# Render Farm Help Needed ASAP **URL:** \ **Category:** Lighting and Rendering\ **Created:** [January 1, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043 "2013-01-01T13:46:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/drrobotronic/32/905308_2.png) [@DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/u/DrRobotronic)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/1 "2013-01-01T13:46:55Z")
I’m working on an animation for a school project, and because of time constraints, I won’t be able to render it on my laptop. I know there are render farms out there where you sign up, and they let you have access to a network of computers if you add yours to the network. What publicly distributed render farms are out there? And what are some of the pros and cons of them. I tried vSwarm, but it doesn’t seem to be working correctly, and [renderfarm.fi](http://renderfarm.fi) appears to be down at the moment. Any alternatives? Help needed soon! ---
**Author:** ![m9105826](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/m9105826/32/6760_2.png) [@m9105826](https://blenderartists.org/u/m9105826)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/2 "2013-01-01T15:58:20Z")
You’re not going to get anything fast and reliable for free. Unfortunately that’s just the way it is. ---
**Author:** ![DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/drrobotronic/32/905308_2.png) [@DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/u/DrRobotronic)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/3 "2013-01-01T19:36:13Z")
That’s unfortunate to hear. I would think that the public distribution model would be quite popular, because you’d have access to a lot more computers than a commercial render farm would have. ---
**Author:** ![zeealpal](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f05b48/32.png) [@zeealpal](https://blenderartists.org/u/zeealpal)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/4 "2013-01-01T20:19:11Z")
Try [renderweb.org](http://renderweb.org) ---
**Author:** ![DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/drrobotronic/32/905308_2.png) [@DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/u/DrRobotronic)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/5 "2013-01-02T07:34:37Z")
Is [renderweb.org](http://renderweb.org) only run through Facebook, or can I use it without using Facebook? ---
**Author:** ![mib2berlin](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/mib2berlin/32/7715_2.png) [@mib2berlin](https://blenderartists.org/u/mib2berlin)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 7:42am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/6 "2013-01-02T07:42:47Z")
Me don´t try but it is useable with out facebook. [http://www.renderweb.org/RenderWeb/loginOptions.jsp](http://www.renderweb.org/RenderWeb/loginOptions.jsp) Cheers, mib. ---
**Author:** ![DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/drrobotronic/32/905308_2.png) [@DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/u/DrRobotronic)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 8:15am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/7 "2013-01-02T08:15:58Z")
Thanks, I’ll definitely check it out then! ---
**Author:** ![blenderjourney](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@blenderjourney](https://blenderartists.org/u/blenderjourney)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/8 "2013-01-02T12:42:21Z")
I don’t know if render.st is still accepting beta applications, but that is a full-fledged commercial render farm (for BI AND cycles) that is doing free renders for beta testers. Might be worth looking into. Just make sure to report bugs and offer suggestions on anything you see that you can improve. They are really responsive to questions/comments and a great group of people running it. ---
**Author:** ![DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/drrobotronic/32/905308_2.png) [@DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/u/DrRobotronic)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/9 "2013-01-04T14:44:33Z")
I can see that being useful for a little while, but I’d have to switch to another network once they move out of beta, if I’d like to continue using it for free, so far [renderweb.org](http://renderweb.org) seems like the best option for amateur animators and modellers, who can’t afford to fork over the cash needed to use top-notch render farms. ---
**Author:** ![tahnk](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@tahnk](https://blenderartists.org/u/tahnk)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/10 "2013-01-04T22:38:32Z")
public render farms? think [Fox render farm](http://www.foxrenderfarm.com) is reliable. ---
**Author:** ![DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/drrobotronic/32/905308_2.png) [@DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/u/DrRobotronic)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/11 "2013-01-05T10:47:14Z")
I was looking for ones that were free, ones where you cover the cost of using the render farm by supplying your computer to the network of computers. Fox Render Farm isn’t free, as far as I can tell, except for a limited trial. ---
**Author:** ![Alain](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/alain/32/6179_2.png) [@Alain](https://blenderartists.org/u/Alain)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/12 "2013-01-05T11:11:59Z")
render.st The Beta-Tester can use it for free. But I’m not sure if you still can get a Beta-Test-Account. They are the best I know, very fast, reliable and a good price. Kind regards Alain ---
**Author:** ![DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/drrobotronic/32/905308_2.png) [@DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/u/DrRobotronic)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/13 "2013-01-05T11:28:07Z")
Alain, blenderjourney already mentioned render.st. Make sure to read the suggestions to see if someone has already posted it! ---
**Author:** ![Alain](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/alain/32/6179_2.png) [@Alain](https://blenderartists.org/u/Alain)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/14 "2013-01-06T02:00:12Z")
Sorry, I don’t have time to read through all postings in detail of each thread, so please forgive me if I strugle sometimes. I hope you understand and have more patience in the future 😉 Kind regards Alain ---
**Author:** ![DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/drrobotronic/32/905308_2.png) [@DrRobotronic](https://blenderartists.org/u/DrRobotronic)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2013, 7:47am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/render-farm-help-needed-asap/561043/15 "2013-01-06T07:47:13Z")
Don’t be so apologetic, I’m not mad at anyone, or would I have any right to be. I was simply stating that this is a relatively small thread, so I guess I assumed people may have read through it. But I didn’t mean any offense by it.