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// dedicated flow rpc node

Private Flow RPC Endpoints on a Dedicated Node

A private Flow RPC endpoint on single-tenant NVMe bare metal. Full or archive nodes serving Flow EVM Ethereum JSON-RPC and the native Cadence Access API, with zero rate limits and no compute units.

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  • Private Endpoint, Zero Rate Limits
  • No Compute Units, Unlimited Requests
  • Full & Archive Builds
  • Flow EVM JSON-RPC & Cadence Access API
  • NVMe Tuned For Steady Reads
  • 20+ Global Tier III Locations
deploy.shlive

$ rs deploy flow --type full --region fra

allocating single-tenant bare metal

restoring flow-go access node snapshot

syncing to the latest spork

starting flow-evm-gateway (eth json-rpc)

attaching DDoS shield + IP allowlist

private endpoint live · eth json-rpc + access api

region Frankfurt · flow-go + evm gateway · chain id 747

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

Why Teams Run Flow 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. flow-go access node config, the flow-evm-gateway and Ethereum JSON-RPC setup, Cadence Access API tuning, and snapshot sync, handled by people who run Flow 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, FLOW 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 Flow 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

Flow Access / EVM Gateway

For dApps, wallets, bots & EVM backends

CPU
8+ high-clock cores
RAM
32 GB+
Storage
~750 GB+ NVMe (Access); EVM Gateway from 30 GB
Network
1 Gbps min, 5 Gbps better, on a 10/25 Gbps port
Clients
flow-go access node + flow-evm-gateway (Ethereum JSON-RPC)
Best for
  • Flow EVM apps via MetaMask, ethers, and viem
  • Wallet reads, balances, and transaction flow
  • Native Cadence access through the Flow Access API
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 Flow documentation.

View official Flow node docs →

Inquiring about: Flow · Access / EVM Gateway

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 Flow RPC

Shared Flow RPC pools throttle you, bill you per compute unit, and seat you next to noisy neighbors. A dedicated Flow 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 Flow calls the moment traffic spikesZero rate limits, your Flow 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 Flow 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 Flow endpoint behind included DDoS protection and IP allowlisting
History & specsLimited history and fixed plans you cannot resize as you growFull Flow 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 Flow client and tuning you choose
// network details

Flow Node Specifications

The networks, node software, and data interfaces your dedicated Flow node ships with. One node serves both native Cadence through the Flow Access API and Flow EVM through standard Ethereum JSON-RPC.

Chain Parameters

Networks
Mainnet, Testnet
Flow EVM chain IDs
Mainnet 747 · Testnet 545
Native token
FLOW (Atto-FLOW base unit)
Consensus
Multi-role Proof of Stake (Collection, Consensus, Execution, Verification)
Core VM
Cadence (resource-oriented)
Flow EVM
EVM-equivalent via the EVM Gateway
RPC-serving roles
Access Node + EVM Gateway
Archive
Access node history via indexing
Explorers
evm.flowscan.io (Flow EVM) · flowscan.io (Cadence)

Supported Clients

Node software
  • flow-go (access node)
  • flow-evm-gateway (EVM Gateway)
Data interfaces
  • Ethereum JSON-RPC eth/net/web3 (Flow EVM)
  • Flow Access API gRPC + REST (Cadence)
  • WebSocket subscriptions

Run native Cadence through the Flow Access API and Flow EVM through standard Ethereum JSON-RPC on one private endpoint. Keep it behind IP allowlisting and firewall rules, with split read and write paths.

// use cases

What Teams Build On Flow Nodes

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

Flow EVM Apps

If your product speaks Ethereum JSON-RPC, a dedicated Flow node routes your app straight through the EVM Gateway instead of public limits. Ideal for trading apps, dashboards, bots, and Solidity backends that need steady reads.

Wallet State Tracking

Wallets live on constant reads: balances, latest block height, transaction status, and account activity all day. Flow's Observer guidance calls out wallet-style block tracking, so private infrastructure fits once query volume grows.

Consumer Game Backends

Games need predictable node access during login spikes, item claims, reward actions, and session bursts. Flow is built for games and consumer apps, so a private Flow node fits once real users hit your backend.

NFT Commerce Flows

Drops, marketplace actions, ownership checks, and collection pages turn read traffic uneven fast. A dedicated Flow node keeps those flows on infrastructure you control when mint windows and event traffic hit hard.

Indexer Data Pipelines

Indexers ingest blocks, scan events, backfill history, and serve internal dashboards. Flow's Access Nodes route queries for external clients, so dedicated infrastructure fits sustained, data-heavy pipelines better than shared limits.

