> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hardware Requirements

> Hardware requirements for SKALE Network validators

## Hardware Requirements

The following are the hardware requirements for running a SKALE Network validator node:

* **Machine**: A Linux x86\_64 machine
* **Physical Cores**: At least 8 physical cores
* **RAM Size**: At least 32 GB RAM
* **Attached Storage**: Separate not mounted block device - 2TB (1.9 TB actual measure)
* **Swap Size**: At least 16 GB swap
* **Port Range**: See networking requirements in compliance documentation

For more detailed hardware requirements and compliance information, see [Compliance Requirements](/validators/compliance-requirements).