Security News > 2022 > December > Open source software host Fosshost shutting down as CEO unreachable
Open source software hosting and cloud computing provider Fosshost will no longer be providing services as it reaches end of life.
UK-based non-profit Fosshost has been providing services to several high profile open source projects like GNOME, Armbian, Debian and Free Software Foundation Europe completely free of charge.
"We are unable to pay for co-location costs, and that's why our servers will go offline as [Thomas Markey our CEO is unreachable," a purported Fosshost volunteer is seen commenting on a YCombinator Hacker News post.
By December 2021, Fosshost had as many as 250 open-source projects utilizing the service to develop, build, test and compile software.
Its continued increased dependence on the CEO meant Fosshost inadvertently suffered from a single point of failure.
On the bright side, former Fosshost volunteers and free software enthusiasts have begun building alternatives with The Radix Project being "One such initiative" that is free of charge, with its founders comprising one of the original Fosshost architects.