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.
Rates and prim/impact limits listed may not reflect any recent updates - always check for current rate cards and other current information inworld before renting.
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.
='''<span style="color:#00528c">Where Should I Store?</span>'''=
='''<span style="color:#00528c">Where should you store?</span>'''=
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.
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.
In any viewer, '''HELP''' > '''ABOUT''' usually will get you a screen that will tell you the server codebase. Look in the second block of text.
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.
You will see either the main codebase (Restarts on Tuesdays):
Why?
:* "Second Life Server"
or one of the RC codebase names (Restarts on Wednesdays):
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.
:* "RC BlueSteel"
:* "RC LeTigre"
:* "RC Magnum"
:* "RC Snack" ''(rarely)''
'''Why does this matter?''' Because if your main set of dropboxes is on a sim that restarts on Tuesdays (which is most of the grid) then you want your duplicated set at least on a sim that restarts on Wednesdays - this way they're not both restarting on the same day.
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.
== Which Is Better? ==
That is why the list is now divided into mainland vs island locations.
It depends on whether you are selling products which are no-copy to you, the merchant, or copy/transfer to you, the merchant.
='''<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.
=== No-Copy to Merchant ===
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.
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If you are selling products which are '''no-copy''' to you, the merchant, (such as breedable things or gacha items) then '''stick with a location on a mainland region''' - the worst that happens with mainland is your stuff gets sent back. You'll still HAVE your inventory, you just may need to fish it out of a clump in your lost and found.
Unfortunately, in 2020, the Lindens decided to make ALL the server code names '''THE SAME''' - so there's no easy way to tell which is which anymore, you'll need to ALREADY know what day the sim restarts on.
If you're not inworld for a while and an island you're renting dropbox space on gets turned off in the meantime, that box of no-copy things may simply be '''gone forever''' with no retrieval possible.
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.
=== Copy/Transfer to Merchant ===
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If your products are copy/transfer to you, the merchant, then as long as you '''keep a copy in your inventory''' it doesn't matter whether you rent on mainland or island estates.
='''<span style="color:#00528c">Table of Locations</span>'''=
| New kid on the block, with low introductory competitive pricing, a small center on a no-lag private region (mostly residential, and very low traffic).
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Business in operation since Dec 2015'''
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).
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).
| 1 Impact: Varies; See rate card<br />2 Impact: Varies; See rate card<br />
|style="white-space: nowrap;" | 1 Impact: 1 or 2 prims<br />See rate poster on 2nd floor<br />
Group invite: Manual<br />
Group invite: Manual<br />
''(No web kiosk)''
''(No web kiosk)''
| CyberCloud Data Storage Rentals provides SL Merchants and Vendors a safe and secure dropbox and server storage space at affordable prices.
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Business in operation since Jan 2020'''
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'''
| '''Data Center Solutions'''<br />Contact:<br />[secondlife:///app/agent/f70c761a-e1f6-4740-be30-56fe874d1201/about Structura Finesmith]
| 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 />
| 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]'''
| style="vertical-align:top" |'''Business in operation since Apr 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!
<br />[secondlife:///app/agent/24607dde-d704-4db7-afa0-d9edc17c926c/about Norsk Himmel]
'''Location:''' <br />[http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/St%20Lion/152/232/3076 St Lion]
'''Restart Day:''' Wed
'''[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!
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| '''Freya's DropBox Storage'''<br />Contact:<br />[secondlife:///app/agent/24607dde-d704-4db7-afa0-d9edc17c926c/about Norsk Himmel]
<br />Location: [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/St%20Lion/152/232/3076 St Lion]
| 1 Impact: See rate card<br /> 2 Impact: See rate card <br /> 4 Impact: See rate card <br />
| 1 Impact: See rate card<br /> 2 Impact: See rate card <br /> 4 Impact: See rate card <br />
Group invite: Automatic<br />
Group invite: Automatic<br />
'''[https://www.casperpanel.com/rentals/KQZ5g2JGhcH2zwXy/available Available Rentals]'''<br /><br />'''Custom options available upon request.'''
'''[https://www.casperpanel.com/rentals/KQZ5g2JGhcH2zwXy/available Available Rentals]'''<br /><br />'''Custom options available upon request.'''
| Low cost, long term, storage. Servers, drop boxes etc.
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Business in operation since Oct 2012'''
Low cost, long term, storage. Servers, drop boxes etc.
Various rates available - if your requirements are not listed - ask for a quote!
Various rates available - if your requirements are not listed - ask for a quote!
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Thanks for your interest! :-)
Thanks for your interest! :-)
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| '''Lionheart Data Center'''<br />Contact:<br />[http://livechat.lionheartsl.com/phplive.php?d=3 Support Form]<br />[http://www.lionheartsl.com/index.php/data-center/ Website]
| 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 />
Group invite: Automatic<br />
''(No web kiosk)''
''(No web kiosk)''
| We provide inexpensive, long term server storage and co-location for CasperVend DropBoxes, Magicboxes, etc. Located in a number of low lag mainland sims (and expanding as needed on demand), we ensure high performance server housing space to maximize reliability of your business. Rez'n'Go with instant group invite for immediate access to our racks.
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Business in operation since Dec 2015'''
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" |'''JMT Estates Data Center'''
| 2 Impact: 10 L$ per week<br /> 4 Impact: 20 L$ per week<br />10 Impact: 50 L$ per week<br />15 Impact: 75 L$ per week<br />
| 10 Impact: 12 L$ per week<br />
Group invite: Automatic<br /><br />'''Custom options available upon request.'''
Group invite: Automatic<br />
| 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.
<br /><i>(No web kiosk)</i>
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Business in operation since Aug 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.
It's always a good idea to keep your dropboxes in multiple places. Simply rent a 'server' and rez your dropboxes as you need.
Our price is 5L$ per prim per week (minimum rental 2 weeks). Prims are available in lots of 2, 4, 10 or 15. If you need more, then we are happy to sell you additional prims, just let us know.
A group invite will be sent to you on payment of rental, please accept this so you can rez items here.
A group invite will be sent to you on payment of rental, please accept this so you can rez items here.
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The rent meter is above your server rack. Please keep your prims inside your server, any left outside will be returned.
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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| '''Nexus IT Services'''<br />Contact:<br />[http://tickets.nexus-sl.net/ Support Ticket]
| style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align:top" | '''Nexus IT Services'''
'''[https://www.casperpanel.com/rentals/T32WfbggeI7ZJNe1/available Available rentals #1]<br />[https://www.casperpanel.com/rentals/6HJwUheDSTbliJAs/available Available rentals #2]'''
| style="vertical-align:top" | '''Business in operation since Jul 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.
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.
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!
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 which is which 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)
Business in operation since Dec 2015
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)
Business in operation since Dec 2015
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!
