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# 🖥️ Hardware Requirements

Before running a Monad node, make sure your hardware meets the required performance specifications. Monad is a high-throughput blockchain with strict execution and synchronization requirements, so insufficient hardware may lead to unstable node behavior or loss of consensus participation.

Hardware requirements are **identical for validators and full nodes**, except for **network bandwidth**.

> ⚠️ **Note:** Cloud-based or virtualized environments are **not officially supported**. Monad nodes should be deployed on dedicated bare metal servers.

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### *Minimum Requirements*

#### *CPU*

* **16 physical cores**
* **4.5 GHz+ base clock**
* High single-core performance is required

#### *Memory*

* **32 GB RAM or more**

#### *Storage*

| Purpose            | Requirement                     |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------- |
| Execution (TrieDB) | **2 TB NVMe SSD**               |
| MonadBFT + OS      | **500 GB SSD**                  |
| Interface          | **PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe or better** |

**Recommended SSDs:**\
Samsung 980 / 990 Pro, Samsung PM9A1, Micron 7450

**Not recommended:**\
Nextorage SSDs (known stability issues under load)

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### *Network Bandwidth*

| Node Type | Bandwidth      |
| --------- | -------------- |
| Validator | **300 Mbit/s** |
| Full Node | **100 Mbit/s** |

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### *Official Documentation*

This guide follows the official Monad requirements. Always refer to the documentation below for the most up-to-date information:

👉 [**https://docs.monad.xyz/node-ops/hardware-requirements**](https://docs.monad.xyz/node-ops/hardware-requirements?utm_source=chatgpt.com)