A Relay Node is a full node in the Solar network; it maintains a complete copy of the ledger (blockchain). These nodes serve as Public API endpoint, use an internal service discovery mechanism to locate other nodes and keep each other in sync.
Ubuntu<= 18.x and Debian<= 9 are no longer supported
Relay Requirements
Recommended
Minimum
CPUs
4
2
RAM
8GB
4GB
HDD
100GB - 120GB
80GB
SXP Nodes execute many query intensive operations. The most cost-effective approach for running a high-performance node is choosing SSD over HDD. Increasing the total RAM improves cache performance.