Everyday we see a huge number of electronics that are thrown away due to users being told their hardware is no longer supported. This mainly occurs when companies such as Microsoft and Apple. Make conscious decisions time and time again, to no longer support hardware via forceful software updates. Long before the hardware becomes unfit for purpose. This term is called "Planned Obsolescence". Likely linked with the stock market, companies are under constant pressure to produce record breaking profits every quarter.

Our aim is to try and change peoples opinions on their unused hardware, and hopefully convince them to repurpose devices rather than throwing them away. As each year passes, the cost of new hardware increases, software cuts off the previous generation and the rules of data privacy change to suit Governments needs. We've compared this to the loosening of a tap, slowly turning as each year passes, dripping your personal data into a pool. Taking back your data is important.

We want to encourage data localisation once again. Putting an end to all of these unnecessary monthly subscriptions, where everything is stored in "someone else's cloud" We want to teach you how to create and secure your own cloud. Allowing you to have the same flexibility when it comes streaming, that everyone else thinks they have. When in-fact, people are willingly handing over data, mostly in the form of photos and videos for all kind of data analysis learning how companies can "improve their services". People have stated to realise that, data they've stored in the "Cloud", has played a huge part with training Artificial Intelligence (AI). Why not run your own local AI, within your personal cloud? Only giving access to the photo and documents you want. The choice is yours.

Getting started is easy. If you already have an unused piece of hardware laying around the house, such as a laptop or desktop, then you might want to jump in with our "Bee A Geek" web site, there you will find all sorts of information and tutorials related to starting to repurpose hardware and hopefully at some point you take back the owner ship of your personal data, and how to back it up! This change of mind set, will reduce the amount of hardware that gets thrown away, but at the same time allow computing hardware to be utilised to its fullest potential for the rest it's lifespan.

Run your personal cloud on our "EDGE" Home Server. Made from stainable materials and repurposed hardware. Designed to once again, Empower EDGE Computing.

28/03/2025 Directory Structure Improvements - As Orleafy continues to grow, we’ve reorganised the home directory with a new folder structure, re-thinking links in the menu bar, page titles, and footer. This improves the visibility the NODE server specifications, available upgrades, and setup guides, making services easier to discover across all trusted platforms.

09/03/2025 BUG FIX - The view port width was changed to scale better on modern desktop displays. Along with further refinements made to the now, classic Orleafy theme. The footer links have been adjusted to the new width.

03/03/2025 BUG FIX - Major links around the site have been moved, replace and re-worded. The scaling within the menu bar has been checked on mobile devices.

03/04/2024 BUG FIX - We noticed that the entire menu bar was an actionable link, extending beyond the logo home button when not precisely targeted. To address this, we placed the logo within a container to limit the link boundary.

01/04/2024 Titles and spacing - The titles, text, spacing, splitters, and hyperlink styles, have been reformatted across both wide and narrow stylesheets. Resulting in improved consistency between both versions of the site.

29/03/2024 Menu bar consistency - The desktop menu bar, now in a separate file displayed via PHP include, remains largely unchanged. With mobile elements now renamed and aligned for consistency. The revised setup ensures seamless viewing across devices, with menu links adjusting visibility based on screen width, easily observed by rotating your phone.

27/03/2024 Separated footer - We've implemented a PHP include for the footer code, simplifying updates to just one file and ensuring changes reflect across the entire site. Plus, the reformatting per stylesheet works a treat.

26/03/2024 Orleafy Version 8.0 - Orleafy's overdue overhaul begins today, marking the first major recode since 2014. The focus is on enhancing screen adaptability, replacing the previous cumbersome dual-loading system with a single-page, dual-stylesheet approach. This new method dynamically adjusts styles based on screen size, streamlining content management and improving user experience across devices.