gpudeploy.com
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gpu cloud marketplace
SHOW HN2024
267points
188comments
#267of 3,515 in 2024
Top 8%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
6 positive, 55 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 24 critical, out of 85 comments about the project. Thread score -0.19.
Idea: 4 for, 7 againstExecution: 1 for, 6 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 6 againstPricing: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Concept of an on-demand GPU marketplace is appealing
From 3 comments
Love the concept. I've used vast.ai (similar "Airbnb for GPUs" pitch) for years to spin up cheap test machines with GPUs you can't really find in the cloud (and especially…
yeldarb on HNMight just be me but I think "On demand GPU provisioning" is easier to understand than "Airbnb for GPUs"
ericyd on HNThis is really great! I hope you succeed. At Phind, we’re customers of Voltage Park and SF Compute for something similar. Let me know if you’d like to chat!
rushingcreek on HN
Objections
Security: containers are not a sandbox for untrusted code
From 3 comments
I've always understood that containers are not proper sandboxes and shouldn't be used for containing untrusted code, no matter the best practices used. Has this changed in recent…
lolinder on HNSo you don't have real security for operators, is what you're saying. Containers are not, and will never be, a secure isolation boundary.
flaminHotSpeedo on HNAt the moment, we manually verify operators and are currently onboarding some tier-4 operators. Down the line, we'll have a 2-tier system where you can choose whether you want a…
lschneider on HN
Result verification: providers could return fake GPU results
From 3 comments
If you let third party stranger to offer GPU resource, how do you deal with: 1. Privacy. An attacker can set up a GPU honey pot and and sell the data they got. 2. Fake GPU…
ezoe on HNWhat's preventing GPU providers from sending wrong results instead of actually running the computation? For example, send the last computed result? Is this something that the…
remram on HNThat's my whole question, do they do random audits, or is it the job of customers to double-check their results for possible attack or compute-theft and report.
remram on HN
Pricing is not cheap compared with alternatives
From 1 comment
doesn't seem all that cheap compared to whats available
spxneo on HN
Sign-up and billing issues reported
From 1 comment
Tried deploying an instance, didn't work, no option to let me delete my billing info/ account. Identical services with better features and more availability exist
IndigoIncognito on HN
Requests
Documentation of security practices and onboarding
From 3 comments
Having done a little bit of work in the area[1], I think you should publicly document exactly what those best-practices are. Are the workloads running in a networkless container?…
janosdebugs on HNIm also interested in what the differing factor is. Would also like to see more documentation for onboarding rather than just "Ubuntu and root available".
ganoushoreilly on HNIt'd be nice if there was any documentation on how the sharing side of things worked pre-account creation. Is it a VM image you distribute? Docker container?
lreeves on HN
Windows and macOS support for providers
From 2 comments
Pretty neat, but is there any Windows or MacOS support planned? I wouldn't mind renting out my GPU when it's idle, but I don't really want to go through the process of dual…
overgard on HNWindows support is definitely something we are thinking about.
nicowaltz on HN
Per-second billing and data persistence across pauses
From 3 comments
What are the benefits over Salad or Vast.ai? If I pause a GPU instance will I be able to resume it on the same host so I can use the data generated before?
DeathArrow on HNSeems like you have to rent for specific dates… that doesn’t feel very on-demand to me. It also means you have to know how much time you need. I’d love to be able to run a job…
azinman2 on HNI like runpod the most. They offer attached network drives so you can start a GPU instance, stop it, and restart while retaining the data. This way you don't have to sync data to…
DeathArrow on HN
Questions
How is it different from vast.ai and RunPod?
From 3 comments
Love the concept. I've used vast.ai (similar "Airbnb for GPUs" pitch) for years to spin up cheap test machines with GPUs you can't really find in the cloud (and especially…
yeldarb on HNWhat's so unique about this compared to just using RunPod?
a2128 on HNHow are you different from vast.ai? What's your payout rate?
modeless on HN
How much do GPU owners get paid?
From 2 comments
How much do these kind of services pay the GPU owners? Before I sign up and add my nodes I need to know if it will be worth it considering I'm paying the power to run it,…
cfn on HNHow are you different from vast.ai? What's your payout rate?
modeless on HN
What privacy guarantees exist for renters?
From 3 comments
What about privacy? Can I run sensitive data on these strangers' GPUs?
CaptainFever on HNHello, I'm currently in the market for an on-demand GPU host so this is perfect timing. What kind of privacy can I expect from this service?
lordofgibbons on HNWhat's the security story here?
EE84M3i on HN
Alternatives named
vast.ai
From 3 comments
Love the concept. I've used vast.ai (similar "Airbnb for GPUs" pitch) for years to spin up cheap test machines with GPUs you can't really find in the cloud (and especially…
yeldarb on HN+1 for vast. they usually are the cheapest and have the most supply. some instances can be less reliable at the low end though
tehsauce on HNRelated: https://vast.ai is good and cheap. Just don't put any sensitive data on these GPU machines. I've been a happy user of vast.ai for some time now.
krasin on HN
RunPod
From 3 comments
What's so unique about this compared to just using RunPod?
a2128 on HNI have a cluster on RunPod and it's great, but there's definitely some opportunity in the space, for example if you can focus on transparency (utilization rates, more info about…
scottfits on HNI like runpod the most. They offer attached network drives so you can start a GPU instance, stop it, and restart while retaining the data. This way you don't have to sync data to…
DeathArrow on HN
Akash Network
From 1 comment
Great idea and wishing you the best of luck! Dropping a note that I've found https://akash.network/ ~ https://akash.network/gpus/ to be impressive, as typically with crypto…
nirvanatikku on HN
Salad
From 1 comment
What are the benefits over Salad or Vast.ai? If I pause a GPU instance will I be able to resume it on the same host so I can use the data generated before?
DeathArrow on HN