The 'SheepIt network' is handled by four type of servers:

• www (yellow), situated in Germany. 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.				budapest-hu.		sg.
				va-usa.		ut-usa.
				tx3-usa.

Shepherds

Server	Bandwidth	Processing	Storage	Tasks
falkenstein-de.
falkenstein2-de.
frankfurt-de.
gra-fr.
montreal-ca.
murcia-es.	Shepherd down
nw-ru.
tx-usa.
tx2-usa.