Dedicated Moonbase Alpha RPC Node & Moonbase Alpha RPC Endpoint | RedSwitches
// dedicated moonbase alpha rpc node

Private Moonbase Alpha RPC Endpoints on a Dedicated Node

A private Moonbase Alpha RPC endpoint on single-tenant NVMe bare metal. Full or archive testnet nodes serving both Substrate and Ethereum JSON-RPC, 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
  • Substrate & Ethereum JSON-RPC
  • Frontier EVM, Chain ID 1287
  • 20+ Global Tier III Locations
deploy.shlive

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

allocating single-tenant bare metal

restoring moonbase alpha snapshot

syncing collator + relay chain state

serving substrate + ethereum json-rpc

attaching ddos shield + ip allowlist

private endpoint live · substrate + eth json-rpc

region Frankfurt · Nimbus collators · ~6s blocks (testnet)

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

Why Teams Run Moonbase Alpha 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. The moonbeam binary config, the Frontier EVM and Substrate dual-RPC setup, snapshot sync, and single-thread CPU tuning, handled by people who run Moonbeam 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. 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 Moonbase Alpha 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

Moonbase Alpha Full Node

For dApp staging, contract tests & backend APIs

CPU
8 high single-thread 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
moonbeam (Polkadot SDK + Frontier) · RocksDB / ParityDB
Best for
  • Current-state reads and transaction submission
  • MetaMask, Ethers.js and Polkadot.js over HTTP + WSS
  • Private testnet RPC for dApp and CI 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 Moonbase Alpha documentation.

View official Moonbase Alpha node docs →

Inquiring about: Moonbase Alpha · 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 Moonbase Alpha RPC

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

Moonbase Alpha Node Specifications

The networks, node software, data interfaces, and chain parameters your dedicated Moonbase Alpha node ships with. As an EVM-compatible Substrate parachain it serves BOTH Ethereum JSON-RPC over Frontier and Substrate JSON-RPC, so MetaMask, Ethers.js, and Polkadot.js connect with no changes.

Chain Parameters

Network
Moonbase Alpha (Moonbeam testnet)
EVM chain ID
1287 (0x507)
Native token
DEV (free testnet token, no value)
Consensus
Nimbus parachain consensus (DPoS collators)
Finality
Via Polkadot relay chain (GRANDPA)
Block time
~6 seconds
Execution
Frontier EVM (Ethereum-compatible)
Framework
Substrate (Polkadot SDK)
Archive
Full history (ParityDB) vs pruned full
Explorers
moonbase.moonscan.io · moonbase.subscan.io

Supported Clients

Node software
  • moonbeam (Polkadot SDK + Frontier)
  • RocksDB / ParityDB
Data interfaces
  • Ethereum JSON-RPC (HTTP / WSS)
  • Substrate JSON-RPC (HTTP / WSS)
  • Ethers.js / Web3.js
  • Polkadot.js API
Substrate methods
  • chain_
  • state_
  • system_
  • author_

JSON-RPC Namespaces

  • eth_
  • net_
  • web3_
  • debug_
  • txpool_
  • trace_

You control which namespaces are exposed. Enable debug and trace on archive builds, keep the rest private behind IP allowlisting.

// use cases

What Teams Build On Moonbase Alpha Nodes

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

Smart Contract Testing

Deploy and test Solidity contracts against the same EVM and precompiles as Moonbeam before mainnet. A dedicated testnet node serves Hardhat, Foundry, and Remix without shared-endpoint rate limits during heavy test runs.

dApp Staging Before Mainnet

Stage your full dApp on Moonbase Alpha to validate flows end to end. A private endpoint gives you stable reads, fast submission, and reproducible behavior that mirrors a Moonbeam production deployment.

CI And Integration Tests

Wire automated integration suites to a dedicated endpoint so pipelines never hit public-testnet throttling. Unlimited requests keep parallel CI jobs reliable, with no compute-unit budgets to manage across runs.

Indexer And Explorer Dev

Build and test indexers, subgraphs, and explorers against full history. A dedicated archive node supports long-running ingestion and historical EVM and Substrate queries without shared-endpoint limits.

