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### 2.1 Requirements

The following are **minimum** requirements to run an Aleo node:
- **OS**: 64-bit architectures only, latest up-to-date for security
- Clients: Ubuntu 20.04, macOS Ventura or later, Windows 11 or later
- Provers: Ubuntu 20.04, macOS Ventura or later
- Validators: Ubuntu 20.04
- **CPU**: 64-bit architectures only
- Clients: 32-cores
- Provers: 32-cores (64-cores preferred)
- Validators: 32-cores (64-cores preferred)
- **RAM**: DDR4 or better
- Clients: 32GB of memory
- Provers: 32GB of memory (64GB or larger preferred)
- Validators: 64GB of memory (128GB or larger preferred)
- **Storage**: PCIe Gen 3 x4, PCIe Gen 4 x2 NVME SSD, or better
- Clients: 300GB of disk space
- Provers: 32GB of disk space
- Validators: 2TB of disk space (4TB or larger preferred)
- **Network**: Symmetric, commercial, always-on
- Clients: 100Mbps of upload **and** download bandwidth
- Provers: 500Mbps of upload **and** download bandwidth
- Validators: 1000Mbps of upload **and** download bandwidth
- **GPU**:
- Clients: Not required at this time
- Provers: CUDA-enabled GPU (optional)
- Validators: Not required at this time

### Clients

- **OS**: 64-bit architectures only, latest up-to-date for security, Ubuntu 20.04, macOS Ventura or later, Windows 11 or later
- **CPU**: 64-bit architectures only 32-cores
- **RAM**: DDR4 or better, 32GB of memory
- **Storage**: PCIe Gen 3 x4, PCIe Gen 4 x2 NVME SSD, or better, 300GB of disk space
- **Network**: Symmetric, commercial, always-on, 100Mbps of upload **and** download bandwidth
- **GPU**: Not required at this time

### Provers

- **OS**: 64-bit architectures only, latest up-to-date for security, Ubuntu 20.04, macOS Ventura or later
- **CPU**: 64-bit architectures only, 32-cores (64-cores preferred)
- **RAM**: DDR4 or better, 32GB of memory (64GB or larger preferred)
- **Storage**: PCIe Gen 3 x4, PCIe Gen 4 x2 NVME SSD, or better, 32GB of disk space
- **Network**: Symmetric, commercial, always-on, 500Mbps of upload **and** download bandwidth
- **GPU**: CUDA-enabled GPU (optional)

### Validators

- **OS**: 64-bit architectures only, latest up-to-date for security, Validators: Ubuntu 20.04
- **CPU**: 64-bit architectures only, 32-cores (64-cores preferred)
- **RAM**: DDR4 or better, 64GB of memory (128GB or larger preferred)
- **Storage**: PCIe Gen 3 x4, PCIe Gen 4 x2 NVME SSD, or better, 2TB of disk space (4TB or larger preferred)
- **Network**: Symmetric, commercial, always-on, 1000Mbps of upload **and** download bandwidth
- **GPU**: Not required at this time

Please note to run an Aleo Prover that is **competitive**, the machine will require more than these requirements.

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