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Overview

Fenine Network has different hardware requirements based on node type and usage. This guide helps you choose the right specifications.

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Non-Validator Full Node

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Minimum Requirements

For basic operation and light RPC usage:
Minimum specs may struggle during high network activity. Recommended specs provide better performance.
For production RPC serving and better performance:
✅ Best for: Production dApps, public RPC, development teams

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Storage Growth

Blockchain size grows over time: Growth Rate: ~8-10 GB/month (pruned mode)
Pruning removes old state data while keeping recent states. Archive nodes keep everything and grow faster.

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Archive Node

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Minimum Requirements

Archive nodes store complete historical state: For optimal archive node performance:

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Storage Growth (Archive)

Growth Rate: ~200-300 GB/month (archive mode)
Archive nodes require significant storage and grow much faster than pruned nodes. Plan for expansion.

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RPC Provider Node

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High-Traffic Configuration

For serving thousands of requests per second: Additional Requirements:
  • Load balancer (nginx/HAProxy)
  • DDoS protection
  • Monitoring stack (Prometheus/Grafana)
  • 24/7 operations team

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Cloud Provider Options

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AWS EC2

Instance Type: t3.xlarge
  • 4 vCPUs
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 500 GB gp3 EBS volume
Estimated Cost: ~$150/month

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Google Cloud

Machine Type: n2-standard-8
  • 8 vCPUs
  • 32 GB RAM
  • 1 TB SSD persistent disk
Estimated Cost: ~$300/month

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Dedicated Servers

Budget-friendly alternatives:
Dedicated servers often provide better price/performance than cloud VMs for long-term operation.

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Network Requirements

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Bandwidth

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Latency

  • Peer communication: <200ms preferred
  • Block propagation: <500ms ideal
  • Geographic distribution: Node in same region as users

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Ports

Required open ports:

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Operating System

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Supported

✅ Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Recommended)
✅ Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
✅ Debian 11+
✅ CentOS 8 / Rocky Linux 8
✅ Fedora 36+
❌ Windows (unsupported)
❌ macOS (development only)
❌ Ubuntu < 20.04
❌ 32-bit systems

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Performance Benchmarks

Real-world performance metrics:

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Sync Time

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RPC Performance

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Cost Calculator

Estimate your monthly costs:
Full Node (Recommended):
  • EC2 c6i.2xlarge: $200
  • 1TB EBS io2: $125
  • Data transfer: $25
  • Total: ~$350/month
Archive Node:
  • EC2 r6i.4xlarge: $650
  • 8TB EBS io2: $1000
  • Data transfer: $100
  • Total: ~$1,750/month

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Recommendations by Use Case

Specs: Minimum requirements sufficient
  • Local machine or small VPS
  • 4 cores, 16GB RAM, 500GB SSD
  • Testnet or mainnet
  • Cost: $50-100/month (cloud) or free (local)
Specs: Recommended requirements
  • Dedicated server or cloud VM
  • 8 cores, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe
  • Production mainnet
  • Cost: $85-350/month
Specs: High-end configuration
  • Multiple nodes with load balancer
  • 16+ cores, 64GB+ RAM, 2TB+ NVMe
  • Redundancy and failover
  • Cost: $500-2000/month
Specs: Archive node required
  • High-performance server
  • 16+ cores, 128GB RAM, 8TB+ NVMe
  • Full historical data
  • Cost: $195-1750/month

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Next Steps

Non-Validator Setup

Install your node

Monitoring

Set up monitoring