Blackdevice Hive: A Modular Cluster System Using Up to Eight Raspberry Pi CM5 Modules
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Summary
Design and engineering firm blackdevice is launching the Hive, a modular cluster computing system built around up to eight Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) units, offering up to 128GB of RAM per cluster. The system is designed for homelabs, self-hosting, edge deployments, and low-power infrastructure. It features hot-swappable compute nodes called "beenodes" and will be available in a 19" rack version (Hive) and a desktop/10" rack version (Hive Mini).
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Hive is built around modular hot-swappable compute nodes we call 'beenodes.' Each node runs its own Raspberry Pi CM5 and slots directly into the system.
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