Gentoo loses several sponsorships, seeking replacement infrastructure sponsors

Gentoo has lost several long-time infrastructure sponsors and is actively seeking replacements to keep its source-based distribution and Portage-based services online. The project relies heavily on sponsored machines and currently lists supporters such as Oregon State University’s Open Source Lab, CDN77, HP, and Hetzner, though some recent dropouts may not be shown. With only a handful of vital servers under its control, Gentoo stresses that sustainable hosting is foundational to continuing development and serving its user community.

There are five concrete ways to help: donate physical machines for U.S. hosting; provide colocation (rack space, power, connectivity) - especially outside the U.S.; supply virtual machines meeting a minimum of 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, and 25 GB storage; offer full-package hosted physical servers (root servers or sponsor-owned hardware with Gentoo remote access); or donate funds earmarked for colocation and hosting. The project prefers sponsors who share its commitment to openness and user-driven software, notes many services are monolithic so Kubernetes isn’t a good fit, and points to examples like LVFS where targeted sponsorships scaled support. Organizations or individuals willing to help should contact [email protected].