# Can 3D Slicer be hosted on a rendering server?

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-3d-slicer-be-hosted-on-a-rendering-server/9256
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 21, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-3d-slicer-be-hosted-on-a-rendering-server/9256 "2019-11-21T17:04:04Z")
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### Author: ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/can-3d-slicer-be-hosted-on-a-rendering-server/9256/8 "2019-11-26T19:58:34Z")

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> [@pieper](#):
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> I was planning to set something up using google cloud technologies so it would scale and basically be open to anyone willing to sign up for an account (at least for the first $300 worth of testing) can try it out.

This would be awesome to have for RSNA. Do you think you could have a chance to set this up?

In the long term, we will need both cloud and self hosting setup - cloud hosting is very scaleable and lots of pre-configured services are available; self hosting has no data privacy issues, can be more vendor neutral, and may cost less.

Science Community Gateways could be good, too, but if you need to write a proper proposal (not just a formality like filling out a form) every 12 months then I don’t see the point, as you could spend that time with writing larger grants that can fund cloud computing resources or buying your own hardware.

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