Resource requirements may vary based on chain size and other parameters. This mainly impacts database storage requirements. Basic prerequisites and settings can be found throughout the Information and Settings section for developers.
BlockScout requires a full archive node to import every state change for every address on the target network.
Recommended Base Hardware
EVM chains can differ in size and requirements, these are the recommendations for optimal performance.
CPU
16 core, 32 thread
RAM
128GB
Hosting Requirements
Minimums are listed for an AWS Cloud instance and can be inferred to other hosting providers.
Application
1x EC2 t3.Medium instance running Linux
8GB of EBS General Purpose SSD (NVMe)
Database
1x RDS Database running on db.t3.Medium using PostgreSQL
500GB of General Purpose SSD (depending on chain size)
Average 100 new connections/sec per Elastic Load Balancer
Requirements will vary based on chain. For example, these are the recommended requirements for a Harmony Explorer Node:
Setup: AWS i3en.12xlarge or equivalent, with local disk storage
Storage: ~24TB (4x NVMe SSD) is recommended for Archival Explorer Nodes on Shard 0
OS: Latest Ubuntu Linux (LTS Version)
Network: 100M+ bandwidth