# Why two web sites - storj.io and storj.dev **URL:** \ **Category:** site feedback\ **Tags:** website\ **Created:** [June 30, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277 "2025-06-30T13:49:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xsys](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/xsys/32/7829_2.png) [@xsys](https://forum.storj.io/u/xsys)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/1 "2025-06-30T13:49:52Z")
I’m trying to propagate your (storj) services, and just noticed there are two web sites - [storj.io](http://storj.io) and storj.dev. From quick glance I cant say what is the purpose of having two. Is there any deeper reason? Which one is better for small customers? ---
**Author:** ![bre](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/bre/32/69_2.png) [@bre](https://forum.storj.io/u/bre)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/2 "2025-06-30T13:55:39Z")
Hello @xsys , That is a good question. storj.dev is the home of Storj documentation and deep dives into the technical aspects of Storj I don’t know the details of why it was decided to have two separate domains but you can see they each have unique information. Regarding your question of which one is better for small customers, it is hard to answer without knowing your goals. If you are looking to run nodes or want technical information about Object Mount, this is a good place to start > **[Storage Node Getting Started - Storj Docs](https://storj.dev/node)** > > Learn how to become a Storage Node Operator and contribute to the decentralized storage network. If you have question about products, pricing or partners [storj.io](http://storj.io) is the best place to start. Does this help answer your question? ---
**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:** [June 30, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/3 "2025-06-30T14:11:13Z")
> [@xsys](#): > > what is the purpose of having two Just another theory, back in 2024 there was a concern that the TLD `io` would be discontinued since its tied to British Indian Ocean territory and it was being transferred to Mauritius. IO domain is widely used in the tech industry as it also resembles Input/Output or websites that provide some sort of services. Having hundreds of domain get stranded because of 1 deal/agreement would throw the tech industry in chaos. We thrive on technology and it was probably agreed upon by governments involved to keep the TLD alive. We can all remember what happened to the `tk` TLD domains. IIRC around 100k+ or 200k+ domains were inaccessible. In order to mitigate the fact of diverting new users to another website and not let customers believe that it could be a phishing attack, having 2 domains make sense. Also `dev` suits the development aspect of the Storj. ---
**Author:** ![xsys](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/xsys/32/7829_2.png) [@xsys](https://forum.storj.io/u/xsys)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/4 "2025-06-30T14:40:48Z")
yes I remember number of TLDs were lost, such as Soviet Union - su, Czechoslovakia - cs, Yugoslavia - yu. But it happened log time before internet became mass thing… I was talking to folks looking for backup solution using S3, in terms of 100 TB total. They understood the pricing and expand factor, but wanted to get deeper to the decentralized idea, how it works under the hood, likely being afraid of possibility of losing their data by decentralization. I provided them the io and dev websites but the got more confused or overwhelmed by all that. I just sent them to `https://storj.dev/learn/concepts/data-structure` so hopefuly it will work. ---
**Author:** ![bre](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/bre/32/69_2.png) [@bre](https://forum.storj.io/u/bre)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/5 "2025-06-30T14:49:17Z")
@xsys This is an excellent overview video by @Dominick that may help answer some of their questions [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8F8FC7Kexz0/maxresdefault.jpg "Demystifying the Distributed Cloud") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F8FC7Kexz0) ---
**Author:** ![xsys](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/xsys/32/7829_2.png) [@xsys](https://forum.storj.io/u/xsys)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/6 "2025-06-30T15:03:38Z")
thanks, will forward ---
**Author:** ![snorkel](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/snorkel/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@snorkel](https://forum.storj.io/u/snorkel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/7 "2025-07-10T09:40:09Z")
I can’t find any refference on [storj.io](http://storj.io) website to “Storagenode providers” section. If you want to provide storage space, you should know beforehand that you can do this, and than dig through docs and faqs untill you find it. It use to be a dedicated link up there in the main TABs. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/8 "2025-07-10T09:55:57Z")
> [@snorkel](#): > > I can’t find any refference on [storj.io](http://storj.io) website to “Storagenode providers” section. In the footer there is a link: Partners → Storage Providers → [https://www.storj.io/partner/storage-providers](https://www.storj.io/partner/storage-providers) ---
**Author:** ![snorkel](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/snorkel/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@snorkel](https://forum.storj.io/u/snorkel)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/9 "2025-07-10T10:14:29Z")
In the footer… 🤦🏻‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![arrogantrabbit](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/arrogantrabbit/32/11200_2.png) [@arrogantrabbit](https://forum.storj.io/u/arrogantrabbit)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/why-two-web-sites-storj-io-and-storj-dev/30277/10 "2025-07-10T17:26:11Z")
There is a surplus of node operators. There is no need to make that any more prominent.