| id | hardware |
|---|---|
| title | Hardware Requirements for Validator Node |
| sidebar_label | Hardware Requirements |
| sidebar_position | 1 |
| description | NEAR Validator Node Hardware Requirements |
This page covers the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for engaging with the NEAR platform as a validator node.
| Hardware | Recommended Specifications |
|---|---|
| CPU | x86_64 (Intel, AMD) processor with at least 8 physical cores |
| CPU Features | CMPXCHG16B, POPCNT, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, BMI1, LZCNT |
| RAM | 24GB DDR4 |
| Storage | 1TB SSD (NVMe SSD is recommended. HDD will be enough for localnet only) |
Verify CPU feature support by running the following command on Linux:
lscpu | grep -P '(?=.*avx )(?=.*sse4.2 )(?=.*cx16 )(?=.*popcnt )(?=.*bmi1 )(?=.*abm )' > /dev/null \
&& echo "Supported" \
|| echo "Not supported"
| Hardware | Minimal Specifications |
|---|---|
| CPU | x86_64 (Intel, AMD) processor with at least 8 physical cores |
| CPU Features | CMPXCHG16B, POPCNT, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, BMI1, LZCNT |
| RAM | 16GB DDR4 |
| Storage | 500GB SSD (NVMe SSD is recommended. HDD will be enough for localnet only) |
Verify CPU feature support by running the following command on Linux:
lscpu | grep -P '(?=.*avx )(?=.*sse4.2 )(?=.*cx16 )(?=.*popcnt )(?=.*bmi1 )(?=.*abm )' > /dev/null \
&& echo "Supported" \
|| echo "Not supported"
Estimated monthly costs depending on operating system:
| Cloud Provider | Machine Size | Linux |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | m5.2xlarge | $330 CPU + $80 storage |
| GCP | n2-standard-8 | $280 CPU + $80 storage |
| Azure | Standard_F8s_v2 | $180 CPU + $40 storage |
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