How can I earn money with 100 computers turned on?

[Iridia]

I’m an IT Manager responsible for an infrastructure with around 100 office workstations that stay powered on during working hours (and often beyond).
For most of the day these machines use only a small fraction of their available CPU/GPU resources, so I’m wondering if there are practical ways to leverage this unused compute capacity.
Does anyone have experience or suggestions on how infrastructures like this could be used effectively?

 

[khajoor]

For a start, you can try Youtube Watch time vendor

 

[MarketUpify]

You could run tasks like web scraping, automation, AI data processing, or CI/CD build jobs during idle hours. Some people also sell compute power or run large-scale testing environments across multiple PCs. Just make sure company policies allow it and consider electricity, security, and hardware wear before running any external workloads.

 

[Vektor T13]

The question is - will it be ok if you get seen doing that?

 

[nucleic]

Getting fired is the best case scenario. Not worth it.

 

[Iridia]

For a start, you can try Youtube Watch time vendor

I've not 100 different IPs. So that can't works. And i can't run youtube while ppl is working.

 

[Iridia]

The question is - will it be ok if you get seen doing that?

Nope.

 

[Tasune]

Cryptocurrency mining? But only if it does not violate any internal rules and policies of your company.

 

[cybersexuals]

I’m an IT Manager responsible for an infrastructure with around 100 office workstations that stay powered on during working hours (and often beyond).
For most of the day these machines use only a small fraction of their available CPU/GPU resources, so I’m wondering if there are practical ways to leverage this unused compute capacity.
Does anyone have experience or suggestions on how infrastructures like this could be used effectively?

if it is allowed and won't you get into trouble at the office, the safer route is internal workloads like rendering, testing, or AI training for company projects rather than trying to monetize spare compute externally

 

[Proxy Cake]

If there was a profitable venture you should approach the company and get their ok first. Otherwise there's a good chance you'll get fired

 

[Diskodc]

I’m an IT Manager responsible for an infrastructure with around 100 office workstations that stay powered on during working hours (and often beyond).
For most of the day these machines use only a small fraction of their available CPU/GPU resources, so I’m wondering if there are practical ways to leverage this unused compute capacity.
Does anyone have experience or suggestions on how infrastructures like this could be used effectively?

If you actually have access to 100 computers running at the same time, there are a few different directions you could look into.

One option could be crypto mining if the computers have decent GPUs. It really depends on the hardware and electricity cost, but some people still run smaller mining setups if the numbers make sense.

Another idea could be sharing unused internet bandwidth. There are platforms where people sell or share their connection for things like data collection, research, or network services.

You could also use them for distributed tasks like rendering, data processing, or other computing jobs where multiple machines can work together. Some people even run automation tasks like testing software, managing accounts, or running different kinds of bots.

The key thing would be the specs of the machines (CPU, GPU, RAM) and the internet connection, because that will determine which option makes the most sense.

What kind of specs do those computers have and are they running 24/7?

 

[Iridia]

If you actually have access to 100 computers running at the same time, there are a few different directions you could look into.

One option could be crypto mining if the computers have decent GPUs. It really depends on the hardware and electricity cost, but some people still run smaller mining setups if the numbers make sense.

Another idea could be sharing unused internet bandwidth. There are platforms where people sell or share their connection for things like data collection, research, or network services.

You could also use them for distributed tasks like rendering, data processing, or other computing jobs where multiple machines can work together. Some people even run automation tasks like testing software, managing accounts, or running different kinds of bots.

The key thing would be the specs of the machines (CPU, GPU, RAM) and the internet connection, because that will determine which option makes the most sense.

What kind of specs do those computers have and are they running 24/7?

Nope, they run 10 hours/day 5 days per week. I've different about 10 pc with 64gb ram, and good gpu for CAD.
Mostly of all are 8 Gb Ram without GPU and 16 Gb Ram with low budget gpu.

 

[kopur480]

Some people also sell compute power or run large-scale testing environments across multiple PCs

Is there some website where I can register and offer such services?

 

[Ejehanth24]

If the machines have idle CPU or GPU resources, you could consider distributed computing platforms like BOINC or Folding@home. If the hardware is strong enough (especially GPUs), renting compute power through platforms like Vast.ai or Render Network could also be an option. Another approach is using them for internal automation, testing environments, or hosting lightweight services.

 

[Czardesigner]

I’m an IT Manager responsible for an infrastructure with around 100 office workstations that stay powered on during working hours (and often beyond).
For most of the day these machines use only a small fraction of their available CPU/GPU resources, so I’m wondering if there are practical ways to leverage this unused compute capacity.
Does anyone have experience or suggestions on how infrastructures like this could be used effectively?

You can use the spare capacity for internal workloads like CI/CD, testing, dev environments, data processing, or training labs.
Just make sure it’s centrally managed, doesn’t impact users, and stays within IT/security policies. Avoid non-business uses like crypto mining.

 

[josephkevogo]

sell RDPs subscription

the existing RDPs pricing is absolutely over-priced and not only it's expensive but also the quality is low

I rentd one that I didn't do anything on it but task manager showed 100% usage lol and that costed me like $20 or $40
not some budget friendly price, yet people still pay for it

if yours quality and pricing will be slightly better than your competitors then should be enough to attracting some sales given the above RDP seller low quality service is still alive lol

 

[AzzuSEO]

Social media bots are in demand. Run them for people
you can also launch your mini SMM service, it may not be easy but it's worth delving into that

 

[jacobjhon]

You can utilize idle capacity, but it needs to be controlled and policy-compliant.
Best use cases are internal workloads like backups, patching, distributed builds, or batch processing scheduled after hours.
Avoid paid compute sharing or mining — they often introduce security, legal, and performance risks
Keep everything centrally managed, low priority, and non-intrusive to end users.

 

[OwlKing]

You can sell YouTube views and watch time.

 

[Scorpion Ghost]

You can sell YouTube views and watch time.

Not really, even if each has its own IP address, which I doubt.