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ThreeFold Tier-S & Tier-H Datacenters
A better alternative to centralized datacenters
Digitally Empowered Real Estate — Resilient. Sustainable. Decentralized.
What Is It?
ThreeFold introduces a new class of decentralized digital infrastructure:
- Tier-S: Modular, industrial-grade datacenters
- Tier-H: Residential or office-scale nodes
Together, they form a planetary-scale AI and cloud grid, locally owned and operated.
Instead of relying on hyperscalers or centralized clouds, this system allows homes, buildings, and communities to host their own resilient, sovereign infrastructure.
From Real Estate to Digital Infrastructure
Just like solar panels turn buildings into power generators, ThreeFold's Cloud Nodes turn them into digital utilities. These nodes produce:
- Compute, storage, and networking capacity
- AI inference power
- Recurring digital revenue
Compute is now one of the world’s most valuable resources. Sovereign infrastructure is the new standard. Your building can become a self-sustaining node in this new digital economy.
Why Real Estate Developers Should Join
| Feature | Benefit | | -- | | | Passive Digital Revenue | Monetize idle compute, bandwidth, and storage | | Higher Property Value | Market properties as cloud-enabled | | Green & Resilient | 10x less energy vs traditional datacenters | | Turnkey Deployment | No IT expertise required | | Sovereign Cloud | Data stays local and private | | Web3 & AI Ready | Compatible with modern applications | | Future-Proof | Supports Kubernetes, VR, digital twins, and Web3 |
Buildings equipped with Tier-H nodes offer faster, more private, and locally resilient digital services to residents.
What Are Tier-S and Tier-H?
Tier-S Datacenters
- Modular data containers
- Handle over 1 million transactions per second
- Support 100,000+ users per unit
- Suitable for industrial-scale AI and cloud
- Cyberpandemic- and disaster-resilient
- Deployed in under six months
Tier-H Datacenters
- Nodes deployed in homes, offices, and mixed-use spaces
- Provide full compute, storage, and networking
- Host AI workloads, Web2/Web3 applications, and Kubernetes clusters
- Plug-and-play installation, zero maintenance
- Ultra energy-efficient (<10W per node)
Who It’s For
- Governments building sovereign AI and cloud infrastructure
- Telecoms and ISPs deploying local compute grids
- Developers and startups seeking cloud independence
- AI and Web3 companies hosting inference or full-stack apps
- Communities seeking plug-and-play digital resilience
How the System Works
- Install a Tier-H node in your home, office, or property or Tier-S for the bigger scale
- It joins the ThreeFold Grid — a decentralized AI and cloud network
- It automatically contributes compute, storage, and networking
- Earn digital rewards as others use your node
- The node is self-managing and stateless, powered by Zero-OS
Tier-H vs Traditional vs Blockchain Infrastructure
| Feature | Traditional Cloud | Blockchain Node | Tier-H/S Node | | -- | -- | | - | | Deployment | Centralized | L1 Network Only | Local (Edge) | | Sovereignty | Low | Partial | Full | | Energy Use | High (>100W) | Variable | Depending workload can be 10x less | | Complexity | Requires IT Team | Developer Setup | Zero-touch | | AI Ready | Yes | No | Yes | | Use Cases | Enterprise | Tokens | Web2, Web3, AI, Education |
The Real Estate Advantage
| Metric | Tier-H/S Enabled | Traditional | | | - | - | | ROI | Up to 3x Higher | Standard CAPEX | | Energy Cost | Upto 10x Less depending workload | High Consumption | | Deployment Time | Months | 12–36 Months | | Tenant Demand | Digital Infrastructure | Declining Footprint |
Tier-H/S enables property developers to transform unused space into a source of digital yield.
Real Cost Comparison
| Service | ThreeFold | Other Providers | | | - | - | | Storage (1TB + 100GB Transfer) | Less than $5/month | $12–$160/month | | Compute (2 vCPU, 4GB RAM) | Less than $12/month | $20–$100/month |
Built-In AI & Cloud Stack
- Quantum-safe storage
- Zero-OS: stateless, Linux-based operating system
- Mesh networking via the Mycelium protocol
- Autonomous management via 3BOTs
- Neuromorphic AI compatibility
- Fully open-source, developer-friendly
Supports AI, Web2/Web3 apps, digital twins, IoT, and metaverse environments.
Why This Matters
| Problem | Solution | | -- | | | Centralized, fragile infrastructure | Distributed, self-healing network | | Vendor lock-in and surveillance | Locally owned sovereign cloud | | High energy consumption | Ultra-efficient nodes | | Slow deployment and high costs | Fast, local, low-CAPEX rollout | | Economic extraction | Local value creation through digital services |
Technical Stack for Developers
- Native Linux and Kubernetes support
- Bring your own stack or use ThreeFold’s tools
- Zero-OS ensures secure, stateless, self-healing operations
- Ideal for AI, education, IoT, and digital infrastructure applications
Adoption at a Glance
- Live in over 50 countries
- Live Grid Stats: https://stats.grid.tf
- 60,000+ CPU cores active
- Over 1 million contracts processed on-chain
Why now
Whether you are a developer, real estate investor, digital sovereignty advocate, or government strategist — you can be part of building the future.
- Host a Tier-H Node — earn, secure, and contribute to the internet
- Deploy a Tier-S Datacenter — scale sovereign cloud for your region
Let’s build the most resilient, inclusive, and intelligent internet — together.