Dedicated Aleph Zero RPC Node & Aleph Zero RPC Endpoint | RedSwitches
// dedicated aleph zero rpc node

Private Aleph Zero RPC Endpoints on a Dedicated Node

A private Aleph Zero RPC endpoint on single-tenant NVMe bare metal. Full, archive, or validator nodes on aleph-node, serving Substrate JSON-RPC over HTTP and WSS, with zero rate limits and no compute units.

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  • Private Endpoint, Zero Rate Limits
  • No Compute Units, Unlimited Requests
  • Full, Archive & Validator Builds
  • Substrate JSON-RPC Over HTTP & WSS
  • 1s Blocks, Subsecond BFT Finality
  • 20+ Global Tier III Locations
deploy.shlive

$ rs deploy aleph-zero --type full --region fra

allocating single-tenant bare metal

restoring aleph-node snapshot

syncing to finalized head (alephbft)

serving substrate json-rpc over http + wss

attaching DDoS shield + IP allowlist

private endpoint live · http + wss

region Frankfurt · AlephBFT (DAG-BFT + PoS) · ~1s blocks

  • UnlimitedRequests
  • ZeroRate Limits
  • 100%Isolation
// why redswitches

Why Teams Run Aleph Zero Nodes With RedSwitches

A single-tenant node with people behind it: unlimited throughput, a named account manager, direct engineering access, and billing built for Web3 teams.

Unlimited RPS & Responses

One node, unlimited requests and responses. No compute units, no rate caps, no overage bills. A flat monthly price, run as hard as the hardware allows.

Dedicated Account Manager

A named account manager who knows your setup, not a ticket queue. One contact for provisioning, scaling, and anything urgent.

Direct Engineering Access

Talk to the engineers who run the metal. aleph-node config, pruned vs archive databases, snapshot restore and sync, NVMe tuning, and validator key setup, handled by people who run Aleph Zero nodes daily.

20+ Global Data Centers

Place your node beside your users across 20+ Tier III locations. Multi-region for redundancy, split read and write endpoints.

Pay In Crypto

Settle in crypto or fiat, AZERO included. Flexible billing for Web3 teams, with the same predictable flat monthly price either way.

Tailored Load Balancing

Custom load balancing, failover, and split read/write topology, designed and tuned for your traffic by our engineers.

// request your endpoint

Configure Your Aleph Zero Node

Pick a node type, tell us your workload, and an engineer sizes and quotes it. One flat monthly price, no compute units, no overages.

1 Dedicated Node = Unlimited RequestsNo Compute Units$0 Overages, Guaranteed

Aleph Zero Full Node

For dApps, wallets, bots & backend APIs

CPU
8+ x86_64 cores, 16+ for heavy traffic
RAM
32–64 GB
Storage
500 GB+ NVMe (pruned, grows with state)
Network
1 Gbps+ on a 10/25 Gbps port
Clients
aleph-node (Substrate)
Best for
  • Current-state reads and transaction submission
  • Polkadot.js / substrate-interface over WSS
  • Private JSON-RPC for app and wallet backends
Included with every node
  • Unlimited RPS, no rate limits
  • HTTPS & WebSocket (WSS)
  • 99.99% uptime SLA
  • Multi-region endpoints
  • Private networking + IP allowlisting
  • 24/7 Web3 engineering support
From$199/moflat, no compute units

Final price is sized to the node specs your chain needs (full vs archive, storage, region), and typically lands 30-40% below comparable RPC providers.

Node specs above are based on the official Aleph Zero documentation.

View official Aleph Zero node docs →

Inquiring about: Aleph Zero · Full Node

Replies in ~5 minA RedSwitches Web3 engineer specs your private endpoint

No compute units, no rate limits. From $199/mo, flat.

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// why dedicated

Stop Fighting For Bandwidth On Shared Aleph Zero RPC

Shared Aleph Zero RPC pools throttle you, bill you per compute unit, and seat you next to noisy neighbors. A dedicated Aleph Zero node is your own private backbone: flat-priced, uncapped, and yours alone.

CapabilityShared RPC PoolRedSwitches Dedicated
Request limitsHard rate caps and compute-unit quotas throttle your Aleph Zero calls the moment traffic spikesZero rate limits, your Aleph Zero node serves unlimited requests up to what the hardware can push
ResourcesA noisy-neighbor pool where another tenant's mint or airdrop steals the throughput you paid for100% single-tenant CPU, RAM, and NVMe, reserved for your Aleph Zero workload alone
BillingPer-compute-unit metering with surprise overage bills at the end of the monthOne flat monthly price for the whole node, $0 overages and no usage math
NetworkShared, throttled bandwidth you can neither see nor controlA dedicated 10 / 25 Gbps port, metered or unmetered, that is yours alone
PrivacyA public, pooled endpoint with a wide, shared attack surfaceA private Aleph Zero endpoint behind included DDoS protection and IP allowlisting
History & specsLimited history and fixed plans you cannot resize as you growFull Aleph Zero archive with custom RAM and disk, sized to your query depth
ControlNo server access, the provider picks the client, version, and configFull root, KVM, and IPMI, run the Aleph Zero client and tuning you choose
// network details

Aleph Zero Node Specifications

The networks, node software, data interfaces, and chain parameters your dedicated Aleph Zero node ships with. Aleph Zero serves the Substrate JSON-RPC over HTTP and WSS, so Polkadot.js and Substrate tooling connect with no changes.

