Bonder Requirements
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First, you must ensure you meet the minimum requirements to run the bonder. Relatively speaking, the process is not very intensive on any resource, so most modern machines should have no problem running the bonder client.
The recommended requirements for Hop Node are:
100GB of storage or greater
8GB of memory or greater
Intel i5 processor or newer
The minimum requirements for Hop Node are:
10GB of storage or greater
1GB of memory or greater
Intel i3 processor or newer
Hop runs on any operating system as long as Node.js or Docker is supported. Ubuntu is a popular choice. Using Docker is recommended.
The Hop Node does put out a lot of logs so it's recommended to use a log management service like , , , or simply rotate the logs so your node doesn't run out of storage.
Ensure you have access to at least one endpoint per chain your bonder supports.
No ports need to be exposed. Hop is not P2P based so all inbound ports may be closed.
Currently, bonders must be allowed by the Hop Bridge smart contract. Hop V2 will decentralize the Bonder role completely. Reach out to the Hop community on Discord if you are interested on becoming a bonder.
It is not a requirement to run your own RPC server on chain supported chain but you can use an existing RPC provider like , , or when running the Hop node.