Recommended Hardware
In order to run an Ethereum node with our images, you will need a Raspberry Pi 4, an Orange Pi 5, an Odroid M1 or a Rock 5B Board with some additional components.
Tip
We strongly recommend Rock 5B or Orange Pi 5 boards or to run an Ethereum full/staking node.
This is the recommended hardware to run an Execution Layer client + Consensus Layer client. If you don’t know what an Ethereum node is, please visit the User Guide section.
Recommended hardware and settings for running an Ethereum full/staking node on a Rock 5B board
Rock 5B board (16GB RAM)
MicroSD Card (16 GB Class 10 minimum)
NVMe disk 2 TB minimum
Power supply (Radxa official)
Ethernet cable
Port forwarding (see clients for further info)
A case with passive heatsinkn
USB keyboard, Monitor and HDMI cable (full size) (Optional)
Recommended hardware and settings for running an Ethereum full/staking node on a Rock 5B board
Orange Pi 5 board (16GB RAM)
MicroSD Card (16 GB Class 10 minimum)
NVMe disk 2 TB minimum (2230 & 2242. 2280 if your case is hollow)
Power supply
Ethernet cable
Port forwarding (see clients for further info)
A case with passive heatsinkn
USB keyboard, Monitor and HDMI cable (full size) (Optional)
Recommended hardware and settings for running an Ethereum full/staking node on a Raspberry Pi 4
Raspberry 4 board (8GB RAM)
MicroSD Card (16 GB Class 10 minimum)
USB 3.0 disk or a SSD with an USB to SATA case (2 TB Minimum) (see Storage section).
Power supply
Ethernet cable
Port forwarding (see clients for further info)
A case with heatsink and fan
USB keyboard, Monitor and HDMI cable (micro-HDMI) (Optional)
Recommended hardware and settings for running a Consensus Layer + Execution Layer node.
Odroid M1 board (8 GB RAM)
MicroSD Card (16 GB Class 10 minimum)
NVMe disk (2 TB minimum)
Power supply
Ethernet cable
Port forwarding (see clients for further info)
A case with heatsink and fan
USB keyboard, Monitor and HDMI cable (micro-HDMI) (Optional)
The key components are the SDD disk and the RAM memory.