Chain Parameters

Networks
Aleph Zero mainnet, testnet
Native token
AZERO
Architecture
Standalone Substrate WASM L1 (not a parachain)
Consensus
AlephBFT (DAG-based BFT) + Proof of Stake
Finality
Deterministic, subsecond (100% BFT finality)
Block time
~1 second
Smart contracts
WASM (ink!)
Privacy
Native ZK stack (ZK-SNARKs, shielder)
Archive
Full history vs pruned full
Explorer
alephzero.subscan.io

Supported Clients

Node software
  • aleph-node (Substrate)
Data interfaces
  • JSON-RPC (HTTP)
  • JSON-RPC (WSS)
  • Polkadot.js API
JSON-RPC methods
  • chain_
  • state_
  • system_
  • author_

Aleph Zero is a standalone Substrate L1, not a parachain, and uses WASM (ink!) contracts rather than the EVM, so there are no eth_* namespaces. Keep your endpoint private behind IP allowlisting and a reverse proxy, and keep admin RPC closed.

// use cases

What Teams Build On Aleph Zero Nodes

Where a private, uncapped endpoint beats a shared RPC pool.

Wallet Read Backends

Wallet services need fast reads and steady submission. Your Aleph Zero endpoint serves balances, fee estimation, and broadcast, so a dedicated node avoids congestion-driven timeouts during launches and campaign spikes.

Exchange Deposit Operations

Exchanges need reliable block tracking for deposits and withdrawals. Your node becomes the backbone for confirmations, alerting, and withdrawal automation, with tighter internal access control for finance-grade operations.

Explorer And Indexing

Explorers and indexers run heavy historical queries and process blocks nonstop. A dedicated archive node supports long-running ingestion and search without shared-endpoint limits, fit for repeatable data access.

WebSocket App Streams

Many Aleph Zero apps rely on WSS feeds for live events and UI updates. A dedicated endpoint keeps long-lived subscriptions stable during busy periods, fit for dashboards and real-time notification systems.

Privacy And ZK Workloads

Aleph Zero ships a native ZK privacy stack. A dedicated node gives privacy and ink! contract apps a private, uncapped endpoint for proof-related calls and shielded interactions without shared-pool throttling.

Private Internal RPC

Enterprises want Aleph Zero access without exposing endpoints publicly. Restrict access by IP and network rules for internal apps, back-office services, and partner systems, with a clearer security posture.

// how it works

From Aleph Zero To Private Endpoint In 3 Steps

Pick a node, we provision dedicated bare metal, you get a private, snapshot-ready RPC URL.

  1. 01

    Pick Your Aleph Zero Node

    Choose full, archive, or validator. We run the aleph-node binary; tell us your query depth (current state vs full history) and the region closest to your users.

  2. 02

    We Provision Bare Metal

    Your single-tenant node deploys on NVMe and is snapshot-restored, so you skip the long sync from genesis and start serving the finalized head fast.

  3. 03

    Get Your Private Endpoint

    Receive a dedicated Substrate JSON-RPC endpoint over HTTP and WSS with unlimited requests and zero rate limits, private behind IP allowlisting and DDoS protection.

// latency & locations

Put Your Node Where Milliseconds Are Won

RPC latency is mostly a function of distance. A dedicated node lets you choose the exact region, so you sit next to the traffic that matters instead of fighting for routing on a shared, far-away endpoint.

Place It Where Your Users Are

Deploy across 20+ Tier III locations in the US, EU, Asia, and Australia. Put your Aleph Zero node in the region your traffic actually comes from, not wherever a shared pool happens to route you.

Cut The Round Trips

RPC latency is mostly physical distance. Running in the same region as your users and the Aleph Zero network's peers shaves the round-trips a far-away, shared endpoint can never give back, which is what high-frequency reads and transaction submission live or die on.

Multi-Region By Design

Run a primary node plus regional read replicas for fast reads everywhere and built-in redundancy. Split public read endpoints from private admin, debug, and trace endpoints.

Need a node within a target latency budget of a specific region or venue? Tell us the endpoint and we'll recommend the closest facility.

// supported chains

One Backbone For Every Major Chain

Run validators, RPC, and archive nodes across the chains your stack depends on, all on the same dedicated bare metal, with the same isolation, speed, and control.

