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Validator Node Configuration

Validators are crucial for securing the network by producing blocks and validating transactions within the Core Chain’s Satoshi Plus consensus framework.

System Requirements​

There are several system requirements, both software and hardware, for setting up a validator node on the Core network.

Software​

  • Currently, a Core Validator Node can only run on Mac OS X or on the Linux operating systems.

Hardware​

Core nodes perform several resource-intensive tasks, which can include storing blockchain data, verifying blocks or transactions, communicating with peer nodes, and answering network requests, depending on their configuration. Each type of Core node has specific hardware requirements based on their expected needs.

Testnet Validator Node Hardware Specifications​

For Validator Nodes on Core Blockchain Testnet, we recommend the following minimal hardware specs:

RequirementsDetails
Storage1 TB of free disk space, solid-state drive (SSD), gp3, 8k IOPS, 250MB/S throughput, read latency <1ms.
CPU4 CPU cores
RAM8 Gigabytes
Internet SpeedA broadband Internet connection with upload/download speeds of 10 megabytes per second.

Mainnet Validator Node Hardware Specifications​

For Validator Nodes on Core Blockchain Mainnet, we recommend the following minimal hardware specs:

RequirementsDetails
Storage1 TB of free disk space, solid-state drive (SSD), gp3, 8k IOPS, 250MB/S throughput, read latency <1ms.
CPU8 CPU cores
RAM32 Gigabytes
Internet SpeedA broadband Internet connection with upload/download speeds of 10 megabytes per second.