25.08.2025
How Apache CloudStack powers service delivery
Building and running services at scale requires more than just infrastructure, it takes the right orchestration. At Your.Online, we empower our brands to operate independently, but with access to robust and proven platforms like Apache CloudStack.
This open source technology doesn’t just help us run infrastructure, it enables our brands to design, deploy, and manage high-quality services at scale, with full control. In this article, we explore how CloudStack supports service delivery at Axarnet and Yourhosting, and how it fits into a broader long-term strategy.
Why Apache CloudStack?
Your.Online companies are diverse in focus, geography, and audience. But they share a need for robust, scalable infrastructure that can be adapted to local needs. Apache CloudStack provides exactly that: an open orchestration layer that supports multi-tenant environments, is fully API-driven, and avoids vendor lock-in.
It allows brands like Axarnet and Yourhosting to build and operate their own cloud environments, on their own terms, while benefiting from shared knowledge, tooling, and experience across the group.
Axarnet and Yourhosting: use case in action
Axarnet, based in Spain, uses CloudStack to deliver a range of virtualized services, from running their own Web hosting services to VPS hosting for more advanced customers. Their engineers have built out a resilient architecture combining KVM virtualization, Ceph storage, and flexible networking. Provisioning and monitoring are automated end-to-end through CloudStack’s native APIs.
Yourhosting in the Netherlands has followed a similar path, using CloudStack to manage thousands of concurrent instances across diverse customer segments. The environment is deeply integrated into their business systems, from billing to support, and optimized for local performance and reliability.
The two setups aren’t identical, and they don’t have to be. CloudStack allows each team to adapt to their specific needs, while staying aligned through shared infrastructure patterns and security standards.
What both platforms have in common, is that they share the same network technologies including BGP, VXLAN, and IPv6, while utilizing Ceph storage and the KVM hypervisor.
Collaboration without centralization
What makes this model work isn’t just technology, it’s people. At Your.Online, technical knowledge isn’t hidden in silos. Through our “Special Interest Groups” and our Security Office, we actively share best (and bad) practices across teams.
Engineers connect to share their knowledge and this allows all the businesses within Your.Online to benefit.
Community engagement
Your.Online doesn’t just use open-source software, we actively contribute to the ecosystem. Our CTO, Wido den Hollander, regularly speaks at events like the CloudStack Collaboration Conference. Topics range from IPv6, VXLAN, firewalls, and BGP to Ceph storage and hardware selection.
This kind of participation reinforces our long-term investment in the platform, and shows prospective brands that CloudStack isn’t just a technical choice, but a strategic one.
Built for the long run
Our approach isn’t about quick wins or centralized control. It’s about building independent companies supported by great platforms and technology. CloudStack fits perfectly into this vision: a powerful enabler that allows local decisions while offering the ability to collaborate.
As new brands join Your.Online, CloudStack is available as a proven, well-supported foundation for delivering scalable and reliable services. Adoption isn’t forced; the decision lies with each local brand.
Let’s connect
Curious how CloudStack could support your services? Or want to exchange ideas on scalable infrastructure, orchestration, or open source collaboration? Wido regularly connects with fellow tech leaders to share insights and challenges. Feel free to reach out!