XCM And Cross-Chain Testing

Test cross-chain messaging and integrations in the Polkadot ecosystem from a stable node. Substrate JSON-RPC and Polkadot.js access let you validate XCM and parachain interactions before production.

Private Internal Testnet

Give your team a private Moonbase Alpha endpoint instead of a public one. Restrict access by IP and network rules for internal apps, QA, and partner integrations, with a clearer security posture.

// how it works

From Moonbase Alpha 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 Moonbase Alpha Node

    Choose full or archive. We run the moonbeam binary with the Frontier EVM, serving Substrate and Ethereum JSON-RPC from one endpoint, in the region closest to your team.

  2. 02

    We Provision Bare Metal

    Your single-tenant testnet node deploys on NVMe tuned for single-thread speed, snapshot-synced so you skip the long sync and start testing fast.

  3. 03

    Get Your Private Endpoint

    Receive a dedicated Substrate and Ethereum 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 Moonbase Alpha 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 Moonbase Alpha 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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Real reviews from Trustpilot, HostAdvice, Cryptwerk, and Google.

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// faqs

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is Moonbase Alpha a mainnet, and when should I use it?

No. Moonbase Alpha is Moonbeam's test network, not a production mainnet. It mirrors Moonbeam's configuration as a parachain (EVM chain ID 1287) so you can test dApps, smart contracts, and integrations before deploying to Moonbeam or Moonriver mainnet. Its DEV token is free from the faucet and has no monetary value, so a dedicated node here is about reliable staging and testing, not production traffic.

How do I get DEV tokens and connect to Moonbase Alpha?

Get free DEV tokens from the Moonbase Alpha faucet, then connect with standard Ethereum tools like MetaMask, Ethers.js, or Web3.js, or with Polkadot.js for the Substrate side. Because Moonbase Alpha is EVM-compatible, the same Hardhat, Foundry, and Remix workflows you use for Ethereum work here against your private endpoint.

Does the node serve both Ethereum and Substrate RPC?

Yes. Moonbase Alpha runs the moonbeam client with the Frontier EVM layer, so a single node answers both Ethereum JSON-RPC (eth, net, web3, debug, txpool, and trace namespaces) and Substrate JSON-RPC (chain_, state_, system_, author_) over HTTP and WSS. You can point EVM tooling and Polkadot.js at the same endpoint.

Which node type do I need: full or archive?

Most teams start with a full node because it serves current-state reads and transaction submission with lower storage needs. Choose an archive node when you must query full history, build or test explorers and indexers, or run deep analytics over past blocks. If you are unsure, tell us your workload and we will map you to the right node type.

Why run a dedicated node instead of a public Moonbase Alpha RPC?

Public testnet RPCs are pooled and rate limited, which makes CI runs flaky and load tests unreliable exactly when you need reproducible results. A dedicated Moonbase Alpha RPC node gives you single-tenant resources, unlimited requests, and zero rate limits, plus your own access rules and clearer fault boundaries, so staging behaves predictably before mainnet.

How long does deployment take, and what affects sync time?

Provisioning is fast. The real variable is sync time, which depends on node type, storage speed, and network conditions. We deploy from current snapshots so your node is usable in hours rather than syncing from genesis. A full node reaches a usable state earlier than an archive node because an archive has far more history to process.

Can I scale CPU, RAM, and NVMe as my testing grows?

Yes. Running on a dedicated server means you can scale up cores and RAM for heavier concurrency, add NVMe for archive history, and move to higher single-thread CPUs as load rises. Block production and import are largely single-threaded, so high clock speed matters most for keeping pace with throughput.

What ports do you expose, and can I restrict access?

You can expose the standard HTTP and WSS RPC ports used by Moonbeam and Substrate nodes, and we recommend exposing only what you need. Many teams restrict access to known IPs, put a reverse proxy in front, and keep admin RPC closed. With full root, KVM, and IPMI access you define firewall rules that match your traffic profile.

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

Moonbase Alpha Developer Resources

Official Moonbase Alpha 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 Moonbase Alpha 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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