# Storage Provider

### **Introduction**

**Swan Storage** **Provider** enables hardware owners to make profits on their spare computing resources by releasing them to tenants.

The service Swan provides helps storage providers connect to the Web3 service market, making the Web3 service offering ultimately easier.

Swan IPFS Storage is a web3 version of S3 storage gateway built with IPFS and Filecoin technology for accelerating the mass adoption of decentralized storage by multiple blockchain networks.

### High-Level Design

<figure><img src="/files/ZhLMWMIiX6AXY2uNuNvG" alt=""><figcaption><p>Multi-chain Storage Design</p></figcaption></figure>

To check the current status of Swan Storage Provider network, please check it here <https://console.filswan.com/dashboard#/dashboard>


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