Run Polygon nodes on AWS
Database Blog
This article discusses how to efficiently run and scale Polygon blockchain nodes on AWS.
Specifically, the article covers:
- An overview of how the Polygon blockchain works and its three layers: Ethereum, Heimdall, and Bor
- Challenges of running Polygon nodes due to large data sizes and slow syncing times
- A solution to speed up syncing new Polygon nodes using Amazon S3 and the s5cmd tool, reducing sync time from 8 hours to 2 hours
- Benchmarking different EC2 instance types and storage options for optimal performance and cost for different usage patterns
- Recommendations for AWS configurations (instance types, storage) for various Polygon node usage scenarios
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