If anyone has knowledge of running a Node and wants to participate in the current testnet , please give DM to @danvoicu (telegram), the Rep - point reward (community.elrond.com) .
This is the system Minimum requirements to run the node:
Running a validator/observer node is possible on a consumer grade PC / laptop.
- Minimum specs are:
- Dual Core CPU
- 4GB RAM
- 200 GB HDD space
- Broadband Internet connection *
- Windows, Linux or MacOS operating systems
Higher hardware specs are recommended. Since Elrond Network is a PoS based blockchain, no special requirements regarding video card capabilities are needed.
Initial tests show an average bandwidth of approximately 100Mbps upload/download when processing over 10000 transactions / second.
Here you can dig deeper, or join the telegram group (https://t.me/ElrondNetwork) to learn.
https://docs.elrond.com/start-a-validator-node/how-to-become-a-validator
Website: https://elrond.com/
Elrond Github: https://github.com/elrondnetwork
Whitepaper: https://elrond.com/files/Elrond_Whitepaper_EN.pdf
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElrondNetwork