Let’s start with the obvious question: Why the Cyprus mountains?
Honestly? Because one of our co-founders lives here. But that’s not the only reason.
The mountains offer cooler temperatures, which helps keep our hardware from cooking itself. Plus, it’s quiet, secure, and honestly kind of beautiful. Imagine pine trees and goats, but also fiber optic cables and high-performance machines humming away. That’s us.
Now, the romantic version stops there. The real story?
We had to dig through rocky mountain terrain to lay underground cables. That meant tractors, local workers, and a whole lot of sweat. Cyprus isn’t cheap either—everything from labor to logistics costs more than you’d expect. It was a proper “burn your wallet” kind of setup.
And then there’s the famous Cypriot work ethic:
“Siga siga re koumbare.”
Translation? “Slowly, slowly, my friend.” And trust us, they mean it. What could’ve taken a week somehow took two months. But, at least we got to enjoy some souvlaki and strong coffees while we waited.
All of that said — was worth it.
Why? Because owning our infrastructure means full control. No surprise cloud outages, no third-party providers throttling us, no mystery bottlenecks. Just our own gear, running our own stack, in a location that’s off the radar but fully online.
So yeah, we built a data center in the mountains. Not because it was easy — but because it gave us exactly what we needed.
Honestly? Because one of our co-founders lives here. But that’s not the only reason.
The mountains offer cooler temperatures, which helps keep our hardware from cooking itself. Plus, it’s quiet, secure, and honestly kind of beautiful. Imagine pine trees and goats, but also fiber optic cables and high-performance machines humming away. That’s us.
Now, the romantic version stops there. The real story?
We had to dig through rocky mountain terrain to lay underground cables. That meant tractors, local workers, and a whole lot of sweat. Cyprus isn’t cheap either—everything from labor to logistics costs more than you’d expect. It was a proper “burn your wallet” kind of setup.
And then there’s the famous Cypriot work ethic:
“Siga siga re koumbare.”
Translation? “Slowly, slowly, my friend.” And trust us, they mean it. What could’ve taken a week somehow took two months. But, at least we got to enjoy some souvlaki and strong coffees while we waited.
All of that said — was worth it.
Why? Because owning our infrastructure means full control. No surprise cloud outages, no third-party providers throttling us, no mystery bottlenecks. Just our own gear, running our own stack, in a location that’s off the radar but fully online.
So yeah, we built a data center in the mountains. Not because it was easy — but because it gave us exactly what we needed.
