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A remote node run by someone else sees your IP address and which wallet requests come from it. Run your own and nobody does. A pruned node is $10.75 a month, an unpruned one $15, and you can pay for it in Monero.
Prices are for Romania on a one-month term; a 12-month term takes 50% off.
or $5.38/mo on a 12-month term (−50%)
Pruning removes about two thirds of the blockchain data. Enough for your own wallets and for a remote node you share with friends.
Configure and orderor $7.50/mo on a 12-month term (−50%)
Keeps the whole chain so you can help new nodes sync. 400 GB covers the chain with room to grow.
Configure and orderMonero hides the sender, the receiver and the amount on the blockchain. It cannot hide what your wallet tells the node it is talking to. A wallet connected to a remote node reveals its IP address to that node's operator, plus which transactions it relays and roughly when it checks for payments. If that operator logs it, the metadata exists even though the chain itself is private.
Running your own node closes that gap: your wallet talks to a machine you control, and the only party that sees the traffic is the data center. It also means you verify the chain yourself instead of trusting a stranger's view of it.
Sources disagree, and the number moves. Guides published in 2026 give anywhere from about 190 GB to about 270 GB for an unpruned chain, depending on when they measured. The Monero documentation says pruning saves about two thirds of the disk. We size the builds for the higher figure: 400 GB for unpruned and 200 GB for pruned. Check the real number on your own node with monerod status and watch it grow.
A pruned node keeps only a fraction of the older transaction data (the documentation says pruning saves about two thirds of the disk). It still verifies everything and is all you need for your own wallets. It helps other nodes sync less, because it cannot serve every old block. Prune on the first sync: pruning an existing database later takes extra steps. A full node keeps everything and supports the network. Choose it if you want to give back or serve many wallets.
Verify the download from getmonero.org (hashes and signature) before you run it. Flags are documented in the monerod reference.
data-dir=/var/lib/monero
prune-blockchain=1 # set before the first sync
rpc-bind-ip=127.0.0.1 # RPC only on the server itself
rpc-bind-port=18081
no-igd=1
enable-dns-blocklist=1
out-peers=32data-dir=/var/lib/monero
prune-blockchain=0
rpc-bind-ip=127.0.0.1
rpc-bind-port=18081
no-igd=1
enable-dns-blocklist=1# on your computer: forward the node's RPC port, then point the wallet at localhost
ssh -N -L 18081:127.0.0.1:18081 you@your-server
monero-wallet-cli --daemon-address 127.0.0.1:18081 --trusted-daemon# sudo apt install tor
tx-proxy=tor,127.0.0.1:9050,16sudo ufw allow 18080/tcp # peer port; opening it helps the network
# keep 18081 closed: reach it over the SSH tunnel aboveWant a node other wallets can use? monerod can serve a restricted RPC on its own port (conventionally 18089) that only answers view-safe requests. Read the restricted-RPC options in the monerod reference first, put a firewall rule in front, and expect extra bandwidth.
| Your pruned node | Your full node | A public remote node | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who sees your wallet traffic | You | You | The operator |
| Verifies the chain itself | Yes | Yes | No, you trust it |
| Helps other nodes sync | Partly | Fully | n/a |
| Disk | about a third of full | full chain | none |
| Build here | 2 vCPU · 4 GB · 200 GB | 2 vCPU · 8 GB · 400 GB | none |
| Price here (Romania, 1 month) | $10.75 | $15 | free, but costs privacy |
Published 2026 figures range from about 190 GB to about 270 GB for an unpruned node, depending on the date of measurement. The monerod documentation says pruning saves about two thirds of the disk. Our builds leave room for the larger figure.
For your own wallet and for sharing a node with a few people, yes. It verifies the full chain and only keeps part of the old data. It cannot serve every historical block to other nodes, so run an unpruned node if you want to support the network.
A modern dual-core CPU and 4 GB of RAM are the usual minimum for a node, and 8 GB is more comfortable during the first sync. Our pruned build has 4 GB and the unpruned build 8 GB.
The safest way is an SSH tunnel to the node's RPC port (18081 by default) and then pointing the wallet at 127.0.0.1:18081. You can also run the restricted RPC on a separate port and allow only your own IP in the firewall.
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It helps the network, but it costs bandwidth and invites traffic you do not control. If you do, use the restricted RPC option only, firewall everything else and watch your usage for the first weeks.
Checked 19 October 2026. Chain sizes and software requirements change, so confirm against the source before you order.
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