Regional Read Endpoints

If your users sit across regions, one endpoint becomes a bottleneck. Flow's Observer guidance suggests nodes in different regions to scale endpoints geographically, a natural fit for our global dedicated footprint.

// how it works

From Flow 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 Flow Node

    Choose full or archive. One node serves both Flow EVM Ethereum JSON-RPC and the native Cadence Access API; tell us the region closest to your users.

  2. 02

    We Provision Bare Metal

    Your single-tenant flow-go access node and flow-evm-gateway deploy on NVMe, snapshot-synced to the latest spork, so you skip the long cold sync.

  3. 03

    Get Your Private Endpoint

    Receive a dedicated Flow EVM JSON-RPC and Cadence Access API endpoint 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 Flow 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 Flow 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.

What is a Flow RPC node?

A Flow RPC node is the server layer your application uses to read chain data and submit requests on Flow. On this network, that can mean a Flow Access Node for native Flow access, an Observer Node for lighter local read access, or an EVM Gateway for Ethereum JSON-RPC on Flow EVM. We treat a dedicated Flow RPC node as private infrastructure for teams that want their own resources, their own control path, and fewer limits than shared public endpoints.

What is the difference between a Flow Access Node, Observer Node, and EVM Gateway?

They solve different jobs. An Access Node is Flow's main external gateway for transactions and state queries. An Observer Node gives you a verified local copy of block data and can help scale endpoint reads without staking. The EVM Gateway is the only Flow node type that accepts EVM client connections and serves Ethereum JSON-RPC for Flow EVM applications. We usually recommend the role based on your app path, read pattern, and traffic shape, not by forcing one generic build.

Why choose a dedicated Flow RPC node instead of a shared public RPC endpoint?

Choose dedicated when public limits start shaping your product. Shared endpoints are useful for testing and early development, but Flow's own docs say high-call-volume apps may hit rate limits and can benefit from running their own EVM Gateway to remove them. Your app gets isolated CPU, RAM, disk, and networking instead of competing inside a public pool. That is where a serious Flow RPC provider starts to differ from free or shared access.

When should I move from a public Flow endpoint to private dedicated infrastructure?

Move when your users start feeling the limits. That usually shows up as slower reads, burst-time instability, retries, timeout handling, or a need for stricter control over uptime and recovery. We also suggest moving once you need environment separation, region placement, or custom security rules around your RPC path. Public endpoints are good for getting started. A dedicated Flow RPC node is the better fit once the node becomes part of your production path.

Do I need an Access Node or an EVM Gateway for my application?

If your app speaks native Flow through the Access API, you are usually looking at an Access Node or an Observer-led setup. If your app speaks Ethereum JSON-RPC through MetaMask, ethers, viem, or Solidity tooling, you are usually looking at the EVM Gateway. We help you map that choice to your product before you deploy. That matters because Flow is not a one-role chain, and your server plan should match the real request path.

Is Flow EVM compatible with MetaMask, Hardhat, Foundry, ethers, and viem?

Yes, that is the main idea behind Flow EVM. Flow's docs describe it as EVM-equivalent, and the official quickstart uses Hardhat. The EVM Gateway implements Ethereum JSON-RPC, and Flow also provides an FCL Ethereum Provider that handles wallet-facing methods such as eth_requestAccounts, eth_accounts, and eth_sendTransaction. Method support is broad, but not every JSON-RPC method is available, so we advise checking method fit before launch if your app depends on edge cases.

What server specs do I need for a dedicated Flow RPC node?

It depends on the role. Flow's current provisioning guide starts Access Nodes at 8 CPU cores, 32 GB RAM, and 750 GB disk, Observer Nodes at 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, and 300 GB disk, and EVM Gateway at 2 CPU cores, 32 GB RAM, and 30 GB disk. Flow also says bare metal should be provisioned above the minimum CPU and memory where possible. That is why we usually steer production buyers toward NVMe storage, RAM headroom, and stronger uplinks when sizing a Flow RPC node for live traffic.

Does RedSwitches provide root, KVM, and IPMI access with DDoS protection?

Yes. We expose root, KVM, and IPMI access on dedicated infrastructure, and we include DDoS protection at the server layer on our dedicated RPC offer. That gives your team direct control over reboots, recovery work, reinstalls, boot-level checks, and day-to-day node operations. If you do not want that much hands-on work, we also offer managed and unmanaged paths so you can choose the right operating model for your team.

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

Flow Developer Resources

Official Flow 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 Flow 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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