How Hivenet approaches distributed cloud storage

Cloud storage is easy to describe at a distance: files live on infrastructure that people can reach over the internet. The harder question is how that infrastructure handles different jobs without treating personal files, application data, and one-off transfers as the same problem.

Hivenet takes a product-specific approach. Store with Hivenet handles everyday files and photo backup. S3-compatible storage supports datasets, backups, archives, media, and application data. Send handles large file transfers. Each product uses the architecture that fits its job.

How Hivenet's distributed storage works

For storage products that use Hivenet's distributed storage model, files are encrypted, split into fragments, and distributed across the storage network. No single node holds a complete usable copy. Fragments are replicated across nodes so data can remain available when individual nodes go offline.

This is a storage-specific design. Hivenet's Compute, Inference API, S3 storage, Store, and Send do not all use the same operating model. The Hivenet architecture page explains the current product paths and the infrastructure behind them.

What Store with Hivenet is for

Store with Hivenet is built for photos, videos, documents, folders, and other everyday files. It supports photo backup, access across devices, and online-only files where supported, so people can keep files available without keeping every file stored locally.

Plan sizes, prices, supported platforms, and feature availability can change. Use the Store page and Hivenet pricing for current details.

Security without sweeping promises

Encryption, fragmentation, and distribution are part of Hivenet's storage design. They reduce dependence on any single node holding a complete usable file and support resilience when individual nodes go offline. Account security, client support, location, and workload requirements still matter. The Hivenet Trust page explains the current architecture and its boundaries.

Sustainability claims need a defined scope

Hivenet's sustainability analysis compares its distributed storage model with a centralized-cloud baseline. The result depends on the product, infrastructure placement, hardware utilization, redundancy, network conditions, and electricity mix. Hivenet does not treat one sustainability number as applying to every product or workload. Read the current sustainability methodology for the assumptions and limits behind the claims.

Contribution rewards are not currently available

Earlier versions of Hivenet let people contribute unused storage and use rewards to reduce plan costs. Contribution is temporarily unavailable while Hivenet works on its next version. Current paid plans do not require a storage contribution. Check the contribution status page for updates instead of relying on historical reward examples.

Choose the storage path that fits

Use Store for personal files and photo backup, S3-compatible storage for object-storage workflows, and Send for one-off file delivery. For the underlying design, read how Hivenet works. For current Store plans, use the pricing page.