Open Source Lab

A nonprofit organization at Oregon State University working for the advancement of open source technologies — free hosting and infrastructure for the world's open source community since 2003.

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22 years hosting open source

307+ projects call the OSL home

1,500+ TB delivered to the world every month

6 students employed and trained each year

Hosting for open source projects

Based on your needs, we offer unmanaged and managed hosting across several environments:

General Hosting

Open source projects are invited to use our hosting services for development, which can be set up based on your needs.

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AARCH64

Use our AARCH64 servers to develop and test open source projects on the AARCH64 architecture platform.

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OpenPOWER

Use our OpenStack-based POWER servers to develop and test open source projects on the Power architecture platform and in a PowerLinux environment.

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POWER CI

An OSL-managed Jenkins service hosted on our OpenStack cluster, giving projects easier access to the POWER architecture for continuous integration.

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IBM Z

Use our IBM Z based servers to host projects, with access to the s390x architecture via Jenkins.

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Latest from the blog

Data Center Migration Update and Fundraising Campaign

Lance Albertson Tue, Feb 10 2026 4 minute read

In December, I announced that the OSL would be relocating from our longtime home in Kerr B210 to Oregon’s State Data Center in Salem. I’m excited to share that we’ve made tremendous progress on this historic migration, and I’m pleased to announce a critical fundraising campaign to support this endeavor. Migration Progress: Halfway There Cart loaded with servers, ready to be installed in new racks Since we began the physical migration in early December, we’ve successfully relocated 128 servers out of approximately 260 total systems, putting us just past the halfway mark. We’re currently making three trips per week to Salem, moving approximately 10 servers per trip. Our timeline remains on track for completion by the end of March, though we’re optimistic about finishing sooner.

OSL Infrastructure Migration: A Move to Oregon's State Data Center

Lance Albertson Tue, Dec 23 2025 7 minute read

Earlier this year, I shared our “OSL Future” update , outlining the roadmap to build a more sustainable and resilient OSU Open Source Lab. A key part of that plan was finding a professional-grade physical home for our core infrastructure to replace the facility we’ve called home for the last two decades. Today, I am thrilled to announce a major milestone: The OSL is officially moving to Oregon’s State Data Center (SDC) in Salem, Oregon.

Featured: Strong support stabilizes funding for the Open Source Lab

Oria Weng Fri, Nov 07 2025 1 minute read

The OSU College of Engineering featured an article highlighting the Open Source Lab’s plans on moving forward after reaching stability following the funding crisis. Read the story here: https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/all-stories/strong-support-stabilizes-funding-open-source-lab .

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