====== [Architecture] ======
[[OpenSimulator]] is a scalable platform which offers operators a number of configurations, called Architectures in the configuration files.

===== Standalone =====
A closed region simulator running one or more regions in a single simulator program, which is not coordinating with other simulators through grid services.

Hypergrid services are not enabled and hypergrid visitors cannot connect to regions in this simulator.

===== Standalone Hypergrid =====
An open region simulator running one or more regions inside a single simulator program, which is not coordinating with other simulators through grid services.

Hypergrid services are enabled and hypergrid visitors can connect to regions in this simulator.

===== Grid =====
A [[closed grid]] configuration using [[OpenSimulator]] [[Robust]] C#/Mono server/services to coordinate services between regions in the grid, and offload services from the region simulators.

Hypergrid services are not enabled and hypergrid visitors cannot connect to this grid.

===== GridHypergrid =====
An [[open grid]] configuration using [[OpenSimulator]] [[Robust]] C#/Mono server/services to coordinate services between regions in the grid, and offload services from the region simulators.

Hypergrid services are enabled and hypergrid visitors are able to connect to this grid.

===== SimianGrid =====
A [[closed grid]] configuration using [[SimianGrid]] Apache/PHP server/services to coordinate services between regions in the grid, and offload services from the region simulators.

Hypergrid visitors cannot connect to this grid.

===== HyperSimianGrid =====
An [[open grid]] configuration using [[SimianGrid]] Apache/PHP server/services to coordinate services between regions in the grid, and offload services from the region simulators.

Hypergrid visitors are able to connect to this grid.

===== OpenSim.ini.example =====

  [Architecture]
      ;# {Include-Architecture} {} {Choose one of the following architectures} {config-include/Standalone.ini config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini config-include/Grid.ini config-include/GridHypergrid.ini config-include/SimianGrid.ini config-include/HyperSimianGrid.ini} config-include/Standalone.ini
      ;; Uncomment one of the following includes as required.  For instance, to create a standalone OpenSim,
      ;; uncomment Include-Architecture = "config-include/Standalone.ini"
      ;; 
      ;; Then you will need to copy and edit the corresponding *Common.example file in config-include/
      ;; that the referenced .ini file goes on to include.
      ;;
      ;; For instance, if you chose "config-include/Standalone.ini" then you will need to copy 
      ;; "config-include/StandaloneCommon.ini.example" to "config-include/StandaloneCommon.ini" before
      ;; editing it to set the database and backend services that OpenSim will use.
      ;;
      ; Include-Architecture = "config-include/Standalone.ini"
      ; Include-Architecture = "config-include/StandaloneHypergrid.ini"
      ; Include-Architecture = "config-include/Grid.ini"
      ; Include-Architecture = "config-include/GridHypergrid.ini"
      ; Include-Architecture = "config-include/SimianGrid.ini"
      ; Include-Architecture = "config-include/HyperSimianGrid.ini"
      
===== See Also =====
[[Simulators]]

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