# Node operating hardware requirements and data center requirements
**URL:** https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766
**Category:** Developers
**Tags:** Discussing, community-consideration, in-progress
**Created:** [January 2, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766 "2023-01-02T23:53:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Internationalwaters](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Internationalwaters)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766/1 "2023-01-02T23:53:40Z")
Hello all, there seems to be a lot of discussions on nodes their hardware and their applications so I wanted to make a thread where we can all discuss the technical hardware requirements and some of the other pieces of tech needed (firewalls anybody?
To start here is the link to the onboarding:
[https://wiki.internetcomputer.org/wiki/Node\_Provider\_Onboarding](https://wiki.internetcomputer.org/wiki/Node_Provider_Onboarding)
Here is the link to the hardware requirements:
[https://wiki.internetcomputer.org/wiki/Node\_provider\_hardware](https://wiki.internetcomputer.org/wiki/Node_provider_hardware)
Here are some questions I have run into and maybe some current providers or more experienced fellows can answer this:
Is 700 mb/s adequate to with 10gs ports?
Are there p
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### Author:  [@Internationalwaters](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Internationalwaters)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766/2 "2023-01-02T23:54:37Z")
Are there certain firewalls that should be used?\*\*
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### Author:  [@roald](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/roald)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766/3 "2023-01-03T11:17:17Z")
Hi @Internationalwaters ,
Happy to share based on our experience:
- **network speed:** yes, 700 mb/s would be sufficient for current IC needs, we run a 1 gb/s contract on 10 gb/s ports (lines) and barely see daily (continuous) network utilization over 10%
- **firewall:** as per Gen1 spec we use the Supermicro X11SDV-4C-TP8F firewall
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### Author:  [@Internationalwaters](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Internationalwaters)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766/4 "2023-01-03T11:55:22Z")
I just saw this response please ignore my dm. Thank you sir.
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### Author:  [@garym](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/garym)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766/5 "2023-02-13T20:07:40Z")
> [@roald](#):
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> - **firewall:** as per Gen1 spec we use the Supermicro X11SDV-4C-TP8F firewall
Onboarding and future NP’s will have a different network configuration and **hardware firewalls are not required.**
What about Gen1? We are working on upgrades to Gen1. Gen1 NP’s will be contacted when those are ready.
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### Author:  [@Internationalwaters](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/Internationalwaters)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766/6 "2023-02-17T12:46:48Z")
Does this mean I should not purchase gen 2 hardware? I am literally In negotiations for a box in a dc w redundant hardware. Tell me now before I spend buku money on this.
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### Author:  [@garym](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/garym)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766/7 "2023-02-17T18:39:48Z")
> [@Internationalwaters](#):
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> Does this mean I should not purchase gen 2 hardware?
No – there should be nothing stopping you from purchasing servers meeting the [Gen2 spec](https://wiki.internetcomputer.org/wiki/Node_provider_hardware#Gen_2) and [switch(es)](https://wiki.internetcomputer.org/wiki/Gen-2_Network_Requirements#Building_blocks).
We don’t recommend purchasing a hardware firewall. It is not needed.
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### Author:  [@MalithHatananchchige](https://forum.dfinity.org/u/MalithHatananchchige)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2023, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.dfinity.org/t/node-operating-hardware-requirements-and-data-center-requirements/17766/8 "2023-04-28T09:54:05Z")
@roald I have plans to become a node provider in southeast Asia. The only problem with Asian countries is the high cost of public dedicated internet. Even in colocation data centers with Tier 3 certification. In any of the requirements, you guys have not mentioned the public internet speed. Would a lease dedicated 100Mbps per node be enough?