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Hardware Requirements for Archival Split-Storage Node

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

Mainnet

HardwareRecommended Specifications
CPU8-Core (16-Thread) Intel i7/Xeon or equivalent with AVX support
CPU FeaturesCMPXCHG16B, POPCNT, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, SHA-NI
RAM32GB DDR4
Hot Storage3 Terabyte SSD
Cold Storage60 Terabyte NON-SSD Persistent Disks

Minimal Hardware Specificationsโ€‹

HardwareMinimal Specifications
CPU8-Core (16-Thread) Intel i7/Xeon or equivalent with AVX support
RAM24GB DDR4
Hot Storage3 Terabyte SSD
Cold Storage60 Terabyte NON-SSD Persistent Disks

Cost Estimationโ€‹

Estimated monthly costs depending on cloud provider:

Cloud ProviderMachine SizeLinux
AWSm5a.2xlarge$160 CPU + $1200 storage โ€ 
GCPn2-standard-8$280 CPU + $2100 storage โ€ 
AzureStandard_D8s_v5$180 CPU + $400 storage โ€ 

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

Testnet

HardwareRecommended Specifications
CPU8-Core (16-Thread) Intel i7/Xeon or equivalent with AVX support
CPU FeaturesCMPXCHG16B, POPCNT, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, SHA-NI
RAM24GB DDR4
Hot Storage1 Terabyte SSD
Cold Storage15 Terabyte NON-SSD Persistent Disks

Minimal Hardware Specificationsโ€‹

HardwareMinimal Specifications
CPU8-Core (16-Thread) Intel i7/Xeon or equivalent with AVX support
RAM16GB DDR4
Hot Storage1 Terabyte SSD
Cold Storage15 Terabyte NON-SSD Persistent Disks

Cost Estimationโ€‹

Estimated monthly costs depending on cloud provider:

Cloud ProviderMachine SizeLinux
AWSm5a.2xlarge$160 CPU + $350 storage โ€ 
GCPn2-standard-8$280 CPU + $600 storage โ€ 
AzureStandard_D8s_v5$180 CPU + $150 storage โ€ 

( โ€  ) 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. We cannot guarantee the prices mentioned above as they may change at any moment.

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