System Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• CPU:
  • Core: 4
  • Threads: 8
• RAM: 8GB
• Storage: 100GB SSD (250+GB for archives)
• Software:
• Linux Version : 18.04 LTS or above
  • Yarn: Version 1.22.19 or above
  • Docker: Version 20.10.10 or above

Recommended Requirements

• CPU:
  • Core: 8
  • Threads: 16
• RAM: 32GB
• Storage: 100GB SSD (250+GB for archives)
• Software:
• Linux Version : 18.04 LTS or above
  • Yarn: Version 1.22.19 or above
  • Docker: Version 20.10.10 or above

Protocols

If the system firewall is enabled, the node host must make the following ports (TCP) accessible:

• 9944: For web sockets
• 9933: For RPC call

Best Practices

• Allow only minimum ports
  • 30333: For Blockchain discovery
  • 9944: For web sockets
  • 9933: For RPC
  • 22: For SSH (should be limited to certain address range or removed altogether after initial setup)
• Mount extra volume for blockchain storage
• Assign Static Public IP to instance/VM
• Monitoring Alarm on blockchain process and extra volume

caution

Only setup a validator on a reliable system.