What is a dedicated Ethereum node?+
A machine running your own execution and consensus clients, allocated to one customer. No shared rate limit, no credit metering, and you choose which clients run on it.
How big is an Ethereum archive node?+
It depends entirely on the client. Erigon's flat state holds full history in roughly 2–3.5 TB; a Geth archive is roughly 18–20 TB of the same data. We default to Erigon on archive plans, which is why our archive pricing is close to our full-node pricing rather than several times it.
Are debug_ and trace_ methods available?+
Yes, on archive plans, enabled and unmetered. They are the reason most people need an archive node.
Do I get a consensus client too?+
Yes, on the same machine, on every Ethereum plan including archive. A node depending on somebody else's consensus layer is a node with somebody else's uptime.
Can I run a minority client for diversity?+
Yes, and we would rather you did. Client diversity is a property the network needs and it costs you nothing here — say which one at order, or ask us after.
Who holds the validator keys?+
You hold the withdrawal credentials; we never do. Signing keys are loaded for the validator client so it can attest. We cannot exit or drain your validator.
Why is a dedicated node better than a shared endpoint?+
Three reasons that are not marketing. There is no rate limit, because there is nobody to ration against. There is no noisy neighbour, so your p99 is your own workload rather than somebody else's. And you choose the client and the plugins, which on Solana and Ethereum changes what the node can do rather than only how fast it does it.
How do you price these?+
From what the machine costs us, published alongside what it is. We buy from Latitude, Terraswitch, CherryServers and 23m, and every plan names the provider SKU so you can check the hardware is what we say it is.
Can I pay in crypto?+
Yes — ETH, BNB or SOL, priced in dollars against an on-chain Chainlink feed. The invoice records the feed address and the round id, and the payment dialog publishes both, so the conversion can be checked against the chain rather than taken on trust.
What happens if I cancel?+
The node keeps running until the end of the period you have already paid for, and the confirmation names the date. Nothing is destroyed early, and an unpaid invoice on a cancelled order is voided rather than left owing.
Do you have an uptime record for dedicated nodes?+
Not yet, and we are not going to invent one. This is a new product. What we do have is millions of measurements of public endpoints across three chains, taken continuously from four regions against a published method — and the same probes pointed at your node from day one. If that is not enough assurance for your workload, it should not be. Talk to us before you buy rather than after.