Learn in the open
Original guides and module references explain how infrastructure markets work. Students, researchers, and developers can study the design and inspect its implementation.
Explore the learning library →OPEN SOURCE. PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Open infrastructure.
Shared possibility.
Our mission is to advance open education, privacy, and access to secure digital infrastructure.
VirtEngine is an open-source protocol stewarded by DETIO FOUNDATION LTD, an Australian not-for-profit public company limited by guarantee (ACN 699 651 771). We develop and document technology for transparent computing markets, verifiable identity, and privacy.
Open to study, build on, and improve. Apache 2.0 licensed.
THE VIRTENGINE PROTOCOLIN DEVELOPMENT
Many providers.
One open protocol.
One open protocol.
Designed for transparent participation↗
Technology held in public benefit.
Nonprofit stewardshipOpen research & educationPrivacy & access01 / WHY WE BUILD
What we do.
Who our work serves.
We publish software, practical learning resources, and open specifications for students, researchers, developers, and infrastructure operators. Our work helps people understand, scrutinise, and contribute to the technology they may rely on.
Make infrastructure transparent
The protocol describes how people request computing resources, how providers bid, and how usage is recorded. Open specifications make these decisions inspectable.
Understand the protocol →Build trust with privacy
VEID explores verifiable identity for network participation. It is decentralised protocol technology; the Foundation does not operate a central VEID verification service.
Read about VEID →Explore our activities, available resources, and intended public benefit →
DEVELOPMENT STATUS / 17 SEPTEMBER 2026
Building openly.
Launching carefully.
The network is not live. You can read the source, review the design, and contribute today. Production services depend on testing and a separate launch approval.
Read the launch criteria →- NOW
Research & development
Open code, documentation, and release preparation.
- PLANNED · JAN 2027
Public TestNet
Validation with operators. Test state may reset.
- PLANNED · MAR 2027
MainNet, subject to approval
Only after evidence, remediation, and a go/no-go decision.
02 / FIND YOUR WAY IN
An open project.
A place to contribute.
03 / FROM THE JOURNAL
The thinking behind the protocol.
FIELD NOTES / 01An open
marketplace.VIRTENGINE JOURNAL
1 September 2026 · 6 minutes
From cloud platform to decentralized marketplace
How VirtEngine's early cloud-management work evolved into an open protocol for verifiable infrastructure markets.
FIELD NOTES / 02Trust in
the agreement.VIRTENGINE JOURNAL
28 August 2026 · 7 minutes
Why cloud marketplace settlement belongs on-chain
A closer look at orders, bids, leases, metered usage, escrow, and transparent settlement in an open infrastructure market.
FIELD NOTES / 03Identity with
privacy.VIRTENGINE JOURNAL
21 August 2026 · 6 minutes
Verifiable identity for decentralized infrastructure
Why infrastructure markets need privacy-preserving identity evidence, active liveness, scoped verification, and auditable trust signals.
Earlier work is preserved in the 2015–2016 historical archive, separately from current technical guidance.
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