The new internet infrastructure can be used by any Web2, Web3, AI, or Edge IT workload – enabling a world of possibilities.
- ThreeFold Cloud
- Open-Source Cloud
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ThreeFold is open for developers and system administrators. Deploy virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes clusters, web gateways, and more on top of a best-effort decentralized open source cloud.
- Mycelium
- Unbreakable Network
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An adaptive and resilient network solution that not only keeps your data safe but also guarantees uninterrupted and efficient communication. The Mycelium Network is the backbone of a new era of connectivity, prioritizing speed, security, and reliability for all users.
How it works
At the base, nodes form the physical foundation—distributed computers that provide processing power, storage, and networking capabilities. These nodes work together to create a global, community-powered infrastructure.
Regardless of technical expertise, anyone can deploy nodes from their homes or offices, and participate in a decentralized alternative to corporate-owned data centers – while earning rewards for their contributions. We call this process “farming.”
- 1. HOST A NODE
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All you need to get started is a modern computer, electricity and network. Once booted with Zero OS, a computer becomes a ThreeFold Node.
- 2. OFFER CAPACITY
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The capacity of the node gets verified and registered in the ThreeFold Blockchain, securing access to a decentralized autonomous cloud.
- 3. EARN REWARDS
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After your node is set up and verified, you’ll be rewarded for the capacity that you provide to the ThreeFold Grid.
A Self-Healing Internet Infrastructure
Scalable globally, Green, Unbreakable & Secure
More Resilient, More Powerful, More Diverse With You
Unlike the corporate internet, where users are the product, in the new internet, participants are the owners and beneficiaries.
By participating, you're not just using the technology, you're also helping to build a digital world that protects privacy, promotes fairness, and returns control to the people.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, ThreeFold is a complementary Internet and works alongside the current Internet. It allows you to continue accessing and interacting with the current Internet.
The Internet used to be a peer to peer network, but has become fragile and too centralized. There are so many problems with the current Internet, such as authenticity, privacy, security, and sustainability that we believe a fundamental new approach is needed.
You can participate by becoming a farmer, a user, a partner or by developing apps. Provide capacity to the ThreeFold Grid, Use capacity, build solutions, develop applications, and many more.
Our partners are selling V4 nodes with a new reward scheme and ready to grow to millions of nodes. Click here to get V4 nodes.
ThreeFold grid can be used to host any web2, web3 and future workload. For more details see our docs.
ThreeFold is designed to be secure and private by default. We use end-to-end encryption to protect your data and ensure that only you have access to your data.
Individuals, businesses, and organizations who want to be autonomous and have full control over their data and applications. Security is a very big problem today, Technology as used by ThreeFold has the potential to resolve this if used properly. We are building a channel of solution providers and integrators who want to build on top of ThreeFold.
TFT is our token which was used to build generation 1, 2 and 3 of the ThreeFold Grid capacity. From the start, ThreeFold had 4 billion tokens planned. The ThreeFold community decided to stop minting at 1 billion tokens on Stellar via a DAO vote. TFT is the reward for our loyal community. There can never be more than 1 billion TFT.
We are now building generation 4 of the ThreeFold Grid capacity, and we need a new token to build this new generation. There will be 3 billion new INCA tokens and all TFT holders can transfer their TFT into INCA (one-way bridge).