GoKawiilAmutable unveils Quarry, a static-hosting based OS image delivery toolchain
Amutable has introduced Quarry, a software delivery system designed to distribute the immutable OS images built with its earlier tool, tine. The design shifts all logic to the client side, serving update payloads and metadata as static blobs from simple, 'dumb' hosting rather than requiring a server capable of generating dynamic responses.
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By avoiding smart servers, Amutable suggests mirroring becomes easier and caching cheaper, since static blobs can be served efficiently by CDNs at low or no egress cost. This architecture could also make it simpler to add alternative transport mechanisms in the future, positioning Quarry as a lightweight, flexible complement to tine within Amutable's broader push for high-integrity Linux systems.
- Quarry is Amutable's new toolchain for distributing OS images built with tine.
- It relies on static, 'dumb' hosting rather than smart servers to serve updates and metadata.
- The client-side approach aims to simplify mirroring and reduce caching and egress costs.
Source: amutable.com, 2026-09-30
Published there as: “Dumb servers, smart clients: Distributing OS images with Quarry”
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