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The article provides a comprehensive guide to running Solana blockchain nodes on Amazon Web Services (AWS), covering node types, deployment architectures, and infrastructure recommendations.
- Solana has three blockchain clusters: devnet, testnet, and mainnet-beta
- Two main node types exist: consensus (validator) and RPC nodes
- Deployment options include single-node and highly available (HA) architectures
- Recommended infrastructure varies by node type, with preference for AMD EPYC or AWS Graviton3 instances
Key infrastructure recommendations include using r6a.8xlarge or r7g.8xlarge instances with specific EBS volume configurations, and keeping RPC endpoints secured within the AWS Cloud.
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