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='''<span style="color:#00528c">About</span>'''=
='''<span style="color:#00528c">About</span>'''=
All known locations (according to Second Life search) for server storage are shown here.
These are locations specifically set up as dedicated, additional ("co-location") storage hosting for DropBoxes and other servers, rather than add-ons to residential, commercial shop, or club parcels.
These are locations specifically set up as dedicated, additional ("co-location") storage hosting for DropBoxes and other servers, rather than add-ons to residential, commercial shop, or club parcels.
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That depends entirely upon whether the items you are selling are copiable TO YOU, THE MERCHANT (AND you keep a copy in your inventory!) or not.
That depends entirely upon whether the items you are selling are copiable TO YOU, THE MERCHANT (AND you keep a copy in your inventory!) or not.
If you are selling items such as gacha prizes, breedables, or other no-copy things that you have received, then you are at the best advantage on a MAINLAND hosting location.
If you are selling items such as gacha prizes, breedables, or other no-copy-to-you things that you have received, then you are at the best advantage on a MAINLAND hosting location.
Why?
Why?
Because if the storage/hosting provider closes up shop, at worst, your items will just be sent back to your lost and found in a clump. You'll have to rez and separate them, but at least you will HAVE them. If you have rented space on an island, and the provider closes up shop and drops the island? Your items are just...GONE. No retrieval, no second chances.
Because if the storage/hosting provider on a mainland location closes up shop, at worst, your items will just be sent back to your lost and found in a clump. You'll have to rez and separate them, but at least you will HAVE them.
This is why the list is now divided into mainland vs island locations.
However, If you have rented space on an island, and the provider closes up shop and drops the island? Your items are just...GONE. No retrieval, no second chances.
That is why the list is now divided into mainland vs island locations.
='''<span style="color:#00528c">Why do the restart days matter?</span>'''=
Because if you have your dropboxes on 3 different regions, and they're all restarting on the same day, they could all be down at the same time - which could make your sales fail.
For best results, choose a storage provider where the sim/region has a restart day that is '''different''' from the one your main dropbox location is on. This helps combat delivery issues due to a single sim either being restarted at the time of delivery attempts, or the sim/region just not listening to the internet for delivery instructions at the moment.
Unfortunately, in 2020, the Lindens decided to make ALL the server code names '''THE SAME''' - so there's no easy way to tell anymore, you'll need to ALREADY know what day the sim restarts on.
There is a HUD available that will at least tell you when the region was LAST restarted. Made by [secondlife:///app/agent/f979c0a5-577e-43ca-868a-e9e0d86a1631/about Antony Fairport], that's available [https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ZA-Region-Info-HUD/7241831 on Marketplace], and is completely free.
| style="white-space: nowrap;" | 1 Impact: 16 L$ per 4 weeks<br />2 Impact: 32 L$ per 4 weeks<br />4 Impact: 56 L$ per 4 weeks<br />
Group invite: Automatic<br />
''(No web kiosk)''
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Operating Since 2017'''
Low introductory competitive pricing, a small center on a no-lag private region (mostly residential, and very low traffic).
Completely automated rental system, Smartbot interface to get you added to the land group for immediate setup. Lots more information when you get there, but if you have questions, please do feel free to IM or NC Myles Capalini (will be notified by e-mail if I am not inworld).
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| style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align:top" | '''CyberCloud Data Storage'''
CyberCloud Data Storage Rentals provides SL Merchants and Vendors a safe and secure dropbox and server storage space at affordable prices.
We offer Data Centres in various SL Regions to mitigate downtime during Sim Restarts and outages.
We offer Data Centres in various SL Regions to mitigate downtime during Sim Restarts and outages.
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Rack space available on a per-week, per-month, and per-year basis.
Rack space available on a per-week, per-month, and per-year basis.
''Data centre areas are locked down by a security orb - contact [secondlife:///app/agent/1cb2a532-4e3f-4ce8-a4f5-4b16711a8d6a/about cyberguy4fun Resident] for rental procedure and admission''
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| style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align:top" | '''Data Center Solutions'''
| 1 Impact: 5 L$ per week<br /> 5 Impact: 25 L$ per week<br />10 Impact: 50 L$ per week<br />15 Impact: 75 L$ per week<br />50 Impact: 250 L$ per week<br />
| 1 Impact: 5 L$ per week<br /> 2 Impact: 10 L$ per week<br /> 5 Impact: 25 L$ per week<br />10 Impact: 50 L$ per week<br />15 Impact: 75 L$ per week<br />50 Impact: 250 L$ per week<br />
Group invite: Automatic<br />
Group invite: Automatic<br />
'''[https://www.casperpanel.com/rentals/zfQigf44qwpWSJEF/available Available Rentals]'''
'''[https://www.casperpanel.com/rentals/zfQigf44qwpWSJEF/available Available Rentals]'''
| Professional data center storage for your rental or vendor server, BSM, CasperVend DropBox, and many more - making YOUR world MORE reliable. Automated invites - no waiting around to rez your prims!
| style="vertical-align:top" |'''Operating since 2018'''
Professional data center storage for your rental or vendor server, BSM, CasperVend DropBox, and many more - making YOUR world MORE reliable. Automated invites - no waiting around to rez your prims!
