Hardware Requirements for Validator Node

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

Recommended Hardware Specifications

Hardware	Recommended Specifications
CPU	x86_64 (Intel, AMD) processor with at least 8 physical cores
CPU Features	CMPXCHG16B, POPCNT, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
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 )' > /dev/null \
  && echo "Supported" \
  || echo "Not supported"

Minimal Hardware Specifications

Hardware	Minimal Specifications
CPU	x86_64 (Intel, AMD) processor with at least 8 physical cores
CPU Features	CMPXCHG16B, POPCNT, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
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 )' > /dev/null \
  && echo "Supported" \
  || echo "Not supported"

Cost Estimation

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

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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