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Life & fun · April 28, 2018

A proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend

A totally proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend - dividuum/fdb-nbd

A proof-of-concept FoundationDB based network block device backend launched on April 28, 2018 with 192 votes, #126 of 2,753 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

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In plain words

This is a proof-of-concept project that implements a network block device backend using FoundationDB. It allows FoundationDB to serve as storage for block devices accessed over a network. The project was created for developers and storage engineers interested in exploring distributed storage architectures. It demonstrates how a key-value database can be adapted to provide block-level storage access, making it relevant for those experimenting with alternative backend solutions for network storage systems.

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