forkalope

Co-Sysops / Membership

Help build the cloud.

Forkalope is free software. Co-Sysops help fund a shared network, get a visible relationship to a node, and help shape the recovery system. Independent Sysops can run the servers themselves.

Proposed plans · not yet open

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Choose your Tine count

One Tine is one $30/month unit of support for shared infrastructure and operations.

Paid sponsorship · software stays free

1 Tine

Co-Sysop

Start helping operate the commons.

$30/ month
  • Support one infrastructure unit
  • Co-Sysop dashboard and node affiliation
  • Release notes and operator discussions
  • Help shape the shared network

2 Tines

Network Builder

Help bring another node online.

$60/ month
  • Support two infrastructure units
  • Everything in Co-Sysop
  • Priority request for a node region
  • Early access to safe operator tools

3 Tines · node stewardship

Node Steward

Make one node feel like yours.

$90/ month
  • Support three infrastructure units
  • Everything in Network Builder
  • Primary named steward of a logical node
  • Nominate its recovery partner and public nickname

Tines support pooled infrastructure, recovery capacity, backups, and operations. They are not shares or ownership of a physical server. Membership does not grant profit participation or root access.

A real relationship to the node.

Not legal ownership. Not SSH access. A visible, useful role in keeping the network alive.

01Fund the shared cloud

Your monthly Tines help fund servers, replicas, backups, monitoring, and the people keeping the network healthy.

02See what you help run

View node health, capacity, software version, maintenance windows, and public incident history.

03Help shape recovery

Request a region, name a node, opt in repositories for authorized replication, join drills, and take part in operator discussions.

An operating role / proposed program

Become an Independent Sysop.

Rent a server in your own name, administer it yourself, and coordinate the Co-Sysops who help support your node. You hold the provider account, pay the infrastructure bill, and keep the administrative keys.

Joining the shared network would require an operator agreement and approval. It is a separate responsibility, not a higher-priced Tine plan. Installing the software alone does not enroll your machine or authorize it to receive customer data.

Your responsibilityRun a dependable node

Security, upgrades, backups, capacity, abuse response, and incident participation under published network requirements.

Your communityGive Co-Sysops a home

Coordinate stewardship and share appropriate node health information. Sponsorship never grants access to private customer repositories.

Your compensationGet paid for delivered service

Approved capacity and recovery work could earn an agreed service fee. Sponsorship allocations and billing would be set in the operator agreement, with no recruitment commissions.

Draft operator principles

The network we’re building

Someone else has room when your node needs help.

The proposed recovery network pairs approved operators, prepares authorized replicas, and reserves spare capacity. If a node fails, its recovery partner would help restore service while its operator repairs the original machine.

Recovery needs more than copied Git repositories: account state, permissions, other stored data, and routing must recover consistently too. We need tested procedures before enabling automatic failover or promising recovery times.

PrepareReplicas and spare capacity

Use approved locations and operators, with customer data permissions respected. Plan for provider failures as well as individual server failures.

PracticeTest the whole recovery

Measure restore time and possible data loss. Shared recovery is a planned capability, not a current availability guarantee.

How private replicas should work

Proposed business services

Businesses pay for service.

Co-Sysop dues support the commons. A company pays Forkalope for managed hosting, backups, updates, migration, and someone accountable when something goes wrong.

The software stays free to deploy yourself. Managed, dedicated, and bring-your-own-infrastructure options can grow around the same open platform.

ManagedForkalope operates it

Organization-level pricing, unlimited humans, support, updates, and standard backups.

Dedicated / BYOYou choose the home

Dedicated capacity or an account your company controls, with Forkalope operating the software and a clear path to take over.

Business prices, capacity limits, and service commitments will be published before enrollment.

Read the business model

The rules

No downlines. Only uplinks.

The proposed rules: no commissions for recruiting Co-Sysops or Sysops, no downlines, and no founder multipliers. The same published opportunity applies regardless of when you join or how many Tines you sponsor.

Separate partner commissions, paid bounties, migration work, support, and approved infrastructure work would compensate people for services actually delivered. Paid membership would not be required to apply. Rates and eligibility will be set before these programs launch.

Membership itself is not an investment or an entitlement to Forkalope revenue.

Read the draft terms and draft privacy policy. Final membership, operator, and payout agreements need review before launch.