The 'SheepIt network' is handled by four type of servers:
- www (yellow), situated in Texas, USA. It handles users, projects creation and rendering request.
- binary mirror (red): stores Blender binary copy.
- project mirror (green): stores blend file copy.
- shepherd (blue): stores the actual render. Creates zip and mp4.
We are always looking for new servers. If you are interested in lending us a server, please contact us through Discord.
Requirements for sharing a server:
A dedicated IP and dedicated hardware are required.
You can not run a mirror nor shepherd on your home network, minimum network speed is 500mbps.
| Requirement |
Binary mirror |
Project mirror |
Shepherd |
| Uptime |
|
|
critical |
| Installation |
https server |
https + docker |
https + docker |
| CPU |
|
|
8 cores |
| RAM |
|
|
16 GB |
Disk usage
Can be capped |
3 GB |
150 GB |
4 TB |
Traffic per month
Can be capped |
500 GB |
4 TB |
5 TB |
Servers status
| Binary mirrors | Project mirrors |
|---|
| paris-fr. | | nuremberg-de. | | roubaix-fr. | | nuremberg-de. | |
| murcia-es. | | frankfurt2-de. | | murcia-es. | | limburg-de. | |
| frankfurt-de. | | tx3-usa. | | frankfurt3-de. | | frankfurt-de. | |
| tx2-dallas. | | mo-usa. | | budapest-hu. | | sg. | |
| il-usa. | | | va-usa. | | ut-usa. | |
| | tx3-usa. | | mo-usa. | |
Shepherds
| Server |
Bandwidth |
Processing |
Storage |
Tasks |
| falkenstein-de. | | | | |
| falkenstein2-de. | | | | |
| frankfurt-de. | | | | |
| montreal-ca. | | | | |
| murcia-es. | | | | |
| nw-ru. | Shepherd down |
| tx-usa. | | | | |
| tx2-usa. | | | | |
