# StorJ Select Requirements **URL:** \ **Category:** Node Operators\ **Created:** [September 20, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965 "2024-09-20T07:13:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarviBiene](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/marvibiene/32/1124_2.png) [@MarviBiene](https://forum.storj.io/u/MarviBiene)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/1 "2024-09-20T07:13:05Z")
Hello, As I don’t won’t to drag another Topic into this off topic, I will create a new one. I have a Server in a ISO27001 certified datacenter ( This is my datacenter: [Rechenzentrum | Racks, Colocation, Cloud-Dienste | WOBCOM](https://www.wobcom.de/geschaeftskunden/rechenzentrum/) ) But I saw on the apply form, that I have to enter a company name. Thing is I don’t own a company. Do I have to open a small business for that? What are other requirements I have to meet. My server is able to store up to about 200Tb is this enough? If needed I can post server specs too. Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![MarviBiene](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/marvibiene/32/1124_2.png) [@MarviBiene](https://forum.storj.io/u/MarviBiene)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/3 "2024-09-20T07:48:35Z")
> [@boelle](#): > > the practical limit for each node is 24TB I don’t think that the select network has the same limits than the public network > [@boelle](#): > > dont know but i hope not It’s for the select network only not the public network ---
**Author:** ![nerdatwork](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/nerdatwork/32/1135_2.png) [@nerdatwork](https://forum.storj.io/u/nerdatwork)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/4 "2024-09-20T07:59:40Z")
> [@MarviBiene](#): > > It’s for the select network Have you filled the form yet ? > **[Put your available storage capacity to work on Storj.](https://www.storj.io/partner/storage-providers#supplier-form)** > > Storj operates a global storage network that anyone from individuals to commercial data centers can join to earn money from underutilized hard drives. ![image](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/3X/8/4/844973b9cfaaf629fe5d517b9e33148019cc075b.png) Fill all the required fields. Someone from Stroj will contact you on the email you provide. Then you and Storj can track the issue whether you need to register a company or anything else. ---
**Author:** ![nerdatwork](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/nerdatwork/32/1135_2.png) [@nerdatwork](https://forum.storj.io/u/nerdatwork)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/6 "2024-09-20T08:05:01Z")
> [@boelle](#): > > me and a registered company In my opinion, as a customer that wants a “select” storage, I can’t track you (SNO) but I can send legal notices to a registered company. The keyword is compliance and security in case of unforeseen issues. ---
**Author:** ![jammerdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jammerdan/32/1121_2.png) [@jammerdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/jammerdan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/8 "2024-09-20T08:14:28Z")
> [@MarviBiene](#): > > I have a Server in a ISO27001 certified datacenter It’s still unclear what specific requirements a CNO needs to meet and whether individual certifications are necessary or if running a server in a certified data center is enough. It is up to Storj to define and set the requirements. ---
**Author:** ![tylkomat](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/tylkomat/32/62_2.png) [@tylkomat](https://forum.storj.io/u/tylkomat)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/10 "2024-09-20T08:25:50Z")
> [@MarviBiene](#): > > I have a Server in a ISO27001 certified datacenter I would expect, that you as the Server provider, are also ISO27001 certified. ---
**Author:** ![MarviBiene](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/marvibiene/32/1124_2.png) [@MarviBiene](https://forum.storj.io/u/MarviBiene)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/11 "2024-09-20T08:31:22Z")
> [@tylkomat](#): > > I would expect, that you as the Server provider, are also ISO27001 certified How can I as a person be ISO certified? ---
**Author:** ![tylkomat](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/tylkomat/32/62_2.png) [@tylkomat](https://forum.storj.io/u/tylkomat)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/13 "2024-09-20T08:42:57Z")
I think the commercial Network targets Datacenters directly. That’s why it asks for the facility certification. If you as a datacenter owner provide your servers to the commercial network then these servers are included in your certification. In case of @MarviBiene they mange their own server. The datacenter has nothing to do with what happens on that server. They just provide the infrastructure. So that server is not included in the certification. > [@MarviBiene](#): > > How can I as a person be ISO certified? Maybe that is why a company is required. As I understand this certification does only make sense for larger companies. But that just means the target audience are not small companies or single persons. If your single server were to fail, it might be a big hit for the commercial network. Since there are not so many servers in that network there might be requirements that exclude owners of just a single server. ---
**Author:** ![MarviBiene](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/marvibiene/32/1124_2.png) [@MarviBiene](https://forum.storj.io/u/MarviBiene)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/14 "2024-09-20T10:25:27Z")
> [@tylkomat](#): > > Maybe that is why a company is required. As I understand this certification does only make sense for larger companies. Well they ask if the facility is ISO certified. So I don’t know. But the Company name has a mandatory star. That’s why I think they will only accept companies. Maybe I can just fill out the form and see what they say? Or wait for an answer of a team member here? But yes, I am a single person, that just owns a Rackserver with the capacity of 200 TB (at the moment just 100Tb are installed) so I don’t really know anything about the iso certification and the soc2 certification ---
