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A (sub-)project in Coscine has a certain storage contingent, also called quota. Per (sub-)project, you can assign, manage and extend quota to the associated Resource Types. If you want to apply for storage space, please find the link to the application platform in the first table on resource types and storage space per project.

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Resource Type	Participating Organizations	External users	Application Platform
Web	25 GB default; up to 100 GB with self service	no storage space	Web resources
S3	no default; up to 125TB with RDS application	no storage space	S3 resources
WORM	no default; up to 125TB with RDS application	no storage space	WORM resources
Linked Data	no limit since no storage space required	no limit since no storage space required	No application required

Since mid-2025, the storage space resource DataStorage.nrw has been available to all DH.NRW universities and NFDI-Consortia. To use the standard quota (100 GB web storage) and to apply for additional storage space, a contract signed by the respective university is required.

Projects with NFDI participation do not receive automatically quota in Coscine, as this information is not passed on automatically. For this reason, a storage space application must be submitted and this must indicate what the NFDI participation within the project looks like. This can be done, for example, by an active data steward of the NFDI in the project.

Note

Applications for storage space up to 125 TB per project are carried out according to a technical review procedure. This is done by a person trained in 1st level support. For storage space applications over 125 TB, an additional scientific review is carried out, which means that the processing time may take longer.