# Decentralized Independent Nodes

**URL:** <https://forum.dfinity.org/t/decentralized-independent-nodes/74851>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [July 31, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/decentralized-independent-nodes/74851 "2026-07-31T00:18:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![wwsteel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/74df32/32.png) [@wwsteel](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/wwsteel)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/decentralized-independent-nodes/74851/1 "2026-07-31T00:18:03Z")

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So if ICP is truly all about decentralization, why can’t every single person be their own independent node operator, responsible for only their content uploaded and no one else’s content?

Why is that not possible?

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**Author:** ![Lorimer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.dfinity.org/lorimer/32/17601_2.png) [@Lorimer](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Lorimer)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/decentralized-independent-nodes/74851/2 "2026-07-31T04:45:22Z")

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It is possible with cloud engines, for sure.

> [@On another topic](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/74530/8):
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> could be their own node provider using VMs spun up across several cloud platforms