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{% row(style="reverse header") %} ## **Decentralized
Autonomous Cloud** #### **The Leading Decentralized Cloud Marketplace**
ThreeFold’s self-healing autonomous system empowers anyone to become a cloud service provider – no technical expertise required – allowing people and organizations to buy, sell and use cloud resources autonomously and securely.
Together we are creating a cloud for everyone, owned by everyone.
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{% grid_stats() %} ### Become a cloud & Internet service provider on ## **The ThreeFold Grid** Provide cloud and Internet capacity in your area and become a part of the largest
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Host2Earn


#### **It starts with Nodes**
3Nodes allow anyone to earn by providing compute, storage, and network capacity to the ThreeFold Cloud: pre-configured plug-and-earn nodes for beginners, or do-it-yourself nodes for builders.
Earn TFT by adding capacity to the grid.
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{% row(style="reverse margin") %} ![Image](power_ecosystem.png#mx-auto) ||| # **TFT** ### **Used For Every Transaction** ## **Powering Our Ecosystem** TFT powers ThreeFold and the expansion of a truly decentralized infrastructure that can scale any current or future technologies to the edge.
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{% row( style="center mtop semiNarrow") %} #### What’s Possible With ThreeFold
## **Deploy On The Grid** {% end %} {% row( style="center semiNarrow") %}
Anything that runs on Linux can run on the ThreeFold grid
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Virtual machines & gateways for easy deploying
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Use our one-click solutions or build your own
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Flexible advanced deployment options for experienced users
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{% row( style="mtop center between ") %} ## **Why Decentralized Cloud** #### How bringing data closer to the end user is beneficial for everyone {% end %}
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#### **Latency Reduction** For real-time apps, central cloud delay is prohibitive. Edge Cloud cuts latency locally. ||| ![Image](privacy_security.png#tft_img#mx-auto)
#### **Privacy & Security** By processing data locally, edge cloud reduces the exposure to data breaches and cyberattacks. ||| ![Image](data_sovereignity.png#tft_img#mx-auto)
#### **Data Sovereignity** Empowers emerging markets with local data storage, granting digital sovereignty and autonomy. {% end %} {% row( style="mbottom center semiNarrow") %} ![Image](performance.png#tft_img#mx-auto)
#### **Performance** Provides optimized bandwidth, reliability, and real-time processing which streamlines operations. ||| ![Image](cost_efficiency.png#tft_img#mx-auto)
#### **Cost Efficiency** Minimizes data transmission over networks, cutting costs and reducing central server demand. ||| ![Image](scalability.png#tft_img#mx-auto)
#### **Scalability** As devices multiply, central data centers face data overload. Edge cloud distributes processing and boosts scalability. {% end %}
{% row( style="center mtop narrow") %} ## **Ecosystem** ### **Utilization Partners** ThreeFold’s decentralized autonomous cloud will empower many projects and digital experiences as we grow. Here are some of the first projects to come alive. {% end %} {% row( style="semiNarrow") %}
[![Image](partner_social.png)](/partners/social-network/)
#### **Social Network** Earth Staking’s Social Network is the first Bitcoin Staking Layer 2 on Earth, collaborating with ThreeFold to improve security, scalability, and energy-efficiency.
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[![Image](partner_ourworld.png)](/partners/our-world-free-zone/)
#### **Our World Free Zone** ThreeFold is working with ZICTIA, on behalf of the Zanzibar government, to create the world’s first 100% Digital Free Zone – accessible and affordable for all.
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[![Image](partner_sikana.png)](/partners/sikana/)
#### **Sikana** Sikana is on a mission to empower individuals with practical skills through free educational videos – local content in local languages on top of local infrastructure.
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{% row( style="mtop semiNarrow") %} ## **Latest News** {% end %} {% row( style="mbottom semiNarrow") %} [![Image](latest1.png)](/blog/dunia-yetu)
##### **A Sovereign Internet in Tanzania** Dunia Yetu (Our World) is a collaborative and co-owned movement to redefine the digital landscape in Tanzania. ||| [![Image](latest2.png)](/blog/threefold-cooperative)
##### **A Cooperative Model is Coming** Cooperatives represent a well-tested form of collective organization and democratic governance. ||| [![Image](latest4.png)](/blog/edge-computing/)
##### **Meeting Digital Demand at the Edge** Learn what edge computing means and what it offers compared to centralized cloud infrastructures. {% end %}
{% row(style="center mtop between") %} ## **Join In** {% end %} {% row(style="center semiNarrow") %}
[![](join3.png#icon)](https://manual.grid.tf)
Dive deeper into our technology |||
[![](join2.png#icon)](https://threefoldfaq.crisp.help/en/)
Get assistance from our support team |||
[![](join1.png#icon)](https://t.me/threefold)
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