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, especially outside of Europe. 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 |
|---|
| tx4-usa. | | ut-usa. | |
| tx2-dallas. | | tx3-usa. | |
| sydney-au. | | sydney-au. | |
| paris-fr. | | sg. | |
| ny-usa. | | roubaix-fr. | |
| murcia-es. | | paris-fr. | |
| mo-usa. | | pa-usa. | |
| il-usa. | | ny-usa. | |
| frankfurt2-de. | | nuremberg-de. | |
| frankfurt-de. | | murcia-es. | |
| moscow-ru. | |
| mo-usa. | |
| limburg-de. | |
| frankfurt3-de. | |
| frankfurt-de. | |
Shepherds
| Server |
Bandwidth |
Processing |
Storage |
Tasks |
| beauharnois-ca. | Shepherd down |
| falkenstein-de. | | | | |
| gra-fr. | | | | |
| montreal-ca. | | | | |
| moscow-ru. | | | | |
| murcia-es. | | | | |
| tx-usa. | | | | |
| tx2-usa. | | | | |
