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Zebra is the Zcash Foundation's full-node software, written in Rust. The Zebra docs recommend 4 cores, 16 GB of RAM and about 300 GB of disk. That is $22.25 a month here, or $13.25 at the minimum spec. Pay in Monero, Bitcoin or USDT.
Prices are for Romania on a one-month term; a 12-month term takes 50% off.
or $6.63/mo on a 12-month term (−50%)
Matches the published minimum of 2 cores, 4 GB RAM and 300 GB. Slower to sync, fine for a wallet backend.
Configure and orderor $11.13/mo on a 12-month term (−50%)
Matches the recommended 4 cores and 16 GB RAM, with 600 GB so a snapshot sync (which needs about twice the disk while it unpacks) fits.
Configure and orderThe Zebra requirements page asks for 4 CPU cores, 16 GB of RAM and about 300 GB of free disk on mainnet, and lists a minimum of 2 cores, 4 GB and 300 GB. The initial sync downloads about 300 GB. If you start from a state snapshot instead, the archive needs roughly twice that space while it is extracted, which is why we sell the node with 600 GB.
This page covers Zebra, the Zcash Foundation's node, because it is the actively recommended option. Older guides use zcashd; check the Zcash documentation before choosing it for a new setup.
A node you run yourself sees only what your wallet asks it. Hosting hides who rents the server; it does not make a wallet's own activity private, so use shielded addresses for privacy.
Pick the recommended size and pay with crypto.
The simplest way to run Zebra is the official container image with a persistent volume.
One command starts it and publishes the peer port. The state lives in a volume so it survives restarts.
Watch the logs until Zebra reports it is at the chain tip.
Commands assume Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04 and a root login.
# log in from your computer
ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP
# update the system and create a user that will run the node
apt update && apt -y upgrade
adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" zebra
# firewall: SSH first, then only the ports below
ufw allow OpenSSH
ufw enable
ufw allow 8233/tcp # Zcash peer portcurl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
systemctl enable --now dockerThe volume keeps the chain state between restarts. The port must be published for inbound peers, as the Zebra docs note. Check the Zebra book for the current image tag and options.
docker volume create zebrad-cache
docker run -d --name zebra --restart unless-stopped \
-p 8233:8233 \
-v zebrad-cache:/home/zebra/.cache/zebra \
zfnd/zebra:latestdocker logs -f zebra # Ctrl+C to stop watching
docker stats --no-stream zebra
df -h /var/lib/docker # disk leftIf you prefer a native binary without Docker, build Zebra with Rust. Building needs a few GB of free disk and some minutes.
apt -y install build-essential clang libclang-dev pkg-config protobuf-compiler curl
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
source ~/.cargo/env
cargo install --locked zebrad
zebrad generate -o ~/.config/zebrad.toml # writes a default config
zebrad start[network]
listen_addr = "0.0.0.0:8233"
# only if you need JSON-RPC; keep it on localhost
[rpc]
listen_addr = "127.0.0.1:8232"The Zebra requirements page says about 300 GB of disk and notes the initial sync downloads about 300 GB. A snapshot sync needs roughly twice that while the archive is extracted. We sell 600 GB for that reason.
This guide uses Zebra from the Zcash Foundation. Some older guides use zcashd. Read the current Zcash documentation before you pick one for a new setup.
Zebra's mainnet peer port is 8233 (18233 on testnet). Inbound connections are optional but recommended. If you use Docker, publish the port with -p 8233:8233.
The documented minimum is 2 cores, 4 GB RAM and 300 GB disk, which is our smaller size. Expect slower sync and less headroom.
No. You create an account with a generated login, top up with crypto and deploy. See no-KYC VPS hosting. You stay responsible for what you run, under our terms.
Checked 20 October 2026. Chain sizes and software requirements change, so confirm against the source before you order.
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