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# Hardware Specs

**Operating Systems**

* Linux
* Windows
* MacOS

**Minimum Hardware**

* For max. 2 validators
* 4 - 8 Cores
* 8-16GB Ram
* 250 - 500 GB SSD (NVMe preferred)
* Peer-to-peer friendly home ISP

**Recommended Hardware**

* For max. 4 validators
* 8+ cores
* 16GB+ Ram
* 500 GB NVMe
* Data Center / 1Gbit conn.
* Metal is best, VMs work if performance guaranteed