Hardware requirements

This page contains recommended hardware configurations that can be used to create a new Empe Testnet validator machine. Please note that the higher the effort you put into creating a stable and robust machine and lower the chances of getting slashed due to downtime.

Testnet

We recommend the following hardware specifications:

Characteristic	Specification
Operating System	Ubuntu 18.04 or later LTS
Number of CPUs	6
RAM	32GB
SSD	240GB

Also, we need to make sure the following requirements are met:

• Allow incoming connections on port 26656

• Have a static IP address

• Have access to the root user