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X.org and Alpine Race to Secure New Hosting

2/4/2025

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X.org/Freedesktop.org and Alpine Linux are in a race against time to find new web hosting after Equinix's shocking decision to discontinue bare-metal servers. With a deadline looming at the end of April, X.org urgently requires over 400GB of database storage and 100TB of data, while Alpine is on the hunt for co-location space near the Netherlands.

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Story summary

X.org/Freedesktop.org and Alpine Linux are in a race against time to find new web hosting after Equinix's shocking decision to discontinue bare-metal servers. With a deadline looming at the end of April, X.org urgently requires over 400GB of database storage and 100TB of data, while Alpine is on the hunt for co-location space near the Netherlands.