--- title: "Dedicated Server Guides and Buying Advice | PowerDedi Blog" description: "Practical guides from PowerDedi engineers: choosing a dedicated server provider, VPS vs bare metal, Solana node sizing and more, all sourced." url: "https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides" last_updated: "2026-10-21" publisher: "PowerDedi (https://powerdedi.com)" --- # Guides Practical, sourced guides for choosing, sizing and running dedicated servers. Page 1 of 2 · 21 articles - [All articles](https://powerdedi.com/blog) - [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) - [Hardware](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/hardware) - [Market](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/market) - [Payments](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/payments) - [Comparisons](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/comparisons) [RSS feed](https://powerdedi.com/blog/feed) ## Articles [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 21, 2026 ## [TON node requirements in 2026: full node, liteserver, validator](https://powerdedi.com/blog/ton-node-requirements) What a TON full node, liteserver, archive node or validator needs in 2026, from the official docs and MyTonCtrl: CPU, RAM, NVMe and IOPS, current dump sizes, bandwidth, ports, the GRAM stake, and which servers fit. 12 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 20, 2026 ## [Aptos node requirements in 2026: validator, VFN and fullnode](https://powerdedi.com/blog/aptos-node-requirements) What an Aptos validator, validator fullnode or public fullnode needs in 2026, from the official docs: the March 2026 hardware spec, disk sizing and pruning windows, ports, fast sync and backups, and which servers meet it. 12 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 19, 2026 ## [Avalanche node requirements in 2026: AvalancheGo and validators](https://powerdedi.com/blog/avalanche-node-requirements) What an AvalancheGo node needs in 2026, from Avalanche’s official documentation: validator tiers by stake, disk growth and resyncs after the Helicon upgrade, C-Chain archive sizes, L1 validators after ACP-77, staking rules, ports and matching servers. 12 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 18, 2026 ## [Polygon PoS node requirements in 2026: Heimdall-v2, Bor and archive](https://powerdedi.com/blog/polygon-node-requirements) What a Polygon PoS full node, validator pair or archive node needs in 2026, from Polygon’s docs: CPU, RAM, disk per the docs and per current snapshots, the end of Erigon, Heimdall-v2 and Bor setup, ports, and the servers that fit. 12 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 17, 2026 ## [Sui node requirements in 2026: full node and validator hardware](https://powerdedi.com/blog/sui-node-requirements) What a Sui full node or validator needs in 2026, from Sui’s official documentation: CPU cores, RAM, NVMe sizing by pruning profile, current formal snapshot size, ports, the move from JSON-RPC to gRPC, and which servers fit each role. 11 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 16, 2026 ## [BNB Smart Chain node requirements in 2026: full, fast and archive](https://powerdedi.com/blog/bnb-chain-node-requirements) What a BSC fast, full, archive or validator node needs in 2026, from BNB Chain’s documentation and its October 2026 snapshots: CPU, RAM, disk growth, why Reth-BSC replaced Erigon for archive nodes, ports, and the servers that fit. 12 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 15, 2026 ## [Arbitrum node requirements in 2026: Nitro full and archive nodes](https://powerdedi.com/blog/arbitrum-node-requirements) What an Arbitrum One full or archive node needs in 2026, from Offchain Labs’ Nitro documentation: RAM, CPU, NVMe sizing, HashDB versus PathDB, current snapshot sizes, the Ethereum RPC and beacon requirement, ports and memory tuning. 7 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 15, 2026 ## [Base node requirements in 2026: hardware, Reth, snapshots and L1](https://powerdedi.com/blog/base-node-requirements) What it takes to run a Base node in 2026, from Base’s own documentation: CPU, RAM, NVMe sizing with Base’s storage formula, full and archive snapshot sizes, the Reth-only client stack, the Ethereum L1 endpoints and the ports to open. 7 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 15, 2026 ## [Bitcoin full node hardware requirements in 2026](https://powerdedi.com/blog/bitcoin-node-hardware-requirements-2026) Disk, memory, CPU and bandwidth for a Bitcoin full node in 2026: chain size and growth, pruned versus archival nodes, Electrum server indexes, faster syncs with AssumeUTXO, and the configurations that fit. 4 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 15, 2026 ## [Ethereum node hardware requirements in 2026: full, archive, validator](https://powerdedi.com/blog/ethereum-node-hardware-requirements-2026) What an Ethereum full node, archive node or validator needs in 2026, based on EIP-7870 and the client documentation: CPU and single-thread speed, memory, NVMe size per client, history expiry, archive modes and bandwidth. 6 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 15, 2026 ## [How many viewers can a 10 Gbps streaming server handle?](https://powerdedi.com/blog/streaming-server-viewers-per-10gbps) Viewers = usable capacity ÷ bitrate. Viewer counts from 4K to audio-only on a 10 Gbps port, monthly traffic and CDN prices, x264 presets versus NVENC, Owncast, MediaMTX, SRS and nginx-rtmp, HLS and LL-HLS, and an origin-and-edges design. 10 min read [Guides](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides) October 15, 2026 ## [How to run a Monero node: requirements, setup and hosting in 2026](https://powerdedi.com/blog/monero-node-dedicated-server) Hardware, ports and configuration for a Monero node in 2026, from the official docs: full, pruned or public remote node, restricted RPC, Tor and I2P, bandwidth caps, a systemd unit, and which dedicated server fits. 12 min read 1. 1 2. [2](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides/page/2) [Next](https://powerdedi.com/blog/category/guides/page/2) ## Put the numbers to work. Dedicated servers about 40% below market, with 10 Gbps unmetered on every one. 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