Adding a note about AWS EBS gp3 being an option
Adding this note to provide some flexibility to people who want to run nodes.
Also adding date of recommendations as those may quickly change.
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ This guide explains how to install the Algorand Node software on Linux distribut
### Hardware requirements
+(Last update to this section: November 3, 2022.)
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Due to the higher TPS on MainNet, to successfully run an Algorand MainNet node, the following hardware is necessary:
* at least 4GB of RAM (8GB strongly recommended)
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ Recommended system specification for relay nodes is:
* 30 TB/month egress
* 1 Gbps connection with very low latency
+While directly-attached NVMe SSD are recommended, in October 2022, the use of AWS EBS gp3 was able to provide sufficient performance. Users choosing this option should constantly monitor performance of the node, and may need to upgrade to faster storage solutions in the future (e.g., in case of important increase of TPS support).
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The third-party website [Algoscan Analytics](https://developer.algoscan.app/) indicates the current size of the data folder for MainNet/TestNet/BetaNet archival nodes.
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