# Hardware requirements for Alpen full nodes

To run an Alpen full node, a Windows, Linux, or Mac machine with the following minimum specifications is needed:

* CPU: 64-bit processor with at least 2c4t, for better performance you may try with a higher number of CPUs
* Memory: 8GB
* Storage: 1TB (NVMe SSD recommended)
* Network: 20 Mbps


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