Environment and Hardware

Environment and Hardware

Requirements

Hardware requirements differ by client but generally are not that high since the node just needs to stay synced. Don’t confuse it with mining, which requires much more computing power. Sync time and performance do improve with more powerful hardware however.

Before installing any client, please ensure your computer has enough resources to run it. You can find the minimum and recommended requirements below.

The bottleneck for your hardware is mostly disk space. Syncing the Pecu Novus blockchain is very input/output intensive and requires a lot of space. It is best to have a solid-state drive (SSD) with hundreds of GBs of free space to spare even after the synchronization.

The size of the database and speed of the initial synchronization depends on the chosen client, its configuration and sync strategy.

Also make sure your internet connection is not limited by a bandwidth cap(opens in a new tab). It’s recommended to use an unmetered connection since initial sync and data broadcasted to the network could exceed your limit.