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Spinifex

The AWS-compatible cloud you run yourself.

EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, IAM, on bare-metal, at the edge, or on a partner Neocloud. The Terraform, SDKs, and every AWS API call your software already makes keep working against a new endpoint.

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AWS compatibility

All the AWS services you need on one endpoint. Outpost parity and beyond.

381 AWS API actions, implemented against the real API rather than a mock. The AWS SDK, the AWS CLI and Terraform point at one endpoint, and your workloads run unchanged at the edge, on-premise, or on a partner Neocloud.

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EC2
Compute
Available
EBS
Block storage
Available
S3
Object storage
Available
VPC
Networking
Available
IAM
Identity & auth
Available
ALB / NLB
Load balancers
Available
EKS
Kubernetes
Available
ECR
Container registry
Available
ECS
Container service
Available
RDS
Databases
Available
Bedrock Q4 '26
Foundation models

Roadmap items ship under the same AWS API surface. Code written for AWS today keeps working the moment they land. Track what's shipped in the release notes.

Validated hardware

Validated on partner hardware. Ready to order and deploy.

Each platform here has been through a Spinifex validation on the actual silicon, and the reference architecture and benchmark numbers are published in our docs. The list grows with every vendor we work through.

Rugged edge

Carries the same AWS workload out to sites with no rack and nowhere to put one. A single fanless HX401 runs a complete Spinifex deployment on its own, with no machine room behind it.

How to run it

Two ways to deploy Spinifex.

Self-host the open-source build on your own hardware, or request a hosted environment on one of our Neocloud partners. One platform underneath, identical APIs either way.

01 · Self-hosted Free · open source

Run it on your own hardware.

Bare-metal, VM, or a multi-node cluster in your data centre. AGPL, yours to keep, no phone-home.

02 · Neo-cloud Hosted · self-serve

Skip the install. We host it for you.

We provision a Spinifex environment on a partner Neocloud and hand you the credentials on the spot. Nothing to install, no card required, just an endpoint you can point your AWS CLI or Terraform at.

  • Provisioned and managed for you
  • Same AWS-compatible APIs
  • GPU capacity available (H100 / H200 / B200)
  • Live in under a minute, no card
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Credentials in under a minute.

Why it works

AWS-compatible APIs. Real compute. Not emulation.

Most AWS alternatives wrap an API and call it a cloud. We engineered the parts that are actually hard. That depth is the reason your software runs unchanged, instead of rewritten.

AWS CLI, SDKs, and Terraform

Spinifex serves the EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, and IAM APIs. Point your existing tooling at a new endpoint.

No external control plane

Every service runs on your hardware, with no dependency on a network or authority you don't control.

Compute on QEMU

Spinifex manages VM lifecycles on QEMU with direct hardware access, exposed through an EC2-compatible API.

Storage included

Predastore for erasure-coded object storage, Viperblock for replicated block volumes with NVMe caching.

Runs disconnected

Built for disconnected, contested, and resource-constrained environments. Connectivity is optional.

AGPL-3.0 open core

The source is public. A commercial license is available for deployment outside the terms of the AGPL.

The console

A real AWS-compatible cloud. Actually running.

The EC2, EBS, VPC and S3 APIs your software already speaks, behind a console your engineers can drive on day one.

Spinifex console showing EC2 instance detail running on a self-hosted Spinifex cloud
FAQ

Common questions

What is Spinifex?

Spinifex is an open-source infrastructure platform that recreates the AWS service surface (EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, IAM) on bare-metal, edge, and on-premises environments. Run cloud-native software without a hyperscaler.

Is it compatible with existing AWS tooling?

Yes. Drop-in compatible with the AWS CLI, the AWS SDKs, and Terraform. If your application talks to EC2, EBS, or S3 today, it talks to Spinifex tomorrow. No code changes required.

Does Spinifex require internet connectivity?

No. Designed to operate fully offline. Every service runs locally on your hardware with zero dependency on external networks or cloud control planes. Connectivity is an option you can take, never a dependency.

What hardware does Spinifex run on?

Any Linux-capable system, x86 or ARM. No proprietary hardware requirement. Designed for everything from rack-mounted servers to rugged edge nodes.

How does Spinifex handle storage?

Two engines. Viperblock for high-performance block storage (EBS-compatible) with snapshots, replication, and NVMe caching. Predastore for S3-compatible object storage with Reed-Solomon erasure coding, multipart uploads, and multi-node clustering. If a node is lost, objects remain available from surviving nodes, with no manual intervention.

Is Spinifex production ready?

Yes. V1 is publicly available. Core compute, block storage, and object storage services are production-ready and deployed.

What license is Spinifex under?

AGPL-3.0. The source is open and freely available. A commercial license is available for organisations that require deployment outside the terms of the AGPL.

Pick a path

Self-host today, or have us provision it for you.