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Node Requirements

General

Supported: MacOS (Intel/ARM), Ubuntu (20.04+), Fedora (release), RedHat (release), FreeBSD (release), MS Windows Server 2008R2+

Kaon Validator Node

Self Hosted

Storage
Storage Type
RAM
CPU, vCore
Network
Minimal
250 Gb
SSD Sata
8 Gb
2x2.5 GHz
22.4 Mbps
Recommended
750 Gb
SSD NVMe
16 Gb ECC
4x3.0 GHz
25 Mbps

Recommended: 8k IOPS, 250MB/S throughput, read latency <1ms.

Additional Requirements:

  • Static IP
  • ARM CPU Architecture is supported
  • ASIC is not supported

Note: Better internet quality results in higher chance for your block to be accepted. It is recommended to host the node in Singapore (Asia Pacific) region.

Cloud Hosted

AWS
Alibaba Cloud
Minimal Configuration Options
c5n.xlarge + EBS, t3a.x2large
ecs.c4.xlarge
Recommended Configuration Options
c5d.4xlarge
ecs.cm4.xlarge + network traffic

Kaon Validator Node with Embedded Bitcoin Node

Self Hosted

Storage
CPU, vCore
RAM
Network
Minimum
+300 Gb
+1x2.5 GHz
+8 Gb
+10 Mbps
Recommended
+1 Tb
+2x3.5 GHz
+20 Gb ECC
+31.5 Mpbs

Optimization notes:

  • -prune is possible with the same constraints that apply to a traditional Bitcoin node
  • -maxuploadtarget can be reduced to 144MiB per day (it is recommended to not reduce any further than this)
  • -blocksonly can be utilized
  • -maxconnections can also be used, though it carries the risk of hindering the node's ability to perform Bitcoin validation-related tasks