Every beenode counts
Not a cluster. A Hive
Hive is an industrial-grade modular compute system built around Raspberry Pi CM5. Eight beenodes. One chassis. Designed to scale with you.
Launching on Kickstarter. Claim your early-bird spot
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What is Hive
A rack-mounted compute system that actually makes sense. Eight beenodes, each running its own CM5, slide in and out in seconds. Hot swap, tools-free. No downtime.
Run Kubernetes, self-hosted services, or distributed workloads, a private cloud. Split roles across nodes. The hardware scales. The workloads follow.
128GB
Max RAM total
<10s
Hot-swap any node
8CM5
Raspberry Pi
Pick your Hive
Two formats, one ecosystem. Whether you are running a serious homelab or managing infrastructure for a business, there's a Hive built for you, an both grow together.
Hive
Up to 8 beenodes. Full-scale compute for sysadmins, IT teams and small business.
19" rack - 2U - 8 CM5 - 128 GB RAM
Hive mini
4 beenodes. The smartest homelab starting point. Expands to full Hive
10" mini rack - desktop - 4 CM5 - 64 GB RAM
Every beenode works in both formats. Your hardware investment never expires.
Every beenode works in both formats. Your hardware investment never expires.
Why blackdevice
We're a hardware engineering company, not a startup with a render and a dream. Hive has been in development for years; design, electronics, industrialization and iterations, all built in-house. We're not rushing a launch. We're launching when it's ready.
Designed, engineered and made in Europe
Designed with Weetbe, backed by ipglobal. Every component, every decision. Built to last.
Industrial hardware deployed worldwide
Certified IoT devices running in global retail networks. We don’t just design, we manufacture, certify and ship at scale.
Official Raspberry Pi Design Partner
One of a select group of certified hardware developers. We work directly with Raspberry Pi Ltd. to push CM5 further than anyone else.
The Hive fills fast. Get in early!
Join the list and we’ll keep you updated as Hive gets closer to launch; specs, prototypes, decisions. When the Kickstarter goes live, early bird backers get first access and the lowest price. That window won’t stay open long.
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