Hardware Requirements for Archival Node

This page covers the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for engaging with the NEAR platform as an Archival node.

Recommended Hardware Specifications

Hardware	Recommended Specifications
CPU	8-Core (16-Thread) Intel i7/Xeon or equivalent with AVX support
CPU Features	CMPXCHG16B, POPCNT, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
RAM	24GB DDR4
Storage	7 Terabyte SSD

Verify AVX support on Linux by issuing the command $ lscpu | grep -oh avx. If the output is empty, your CPU is not supported.

Minimal Hardware Specifications

Hardware	Minimal Specifications
CPU	8-Core (16-Thread) Intel i7/Xeon or equivalent with AVX support
RAM	16GB DDR4
Storage	7 Terabyte SSD

Verify AVX support on Linux by issuing the command $ lscpu | grep -oh avx. If the output is empty, your CPU is not supported.

Cost Estimation

Estimated monthly costs depending on operating system:

Cloud Provider	Machine Size	Linux
AWS	m5.2xlarge	$330 CPU + $800 storage †
GCP	n2-standard-8	$280 CPU + $800 storage †
Azure	Standard_F8s_v2	$180 CPU + $800 storage †

( † ) The storage cost will grow overtime as an archival node stores more data from the growing NEAR blockchain.

Resources for Cost Estimation

All prices reflect reserved instances which offer deep discounts on all platforms with a 1 year commitment

• AWS
  • cpu: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/reserved-instances/pricing
  • storage: https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/pricing
• GCP
  • cpu: https://cloud.google.com/compute/vm-instance-pricing
  • storage: https://cloud.google.com/compute/disks-image-pricing
• Azure — https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/calculator

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