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Last updated 6 months ago

Hardware Requirement

Recommended Configuration:

  • CPU: 4 Cores

  • RAM: 8GB

  • System Disk: 30GB

  • Data Disk: 1TB

  • Data traffic：

    • The initial sync : 600 GB, takes about 6 days.

    • Monthly: 200 GB

Refer to the AWS Virginia cloud service pricing: approximately 80 USD/month.

Prices in Asia may be higher.

Run the BTC node

BTC mainnet

Please refer to the commands to run a full Bitcoin node.

Please refer to the commands to run a light Bitcoin node.

BTC test3 net

Please refer to the commands to run a Bitcoin test3 full node. Please be aware to change the script mentioned in the notes.

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