| description | Software components, sealing processes, and system design for storage provider operations. |
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This section covers the software stack, sealing pipeline, and operational tooling that storage providers use to run their systems.
- Software components — the major Lotus components in a storage provider setup
- Storage provider automation — one-click deployment tools for the Lotus and Boost stack
- Sealing pipeline — the step-by-step process of preparing sectors for storage
- Sealing rate — factors that determine how fast a provider can seal new sectors
- Sealing as a service — outsourcing sector sealing to third-party providers
- Network indexer — how the IPNI maps content identifiers to storage providers