National Hosting & Federation Services
REN.ng National Hosting & Federation Services
Open, Federated, and Community-Driven Infrastructure for Nigeria's Research and Education Sector.
About
REN.ng Hosting Services provide robust, secure, and community-governed digital infrastructure tailored for Nigeria's research and education sector. We empower institutions to host critical services like repositories, publishing platforms, and identity providers, ensuring national data sovereignty and seamless integration with global open science initiatives.
Our offerings are built on open standards, delivered by trusted national partners like Eko-Konnect and Datasphir, and aligned with the broader West and Central African research and education strategy led by WACREN in LIBSENSE. This ensures that your institution benefits from a resilient, interoperable, and locally supported digital ecosystem.
Reliable
Tier III Data Center
Collaborative
WACREN Aligned
Connected
IXPN Integration
Secure
NDPR Compliant
Hosting Products
What We Host
National platforms backed by REN.ng blueprints, security, and metadata governance
RUMBU
Nigeria's Shared Research Repository
Powered by Weko3 (built on Invenio3), developed with NII Japan. Multi-tenant: Each institution manages its own repository. Supports the Nigerian Common Metadata Schema (NCMS). FAIR-aligned, with PIDs (DOI, ARK) and ORCID, ROR integration.
JournalHub
Scholarly Publishing
Based on Kotahi: supports JATS, Crossref, DataCite, custom schemas. Built-in editorial workflow, peer review, DOI registration. ORCID, ROR, and DOAJ integration.
BookHub
Open Book Publishing
Based on Ketty, integrated with Thoth.pub for ONIX and metadata. Web, EPUB, PDF output from single-source manuscript. Supports ISBN, DOI, multilingual content, version control.
Server Plans
Dedicated Linux Servers
Root access, free setup, scalable bandwidth
Basic Server
2-core / 1GB RAM / 20GB SSD
Staging & testing
Starter Server
2-core / 4GB RAM / 120GB SSD
Backups, dev environments
Standard Server
4-core / 4GB RAM / 120GB SSD
LMS, institutional platforms
Performance Server
8-core / 8GB RAM / 360GB SSD
Repositories, heavy workloads
Federation
Integrated Federation Services
Identity, metadata, Wi-Fi, and standards baked in
eduID.ng
Federated SSO for all staff, students, and researchers
geteduroam
Secure Wi-Fi onboarding and mobility
NCMS
RUMBU tenants use the Nigerian Common Metadata Schema
Global Standards
Crossref, DataCite, ORCID, ROR, JATS, ONIX
Add-ons
Federated Infrastructure Add-ons
Extend sovereignty with managed upgrades
Hosted Campus Identity Provider (IdP)
SAML IdP hosted under institutional domain. Co-managed or fully managed. eduID.ng-ready, supports LMS/repository/library logins.
RADIUS Hosting (geteduroam)
Cloud primary + optional on-campus secondary. Peered with national/global eduroam.
DNS Hosting via ren.ng
Free secondary DNS using dns1.ren.ng, dns2.ren.ng. Optional primary DNS with DNSSEC, SLA.
Packages
Bundled Packages
Turnkey research access stacks for your institution
Research Access Starter
Hosted IdP + eduID.ng membership
Wi-Fi Onboarding Pack
RADIUS + geteduroam configuration
Repository + Server
RUMBU + Starter Server + DNS
Full Campus Pack
IdP + RADIUS + DNS + RUMBU + geteduroam
Infrastructure
National Infrastructure
Secure, reliable, and locally hosted
Hosted at Digital Realty Lagos (Tier III certified)
Connected to IXPN (NgREN, WACREN, telecoms, ISPs)
Redundant uplinks + NDPR-compliant
High availability + national traffic optimisation
Ready to get started?
Contact us to discuss your hosting needs and get a custom quote.