Hardware requirements

While technical requirements are not mandatory, it is highly recommended that your infrastructure meets at least the minimum requirements detailed below.
If your Delegate makes it into the block producers' pool but is not ready or powerful enough to generate blocks on time, it will be "probed" by the network for six blockchain epochs, during which it will not earn any reward.

Minimum hardware requirements

RAM
STORAGE
CPU
Network
8 GB
500 GB (local SSD)
2 Cores, 2.4 Ghz, 64 bit
100 Mb/s

Software specifications

OS
Compilers
Tools
Software
Debian Stretch Linux
Go-Lang > 1.11.5
Monitoring & Alerting
Docker

Operations

  • 99.99% server uptime
  • Failover and data backup across geolocations
  • Preventive measures for security
  • Support periodic node software updates

Redundancy

One main server and one (or more) backup servers, all running behind a firewall, is the suggested configuration to provide continuous operation of your node. This is incredibly convenient when upgrading your node software.