Explode is built and operated in the EU by Explode Labs Limited (Dublin). We run the platform the way we ask you to run your cloud: private by default, open-source foundations, and every action auditable.
What we believe
No vendor lock-in
Built on Proxmox, OpenStack and proven open-source infrastructure. Migrate to us — and away from us — without ransom.
Data ownership & transparency
Your data and images stay yours, on your hardware, under your keys. Every privileged action lands in an audit trail you can verify.
Cloud-native principles
Declarative, reconciled, observable. The platform is infrastructure-as-code all the way down — including how we operate it.
Explode gives cloud providers, MSPs and research institutions everything a hyperscaler has — self-service provisioning, metered billing, identity, quotas, consoles, a public storefront — on infrastructure they own. Workloads never leave your network: an outbound-only edge agent connects your cluster to the control plane over a private mesh, so no inbound firewall holes and no credentials in anyone else’s cloud. An EU sovereign cloud, GDPR-compliant by design.