A long time ago, I heard about Wangxin Cloud, which allows you to make money by using idle bandwidth. However, I never got around to trying it. Recently, I decided to give it a try and deployed Wangxin Cloud using Docker. I have been running it for 3 months now, and I want to share my personal experience and discuss whether it can really make money.

My Setup

Wangxin Cloud provides various deployment methods, and the setup may vary depending on the device you have. I used a "Tianbao Mini Host" and installed Docker on a PVE virtual machine (Debian 10) to deploy Wangxin Cloud. Here are the details of my setup:

• CPU: 2 cores
• Memory: 2GB
• Bandwidth (Upload/Download): 500Mbps/50Mbps
• Disk: NAS network disk mounted via NFS (2TB)
• Internal Network Bandwidth: 1000Mbps (NFS mounted disk depends on internal network bandwidth)

Deploying Wangxin Cloud

The Docker image provided by Wangxin Cloud is called "Container Cube". Here is a quote from the official website:

"Container Cube" is a docker container image software launched by Wangxin Cloud. After simple installation, you can quickly join the Wangxin Cloud shared computing ecosystem and contribute bandwidth and storage resources to Wangxin Technology's Star Domain Cloud. Users can receive corresponding cash income returns based on their daily contributions.

Wangxin Technology's Star Domain Cloud connects nodes from thousands of households into an edge cloud computing network using advanced edge orchestration technology, providing leading, high-quality, and low-cost edge computing services for B-end customers.

Currently, it supports devices that support Docker, such as Koolshare, Synology, Raspberry Pi (arm32, arm64, x86_64).

To deploy "Container Cube" using Docker (make sure you have Docker installed):

docker run -d --name=wxedge \
  --restart=always --privileged --net=host \
  --tmpfs /run --tmpfs /tmp \
  -v /data/wxedge_storage:/storage:rw  \
  onething1/wxedge

Note: You need to change /data/wxedge_storage to your local path. Other information can be left unchanged.

For more installation instructions, refer to the official documentation: Container Cube Product Introduction

Activating Wangxin Cloud

After deploying, access the binding page through http://IP:18888 (replace IP with the IP of my virtual machine). You will see the following interface, where you need to download the app, register, and bind it.

This is my invitation link: https://www.onethingcloud.com/acts/invite/v2?inviteid=dfc5f32c

Choosing a Business

Wangxin Cloud offers various hanging business types, each with different requirements for disk and bandwidth. The income also varies depending on the business type. After installation, it automatically adds 3 businesses (if I remember correctly), but you can add more businesses on the web page based on your situation.

I currently have 4 businesses selected, and each business occupies an internal IP. My disk usage has reached 500GB in 3 months and continues to grow.

Network Settings

I use iKuai software router and have obtained a public IP from my ISP. I have three connections available.

First, I need to enable UPnP settings (as required by the official instructions) in the iKuai backend -> Network Settings -> UPnP Settings.

I also configured the traffic routing to dedicate a separate external network connection for all the IPs of "Container Cube" to avoid affecting my home network.

How is the Income?

I have been hanging for 83 days and earned a total of 99.03 yuan. The highest daily income was 3.28 yuan, and the average daily income was 1.19 yuan. Here are the screenshots of my earnings.

Ignoring electricity and hardware costs, it seems that I can break even and earn some money. However, everyone's situation is different, so if you are interested, you can deploy it and see the actual results. If you can't even break even, I personally don't recommend it.

Personal Recommendations

• It is better to have a public IP for your broadband. Otherwise, I don't recommend it.
• It is better to have multicast support or limit the bandwidth for Wangxin Cloud to avoid affecting normal network usage.
• If you are using a small host for hanging, it is better to have low power consumption.

Conclusion

• Wangxin Cloud supports multiple devices and deployment methods. For more details, refer to the official documentation: https://help.onethingcloud.com/
• Wangxin Cloud is easy to deploy and has average earnings. It is unlikely for an average person to make money from it. At most, you can earn some money for electricity and broadband.
• Withdrawals after real-name authentication are instantly processed (only on Tuesdays).
• iKuai multicast can be used to route Wangxin Cloud traffic separately.
• Over time, Wangxin Cloud consumes a significant amount of disk space.
• Similar services include Tiantang CDN and JD Wireless Router Treasure.