**Author:** ![MarviBiene](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/marvibiene/32/1124_2.png) [@MarviBiene](https://forum.storj.io/u/MarviBiene)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/16 "2024-09-20T20:08:42Z")
> [@boelle](#): > > what does that cost you in € ? Depends on how you want to calculate it. The server I am running anyway. StorJ was planned to compensate for running costs. So I bought first a 16Tb HDD and filled it. Now I rebuild the server, so I can fit 12 Hdds and added 4 new ones. That increased the price about 10€/Month, because of the electricity costs. So I would say I pay 10€ to run StorJ. At the moment my payout is about 20-30usd. So it pays for itself plus a bit of the cost I have to pay anyway. And I am just using about 15Tb out of 100 now. Will see, how it looks later ---
**Author:** ![MarviBiene](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/marvibiene/32/1124_2.png) [@MarviBiene](https://forum.storj.io/u/MarviBiene)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/18 "2024-09-20T20:59:23Z")
> [@boelle](#): > > what about the hosting company… i assume they charge you too Yes I pay a monthly fee for the server. But I use it for private stuff. So I am not calculating my cost that I would have to pay for that. I just calculate what I pay more for storj. > [@boelle](#): > > but then again i think we quickly can say that renting a server will be more expensive than what you get from storj Yes. If your main reason is to rent a storage Server for just storj. Then don’t do it. It would cost you way more than you will ever get with StorJ. If I would just use my server for storj I would be in a very high deficit. So just don’t do that. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/19 "2024-09-21T04:18:46Z")
> [@boelle](#): > > what is the difference between me and a registered company if the hardware etc is the same… The SOC2 compliance is well described here: > [@Network Growth Update](https://forum.storj.io/t/network-growth-update/27955/29): > > Here are some basic facts about SOC2 that most people do not understand. SOC2 is a US audit standard that supersedes the old SAS70 standard by the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) If focuses primarily on governance and not on product design. When a business wants to obtain a SOC 2 report they contact an audit firm which then works with the business to determine what should be ‘in scope’, that is to say what parts of the service being offered to customers needs t… > [@boelle](#): > > that sounds odd, why not have the requirements public so people now beforehand if they can meet them… The basic requirements are: having a certification and a robust hardware, everything else can be discussed with the team after you apply the form. Providers are accepted based mostly on customers demands, thus there is no any hard requirements. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/20 "2024-09-21T04:22:19Z")
I would suggest you to fill the form, it may be a demand here and your server can be accepted. Everything can be resolved during negotiations. ---
**Author:** ![jammerdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jammerdan/32/1121_2.png) [@jammerdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/jammerdan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/21 "2024-09-21T04:37:00Z")
> [@Alexey](#): > > I would suggest you to fill the form, it may be a demand here and your server can be accepted. Maybe to clarify: Can a SNO/server participate in the Public network and the Select network at the same time? And payment is also done with STORJ? ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/22 "2024-09-21T05:42:16Z")
NO. They are strictly separated. Either public or Select, no way around. ---
**Author:** ![MarviBiene](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/marvibiene/32/1124_2.png) [@MarviBiene](https://forum.storj.io/u/MarviBiene)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/23 "2024-09-21T05:54:58Z")
Oh ok, so if I apply for the select network, I am not allowed to participate in the public network anymore? I thought, that I just get access to a special satellite then. Either way, I applied for the select network. Looking forward for an answer. ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/24 "2024-09-21T06:13:22Z")
> [@MarviBiene](#): > > Oh ok, so if I apply for the select network, I am not allowed to participate in the public network anymore? No, you are not allowed, they are mutually exclusive. But you may ask when you would be contacted. ---
**Author:** ![jammerdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jammerdan/32/1121_2.png) [@jammerdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/jammerdan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/25 "2024-09-21T06:17:10Z")
> [@MarviBiene](#): > > Either way, I applied for the select network. Looking forward for an answer. It would be very helpful if you let us know the answer. ---
**Author:** ![MarviBiene](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/marvibiene/32/1124_2.png) [@MarviBiene](https://forum.storj.io/u/MarviBiene)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/26 "2024-09-21T07:10:31Z")
I will try. I don’t know if they have an NDA in place. Could think of it, because I never read here anything from anyone with StorJ Select or everyone who participate in select is just shy🤷 ---
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965/27 "2024-09-21T07:17:35Z")
I think it would by under NDA, but if not - you may share I believe. > [@MarviBiene](#): > > because I never read here anything from anyone with StorJ Select I think they do not need to participate in the Community, because usually they are Enterprises or DCs, so they likely do business in another way. Not all as transparent as Storj, I think. [Next page](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-select-requirements/27965.md?page=2)