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The Layer Zero we knew in south Minneapolis was forcibly vacated in March of 2026. If you're reading this, that means we're still looking for a new home.

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A brief history

Layer Zero first opened in south Minneapolis in 2021 led by a scrappy handful of hackers with the goal of being a cozy place for electronics nerds in the Twin Cities to hang out at. Over the following 5 years we had built up a community hub and established local connections, but the building we were stationed in never really felt “ready” to publish the address or open it to the general public at any point.

Then, in spring of 2026 as Metro Surge was devastating our neighbors, the owner of the building forced us out for repairs he refused to let us help with. We hastily moved everything we had into storage or members’ residences and halted regular gatherings which was a huge disadvantage to our ability to organize and to our collective mental health. The dream of Layer Zero, however, still lives on, and we've been deep in the search for our new home ever since then.

We've identified several potential spots and are incredibly excited to move forward, but we need your help. We barely have enough to cover a down payment and making the space livable will take even more time and money. We do need sustaining memberships to be able to survive long-term but any amount you can give will make a difference.

Layer zero is for…

Cooperative community

Take up space, make friends, tell your life story. Learn computer topics in an environment made to inspire curiosity. We take care of each other, the building (LZ), and the organization (Cyberia), and we want to be a third space supported by regular people like you.

Exchanging knowledge

Discuss your special interests with like-minded individuals who can teach you things and learn from you too. We plan to host regular beginner-friendly workshops on various technology topics once we’ve settled.

Budding activism

We have printers and a zine studio, and both digital and physical media available for your reference. We hold space to organize, educate, and spark interest in the humanities and topics of justice.

Perks of a sustaining membership

Your own key

Spend time in a private(r) space you can enter and exit any time you please. Do some studying, watch a movie, bring a friend or three! It’s up to you.

Community rackspace

Your scrappy little home server can live here with an unchanging public IP address. You can also add it to our Tailscale network or reverse proxy with consensus if you want. We'll even have a backup server on premises that you can replicate your important data onto.

Web service accounts

Post and approve events on our calendar. Edit and store your documents on our Nextcloud (a community-developed suite of document software) instead of Google Drive. Get a Flohmarkt account , and access anything else specific to LZ that we host in the future.

Amateur radio operation

We'll have an antenna on the roof, and with a radio operator’s license you can use our equipment any time you please.

Costs we need to cover

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Immediate

Fees

Buildout

Ongoing

Again, you can donate at opencollective.com/layerzero/donate. You can also get in touch with us via Matrix if you'd like to assist with the search! In the interest of transparency we will keep this page updated as details change. Whichever building we settle on, we hold a vast amount of hope for our collective future.

Help us close the old world and open the next!