From 7307d97ae1e51a8f8b25d4df8da99df0a33cfe70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yash Atwal Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 15:30:44 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: add hardware requirements (#24395) Co-authored-by: Felix Lange --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 81b7215ba8..cddc619a20 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ Going through all the possible command line flags is out of scope here (please c but we've enumerated a few common parameter combos to get you up to speed quickly on how you can run your own `geth` instance. +### Hardware Requirements + +Minimum: + +* CPU with 2+ cores +* 4GB RAM +* 500GB free storage space to sync the Mainnet +* 8 MBit/sec download Internet service + +Recommended: + +* Fast CPU with 4+ cores +* 16GB+ RAM +* High Performance SSD with at least 500GB free space +* 25+ MBit/sec download Internet service + ### Full node on the main Ethereum network By far the most common scenario is people wanting to simply interact with the Ethereum