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:
Requirements | Details |
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Storage | 1 TB of free disk space, solid-state drive (SSD), gp3, 8k IOPS, 250MB/S throughput, read latency <1ms. |
CPU | 4 CPU cores |
RAM | 8 Gigabytes |
Internet Speed | A 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:
Requirements | Details |
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Storage | 1 TB of free disk space, solid-state drive (SSD), gp3, 8k IOPS, 250MB/S throughput, read latency <1ms. |
CPU | 8 CPU cores |
RAM | 32 Gigabytes |
Internet Speed | A broadband Internet connection with upload/download speeds of 10 megabytes per second. |