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title: The Cooperative Cloud
title: The Co-operative Cloud
description: Free software infrastructure without re-inventing the wheel
image: coop-cloud.png
category: coop, cloud, docker, swarm, free-software
category: coop, co-op, cloud, docker, swarm, free-software, hosting,
date: 2021-02-16
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In our spare time (partly funded by income from working for our wonderful clients 😀) we've been putting the pieces together; and after a year of work (including two "back to the drawing board" moments), we're ready to launch an [alpha version](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle) of Co-op Cloud to the public.
## Coop Cloud public alpha
## Co-op Cloud public alpha
Coop Cloud is a simple packaging format using existing [open standards] to build a catalogue of applications, and a command-line client to read the catalogue and deploy those applications.
co-op Cloud is a simple packaging format using existing [open standards] to build a catalogue of applications, and a command-line client to read the catalogue and deploy those applications.
If you'd like to learn more about Coop Cloud, please read [our documentation], where we explain the decisions we've made so far in more depth. What technologies we're using, how we fit into the existing ecosystem, ways to contribute, what applications are available and so on.
You can also dive straight in by installing [`abra`, CoopCloud's command-line tool].
You can use Coop Cloud right now to deploy any of our [30+ applications] to your own physical server or virtual server. These include [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) (for file, calendar, contacts etc) [Rocket.chat](https://rocket.chat/) for instant messaging, [Keycloak](https://www.keycloak.org/) for Single Sign-On, [Statping](https://statping.com/) for service monitoring, and websites using [Wordpress](https://wordpress.org/), [Pelican](https://blog.getpelican.com/), [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/), or static HTML.
If you'd like to learn more about co-op Cloud, please read [our documentation], where we explain the decisions we've made so far in more depth. What technologies we're using, how we fit into the existing ecosystem, ways to contribute, what applications are available and so on.
We've already been deploying Co-op Cloud as part of "dual power" strategy. We use Co-op Cloud to run some of our own and our clients' infrastructure while continuing with Cloudron and other strategies for the time being. We're seeing promising stability and it's been a joy to work with.
Apps deployed via CoopCloud have automatic SSL certificates, and many come with pre-configured e-mail, backups, or Single Sign-On options.
## Enter the configuration commons
You can also dive straight in by installing [`abra`, co-opCloud's command-line tool].
Packaging new applications for CoopCloud is straightforward in most cases: you can re-use an application's own Docker image (or even `docker-compose.yml` file) with minimal changes. We managed to [make a CoopCloud version of the Matomo web analytics platform in about 20 minutes]. This standardised architecture also means that nobody using CoopCloud is dependent on Autonomic for updates. When a new Wordpress update comes out, you can easily install it yourself or automatically without waiting for us to update some arcane custom Docker image.
You can use Co-op Cloud right now to deploy any of our [30+ applications] to your own physical server or virtual server. These include [Nextcloud](https://nextcloud.com/) (for file, calendar, contacts etc) [Rocket.chat](https://rocket.chat/) for instant messaging, [Keycloak](https://www.keycloak.org/) for Single Sign-On, [Statping](https://statping.com/) for service monitoring, and websites using [Wordpress](https://wordpress.org/), [Pelican](https://blog.getpelican.com/), [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/), or static HTML.
Apps deployed via Co-op Cloud have automatic SSL certificates, and many come with pre-configured e-mail, backups, or Single Sign-On options.
## Packaging for Co-op Cloud
Packaging new applications for Co-op Cloud is straightforward in most cases: you can re-use an application's own Docker image (or even `docker-compose.yml` file) with minimal changes. We managed to [make a Co-op Cloud version of the Matomo web analytics platform in about 20 minutes]. This standardised architecture also means that nobody using Co-op Cloud is dependent on Autonomic for updates. When a new Wordpress update comes out, you can easily install it yourself or automatically without waiting for us to update some arcane custom Docker image.
At this point, we'd like to invite other worker co-operatives or democratic collectives to take a look at what we're working on and have a chat with us. We think a common platform for hosting free software infrastructure could make a big difference in terms of what we're able to offer as a movement.
If you're interested in getting involved with CoopCloud development, or if you'd like help trying out CoopCloud-hosted services for yourself or your organisation, please [get in touch]!
If you're interested in getting involved with Co-op Cloud development, or if you'd like help trying out Co-op Cloud hosted services for yourself or your organisation, please [get in touch].
[free software]: http://wikieducator.org/Libre
[sustainable, transparent and private]: /#core-values