Open Cloud on ICP
Create an engine
For node providers

Sell compute directly to customers
who choose you by name.

Operate dedicated hardware? List your inventory. Operate cloud instances? Offer them as-a-service with on-demand provisioning. In both cases, OpenCloud puts you in a marketplace where customers pick operators individually — by geography, by compliance, by reputation.

Apply to become a provider

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Pass KYC and operational checks.

OpenCloud reviews your legal entity, insurance, data-center agreements, and operations runbooks. Typical onboarding: 2–3 weeks.

02 / 03

List your inventory.

Register dedicated nodes, or publish cloud-backed templates that auto-provision against your AWS, GCP, or Azure account on demand.

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Get selected and paid.

Customers bond your nodes into their cloud engines. You are paid in cycles, settled to USD monthly, with no OpenCloud markup.

Two ways to participate

Dedicated, cloud-backed, or both.

Dedicated hardware

List specific machines in your data centers. Customers pick by facility, by privacy features (SEV-SNP, TDX), and by operational reputation. Best for margins and differentiation.

Cloud-backed offerings

Publish templates that map to AWS, GCP, or Azure instance types in any region you operate in. When a customer picks one, we call your provisioning webhook and your account stands up the node within minutes.

Shared hosting engines

Stand up your own engine and sell canister-level hosting to smaller customers. Set the pricing model, the region, and the compliance posture. OpenCloud handles billing and canister freezing.

Payouts & economics

  • · 0% OpenCloud fee on dedicated nodes.
  • · 0% OpenCloud fee on cloud-backed nodes. You set the markup over AWS/GCP/Azure spot rates.
  • · 4% marketplace fee on shared-hosting revenue.
  • · Monthly USD settlement or continuous cycle redemption.

What your public profile shows

  • · Your company name, logo, website, HQ and a short description.
  • · Compliance attestations (SOC, ISO, FedRAMP, etc).
  • · Customer reputation (aggregated from real engine usage).
  • · All offerings, sortable and searchable.
  • · Active-node count — growing credibility over time.

Apply to list your nodes.

Application takes under 20 minutes. KYC review typically completes within 10 business days.

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