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Updates, announcements, and thoughts on digital sovereignty from the OpenFactory team.

April 9, 2026

OpenFactory + ServiceNow for Linux Fleet Management

Connect ServiceNow change, CMDB, incident, event, and GRC workflows to verified Linux builds, live deploys, and runtime controls in OpenFactory.

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March 26, 2026

Container Factory — Build and Deploy Containerized AI Agents

Turn OpenFactory into your container factory — build purpose-built container images, deploy AI agent teams, and manage containerized infrastructure at scale.

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March 26, 2026

Stop Renting Your VPN — Own It

Commercial VPNs log your traffic, share your IP with thousands, and charge you monthly for the privilege. Build your own VPN appliance with OpenFactory and keep the keys.

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March 26, 2026

OpenFactory is Now an OpenClaw Skill

Connect OpenFactory to OpenClaw and let AI agents build custom Linux ISOs, deploy VMs, and run compliance tests — all through natural language.

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March 22, 2026

Give Your AI Agent a Computer — Securely

AI agents need to execute code, but unsandboxed execution is a security nightmare. Build isolated VMs purpose-built for AI agent workloads with hardware-level isolation.

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March 21, 2026

Browser Isolation Without the Vendor Lock

Enterprise browser isolation costs $10-30 per user per month and routes all traffic through vendor clouds. Build self-hosted browser VMs with full hardware isolation instead.

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March 15, 2026

Build a Private Home VPN with OpenFactory

Stop trusting third-party VPN providers. Build your own private VPN server with StrongSwan IKEv2, ad-blocking DNS, and full-tunnel routing — no Linux experience needed.

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March 11, 2026

DistroSea Alternative That Actually Builds Your OS

DistroSea lets you try Linux in a browser. But what if you want to actually build a custom Linux ISO with your packages, security hardening, and config — and download it?

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March 11, 2026

The Best SUSE Studio Alternatives in 2026

SUSE Studio shut down and nothing fully replaced it. We review Cubic, penguins-eggs, FAI.me, Red Hat Image Builder, BlueBuild, and the modern successor that comes closest.

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March 10, 2026

Take Back Your Data

Governments are quietly building the infrastructure to monitor everything you do online. We built Cloud Scraper to help you get your data out of Big Tech silos before the door closes.

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