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# Datacenter Status

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Equipment that is in a certified datacenter on Vast.ai is eligible to be included in the "secure cloud" offering and recieve other benefits, such as the blue datacenter label. Individual certifications will eventually be highlighted so users can understand if a given host is compliant with HIPAA, GDPR, TIER 2/3 or ISO 27001. Users typically are willing to pay more for the security and reliability that comes with equipment that is in a proper facility.

Read through this documentation to understand the minimum requirements for becoming a datacenter partner and the specific verification steps that we will take to ensure compliance.

## Benefits

* Blue datacenter label on all GPU offers  in the web interface for equipment that is in the datacenter
* Offers are included in the "secure cloud" searches in the CLI and in the web interface
* Incresed reliabilty scoring
* As a result of a few factors, generally higher search rankings in the marketplace
* Direct Discord or Slack channel to Vast.ai for support

## Requirements

1. ONE of the following third party certificates must be active:
   * ISO/IEC 27001
2. The equipment must be owned by a business
   * The business must be registered and up to date on all filings
   * The owners of the business must be listed on the registration or otherwise verifiable
3. The company must sign the datacenter hosting Agreement
4. The owner must undergo identity verification
5. The host must have at least 5 GPU servers listed on Vast.ai or otherwise show they have a significant (5+ Servers) amount of equipment to list

## Application Process

In order to apply, you will need to first gather the required documentation:

* Government issued IDs such as a passport for the business owner(s)
* Business information such as a certificate of good standing or other recent record
* The name and address of the datacenter where the equipment is located along with the relevant certificates
* A contract or invoice from the datacenter linking the business
* Other due dilligence documentation as required

Once you have the requiremed documentation, To apply please visit: [https://vast.ai/data-center-application](https://vast.ai/data-center-application)