🖥️ 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