# Storage providers

- [Basics](/storage-providers/basics.md): This page will help you understand how to plan a profitable business, design a suitable storage provider architecture, and make the right hardware investments.
- [Quickstart guide](/storage-providers/basics/quickstart-guide.md): This page is a quick start guide for storage providers in the Filecoin ecosystem.
- [Filecoin economics](/storage-providers/filecoin-economics.md): This section discusses the economics of Filecoin in relation to storage providers.
- [Storage proving](/storage-providers/filecoin-economics/storage-proving.md)
- [FIL collateral](/storage-providers/filecoin-economics/fil-collateral.md): This page discusses the concept of collateral in Filecoin for storage providers.
- [Block rewards](/storage-providers/filecoin-economics/block-rewards.md): This page describes block rewards in Filecoin, where storage providers are elected to produce new blocks and earn FIL as rewards.
- [Slashing](/storage-providers/filecoin-economics/slashing.md): Slashing penalizes storage providers that either fail to provide reliable uptime or act maliciously against the network. This page discusses what slashing means to storage providers.
- [Committed capacity](/storage-providers/filecoin-economics/committed-capacity.md): The content discusses participating in the network by providing Committed Capacity (CC) sectors. CC sectors are storage sectors that are filled with random data, instead of customer data.
- [Filecoin deals](/storage-providers/filecoin-deals.md): This section covers the different types of deals in the Filecoin network, and how they relate to storage providers.
- [Storage deals](/storage-providers/filecoin-deals/storage-deals.md): This page discusses what storage deals are, and how storage providers can prepare for them.
- [Verified deals](/storage-providers/filecoin-deals/verified-deals.md): This page discusses what verified deals are, and how they can impact storage providers.
- [Filecoin programs and tools](/storage-providers/filecoin-deals/filecoin-programs.md): This page covers the various programs and services that storage providers can take part in.
- [Snap deals](/storage-providers/filecoin-deals/snap-deals.md): Snap Deals are a way to convert Committed Capacity sectors (that store no real data) into data sectors to be used for storing actual data and potentially Filecoin Plus data.
- [Charging for data](/storage-providers/filecoin-deals/charging-for-data.md): This page covers how storage providers can charge for data on the Filecoin network.
- [Auxiliary services](/storage-providers/filecoin-deals/auxiliary-services.md): As a storage provider, you can set your business apart from the rest by offering additional services to your customers. Many new use-cases for the Filecoin network are emerging as new technologies are
- [Return-on-investment](/storage-providers/filecoin-deals/return-on-investment.md): This page covers the potential return-on-investment (ROI) for storage providers (SPs) and how each SP can calculate their ROI.
- [Architecture](/storage-providers/architecture.md): This section covers the architectural components and processes that storage providers should be aware of when creating their infrastructure.
- [Software components](/storage-providers/architecture/lotus-components.md): Understanding the components of Lotus is necessary in understanding subsequent sections on sealing, and what it means to build well-balanced storage provider architecture.
- [Storage provider automation](/storage-providers/architecture/lotus-automation.md): 1-click deployment automation for the storage provider stack allows new storage providers to quickly learn and deploy Lotus and Boost.
- [Sealing pipeline](/storage-providers/architecture/sealing-pipeline.md): The process of sealing sectors is called the sealing pipeline. It is important for storage providers to understand the steps of the process.
- [Sealing rate](/storage-providers/architecture/sealing-rate.md): The rate at which storage providers complete the sealing pipeline process is called the sealing rate sealing capacity. This page describes considerations and advice in regards to sealing rate.
- [Sealing-as-a-service](/storage-providers/architecture/sealing-as-a-service.md): This page describes how sealing-as-a-service works, and the benefits to storage providers.
- [Network indexer](/storage-providers/architecture/network-indexer.md): InterPlanetary Network Indexer (IPNI) enables users to search for content-addressable data available from storage providers. This page discusses the implications of IPNI for storage providers.
- [Infrastructure](/storage-providers/infrastructure.md): This section covers various infrastructure considerations that storage providers should be aware of.
- [Storage](/storage-providers/infrastructure/storage.md): This page covers RAID configurations, performance implications and availability, I/O behavior for sealed and unsealed sectors, and read/write performance considerations.
- [Network](/storage-providers/infrastructure/network.md): This page covers topics related to internet bandwidth requirements, LAN bandwidth considerations, the use of VLANs for network traffic separation, network redundancy measures, and common topologies.
- [Backup and disaster recovery](/storage-providers/infrastructure/backup-and-disaster-recovery.md): This page covers the basics of backups and disaster recovery for storage providers. A backup strategy is only as good as the last successful restore.
- [Reference architectures](/storage-providers/infrastructure/reference-architectures.md): This page contains some reference architectures that storage providers can use to build out their infrastructure.
- [Skills](/storage-providers/skills.md): This section covers the technical skills and knowledge required to become a storage provider.
- [Linux](/storage-providers/skills/linux.md): This page covers importance of understanding the Linux operating system including installation, configuration, environment variables, performance optimization, and performance analysis.
- [Network](/storage-providers/skills/network.md): This page covers the importance of network skills for a storage provider setup, including network architecture, monitoring, security, infrastructure components, and performance optimizations.
- [Security](/storage-providers/skills/security.md): This page covers the importance of security for Filecoin storage providers, including the need to mitigate potential security threats and implement appropriate security controls.
- [Storage](/storage-providers/skills/storage.md): This content covers various aspects related to storage in the context of being a Filecoin storage provider.
- [Sales](/storage-providers/skills/sales.md): This content covers the business and commercial aspects of running a storage provider business.
- [Industry](/storage-providers/skills/industry.md): This content covers the importance of understanding and meeting specific requirements, certifications, and compliance standards when working with customers in certain industries.
- [PDP](/storage-providers/pdp.md)
- [Install & Run PDP](/storage-providers/pdp/install-and-run-pdp.md): This guide walks you through setting up a PDP-enabled Filecoin Storage Provider using Lotus, YugabyteDB, and Curio