<i>Uses SmartBots for group invites.</i>
<i>Uses SmartBots for group invites.</i>
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| '''Freya's DropBox Storage'''<br />Contact:<br />[secondlife:///app/agent/24607dde-d704-4db7-afa0-d9edc17c926c/about Norsk Himmel]
| style="white-space: nowrap;" | 1 Impact: 16 L$ per 4 weeks<br />2 Impact: 32 L$ per 4 weeks<br />4 Impact: 56 L$ per 4 weeks<br />
Group invite: Automatic<br />
''(No web kiosk)''
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Operating Since 2017'''
Low introductory competitive pricing, a small center on a no-lag private region (mostly residential, and very low traffic).
Completely automated rental system, Smartbot interface to get you added to the land group for immediate setup. Lots more information when you get there, but if you have questions, please do feel free to IM or NC Myles Capalini (will be notified by e-mail if I am not inworld).
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Operating Since 2014'''
Use the teleporter at the landing point to arrive at the storage center. Our storage servers allow you to store your CasperVend Dropboxes and similar on our SIM.
It's always a good idea to keep your dropboxes in multiple places. Simply rent a 'server' and rez your dropboxes as you need.
A group invite will be sent to you on payment of rental, please accept this so you can rez items here.
The rent meter is above your server rack. Please keep your prims inside your server, any left outside will be returned.
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| style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align:top" | '''Nexus IT Services'''
'''Contact:'''<br />[http://tickets.nexus-sl.net/ Support Ticket]
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Operating Since 2014'''
Nexus, one of the leaders in Gridwide Communications is proud to offer a great service to those looking to host Servers, Dropboxes, and Marketplace Boxes. If you are looking for a long term commitment, or maybe just a month. We offer various plans with the easiest setup.
We take tremendous pride in our services and offer you with the most secure racks, along with the best prices on the grid.
Already a Nexus customer? Your first month is free!
All known locations (according to Second Life search) for server storage are shown here.
These are locations specifically set up as dedicated, additional ("co-location") storage hosting for DropBoxes and other servers, rather than add-ons to residential, commercial shop, or club parcels.
Rates and prim/impact limits listed may not reflect any recent updates since the last update of these wiki pages - always check for current rate cards and other current information inworld before renting.
Where should you store?
That depends entirely upon whether the items you are selling are copiable TO YOU, THE MERCHANT (AND you keep a copy in your inventory!) or not.
If you are selling items such as gacha prizes, breedables, or other no-copy-to-you things that you have received, then you are at the best advantage on a MAINLAND hosting location.
Why?
Because if the storage/hosting provider on a mainland location closes up shop, at worst, your items will just be sent back to your lost and found in a clump. You'll have to rez and separate them, but at least you will HAVE them.
However, If you have rented space on an island, and the provider closes up shop and drops the island? Your items are just...GONE. No retrieval, no second chances.
That is why the list is now divided into mainland vs island locations.
Why do the restart days matter?
Because if you have your dropboxes on 3 different regions, and they're all restarting on the same day, they could all be down at the same time - which could make your sales fail.
For best results, choose a storage provider where the sim/region has a restart day that is different from the one your main dropbox location is on. This helps combat delivery issues due to a single sim either being restarted at the time of delivery attempts, or the sim/region just not listening to the internet for delivery instructions at the moment.
Unfortunately, in 2020, the Lindens decided to make ALL the server code names THE SAME - so there's no easy way to tell anymore, you'll need to ALREADY know what day the sim restarts on.
There is a HUD available that will at least tell you when the region was LAST restarted. Made by Antony Fairport, that's available on Marketplace, and is completely free.
1 Impact: 16 L$ per 4 weeks 2 Impact: 32 L$ per 4 weeks 4 Impact: 56 L$ per 4 weeks
Group invite: Automatic
(No web kiosk)
Operating Since 2017
Low introductory competitive pricing, a small center on a no-lag private region (mostly residential, and very low traffic).
Completely automated rental system, Smartbot interface to get you added to the land group for immediate setup. Lots more information when you get there, but if you have questions, please do feel free to IM or NC Myles Capalini (will be notified by e-mail if I am not inworld).
Professional data center storage for your rental or vendor server, BSM, CasperVend DropBox, and many more - making YOUR world MORE reliable. Automated invites - no waiting around to rez your prims!
Uses SmartBots for group invites.
1 Impact: 16 L$ per 4 weeks 2 Impact: 32 L$ per 4 weeks 4 Impact: 56 L$ per 4 weeks
Group invite: Automatic
(No web kiosk)
Operating Since 2017
Low introductory competitive pricing, a small center on a no-lag private region (mostly residential, and very low traffic).
Completely automated rental system, Smartbot interface to get you added to the land group for immediate setup. Lots more information when you get there, but if you have questions, please do feel free to IM or NC Myles Capalini (will be notified by e-mail if I am not inworld).
Use the teleporter at the landing point to arrive at the storage center. Our storage servers allow you to store your CasperVend Dropboxes and similar on our SIM.
It's always a good idea to keep your dropboxes in multiple places. Simply rent a 'server' and rez your dropboxes as you need.
A group invite will be sent to you on payment of rental, please accept this so you can rez items here.
The rent meter is above your server rack. Please keep your prims inside your server, any left outside will be returned.
Nexus, one of the leaders in Gridwide Communications is proud to offer a great service to those looking to host Servers, Dropboxes, and Marketplace Boxes. If you are looking for a long term commitment, or maybe just a month. We offer various plans with the easiest setup.
We take tremendous pride in our services and offer you with the most secure racks, along with the best prices on the grid.
Already a Nexus customer? Your first month is free!