// customer reviews

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// faqs

Frequently Asked Questions

Chain IDs, clients, archive data, getLogs limits, and why dedicated beats compute-unit billing.

Is this the Substrate Aleph Zero L1 or Aleph Zero EVM?

This page is for the Aleph Zero Substrate L1, the standalone WASM layer 1 that runs AlephBFT consensus and uses the Substrate JSON-RPC (chain_, state_, system_). It is not the same as Aleph Zero EVM, which is the Ethereum-compatible network that exposes eth_* JSON-RPC. If your app calls eth_* methods, you want the Aleph Zero EVM node instead. If it uses Polkadot.js, substrate-interface, or ink! contracts, this Substrate L1 node is the right one.

How does Aleph Zero consensus work, and what finality should I expect?

Aleph Zero uses AlephBFT, a DAG-based Byzantine Fault Tolerance protocol combined with Proof of Stake. A rotating committee of validators orders transactions through a DAG, and the chain is built from that ordering. It tolerates up to one-third malicious participants and delivers deterministic, subsecond finality rather than probabilistic confirmation, with roughly one-second block times.

Which Aleph Zero node type do I need: pruned full or archive?

Most teams start with a pruned full node because it serves current-state reads and transaction submission with far lower storage needs. Choose an archive node when your product must query full history, power explorers, run deep analytics, or support heavy historical lookups. If you are unsure, tell us your workload and we will map you to the right node type.

Can I use Polkadot.js with your endpoint, and do you support WSS connections?

Yes. Aleph Zero exposes the Substrate JSON-RPC, so Polkadot.js, substrate-interface, and the Go substrate client all connect with no changes. Most developers use WebSocket (WSS) for subscriptions and real-time updates. Your dedicated node can expose HTTP and WSS endpoints, and you can keep them private or restrict access by IP based on your access model.

What hardware do you recommend for low-latency Aleph Zero RPC at scale?

Aleph Zero's docs call for a modern x86_64 CPU with at least 8 cores, 32 GB RAM, and fast NVMe, and they recommend bare metal over VMs. We provision a pruned full node from around 500 GB NVMe and an archive node from 2 TB+ NVMe, scaling cores and RAM as concurrency rises. Archive RPC needs more disk and cache headroom because historical queries and indexing are storage intensive.

Can I run an Aleph Zero validator with you, and who holds the keys?

Yes. We run the aleph-node validator on single-tenant bare metal tuned for low latency and steady uptime, with IPMI and KVM for fast recovery. You hold the validator keys; we run the metal. Aleph Zero recommends bare metal for validators, so this setup avoids the noisy-neighbor jitter that can cost a committee member missed blocks.

Can I scale CPU, RAM, and NVMe as traffic grows without changing providers?

Yes. That is a core benefit of running a dedicated Aleph Zero RPC node on dedicated servers. You can scale up resources as load grows, add storage for archive needs, and move to higher core counts for heavy concurrency. This keeps your endpoint stable while your product grows, without rebuilding everything on a new platform.

Do you charge per request or per compute unit?

No. Unlike shared RPC providers that bill per "compute unit" and throttle you past a quota, a dedicated node is a flat monthly price with unlimited requests and zero overages. One node equals all the throughput your hardware can serve. That makes budgeting predictable and removes the surprise bills that come with usage-based RPC pricing.

How is this different from a shared RPC endpoint?

Shared RPC pools serve thousands of customers from pooled infrastructure, so you inherit rate limits, noisy-neighbor latency, and compute-unit billing. A RedSwitches node runs on single-tenant bare metal that is yours alone: reserved CPU, RAM, and NVMe, a dedicated 10/25 Gbps port, and a private endpoint you control. Performance tracks your hardware, not another tenant's traffic.

Do I have to sync the node myself, or wait days for it?

No. We provision from current snapshots so your node is live in hours rather than syncing from genesis for days. You can run it yourself with full root access, or choose our fully managed option where our engineers handle the sync, updates, and monitoring. Either way you receive a working private endpoint, not an empty server.

Can I deploy close to a specific region or sequencer?

Yes. With 20+ Tier III locations across the US, EU, Asia, and Australia you can place your node in the same region as your users or a chain's sequencer to cut round-trip latency. Tell us your target region and we will recommend the closest facility. You can also run multi-region nodes for redundancy and split read and write endpoints.

// developer resources

Aleph Zero Developer Resources

Official Aleph Zero resources for builders running a node: docs, explorers, source, network status, and faucets. Every link points at the first-party source, not a wrapper.

// launch your node

Launch Your Private Aleph Zero Node

From $199/mo flat, sized to your chain's node specs and typically 30-40% below other providers. Snapshot-ready provisioning, zero setup fees, 24/7 Web3 engineers, no compute units, no rate limits.

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