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 optimism rpc node
Private Optimism RPC Endpoints on a Dedicated Node
A private OP Mainnet RPC endpoint on single-tenant bare metal. Full or archive op-geth/op-reth nodes, snapshot-synced, with zero rate limits and no compute units.
- Private Endpoint, Zero Rate Limits
- No Compute Units, Unlimited Requests
- Full & Archive op-geth Builds
- Snapshot Sync, Skip The Replay
- 20+ Global Tier III Locations
deploy.shlive
$ rs deploy optimism --type full --region fra
allocating single-tenant bare metal
restoring op-geth snapshot · 700 GB
connecting ethereum l1 + beacon
starting op-node rollup client
attaching DDoS shield + IP allowlist
private endpoint live · https + wss
- UnlimitedRequests
- ZeroRate Limits
- 100%Isolation
// why redswitches
Why Teams Run Optimism 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.
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. op-geth/op-reth config, op-node tuning, snapshot strategy, and the Ethereum L1 dependency, handled by people who run OP Stack 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, set up for your traffic, including the Ethereum L1 endpoints your op-node needs.
// request your endpoint
Configure Your Optimism 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
Optimism Full Node
For dApps, wallets, bots & indexers
- CPU
- 4–8 high-clock cores
- RAM
- 16–32 GB
- Storage
- 1 TB SSD min, 2 TB NVMe (snapshot ~700 GB, grows)
- Network
- 100 Mbps+ on a 10/25 Gbps port
- Stack
- op-node + op-geth / op-reth + an Ethereum L1 RPC & Beacon
Best for
- eth_getLogs, receipts, and contract reads
- HTTP and WebSocket subscriptions
- Needs an Ethereum L1 endpoint (bring or host with us)
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 Optimism documentation.
View official Optimism node docs →Optimism Archive Node
For deep history, tracing & analytics
- CPU
- 8–16 high-clock cores
- RAM
- 32–64 GB
- Storage
- 14 TB SSD min, 16 TB+ NVMe (snapshot ~14 TB, grows)
- Network
- 1 Gbps
- Stack
- op-node + op-geth archive (+ legacy l2geth for pre-Bedrock)
Best for
- Older-block eth_call and analytics backfills
- debug_ and trace_ stateful workloads
- Pre-Bedrock history via legacy l2geth
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 Optimism documentation.
View official Optimism node docs →Request Sent
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// why dedicated
Stop Fighting For Bandwidth On Shared Optimism RPC
Shared Optimism RPC pools throttle you, bill you per compute unit, and seat you next to noisy neighbors. A dedicated Optimism 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 Optimism calls the moment traffic spikesZero rate limits, your Optimism 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 Optimism 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 Optimism endpoint behind included DDoS protection and IP allowlisting
History & specsLimited history and fixed plans you cannot resize as you growFull Optimism 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 Optimism client and tuning you choose
// network details
Optimism Node Specifications
The chain IDs, clients, transports, and JSON-RPC namespaces your dedicated Optimism node ships with. Built to a standard so your existing tooling connects with no changes.
Chain Parameters
- Networks
- OP Mainnet, OP Sepolia
- Chain IDs
- OP Mainnet 10 · OP Sepolia 11155420
- Native token
- ETH
- Stack
- OP Stack Optimistic Rollup (Superchain origin), settles to Ethereum L1
- Block time
- ~2 seconds
- Withdrawals
- ~7-day challenge period to L1 (fault proofs)
- Transports
- HTTPS (8545) and WebSocket (8546)
- Archive
- Full historical state (pre-Bedrock via legacy l2geth)
- Dependency
- Requires an Ethereum L1 RPC + beacon endpoint
- Explorer
- optimistic.etherscan.io
Supported Clients
Execution clients
- op-geth
- op-reth
Rollup node
- op-node
JSON-RPC Namespaces
- eth_
- net_
- web3_
- debug_
- trace_
- rollup_
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 Optimism Nodes
Where a private, uncapped endpoint beats a shared RPC pool.
DeFi Execution Bots
Latency-sensitive swaps, arbitrage, and liquidation logic on a private OP Mainnet RPC. Dedicated CPU and NVMe keep reads steady during volatility, with no shared-pool throttling on bursts.
Indexer Backfill Jobs
Pipelines that scan OP blocks, receipts, and logs without gaps. NVMe supports sustained backfills and large log ranges, for ETL, alerting, and analytics that cannot pause.
Explorer Read Backends
Block explorers and search APIs under constant read traffic. Full nodes serve latest queries; archive supports deeper history and heavier lookups, fast during surges.
Debug and Tracing
Deep transaction inspection, traces, and stateful calls stress CPU, RAM cache, and IOPS. Archive builds handle deeper history; keep debug load isolated so production reads stay fast.
Wallet and Exchange APIs
Serve balances, nonce checks, token lists, and transaction status from private infrastructure. Dedicated hardware reduces random timeouts; WebSockets drive live updates.
Multi-Region Read RPC
Place read RPC close to users with a primary node plus regional read replicas. 20+ Tier III locations and 10/25 Gbps keep routing stable and reads fast as traffic grows.
// how it works
From Optimism To Private Endpoint In 3 Steps
Pick a node, we provision dedicated bare metal, you get a private, snapshot-ready RPC URL.
- 01
Pick Your Optimism Node
Choose full or archive, op-geth or op-reth, and bring or host the Ethereum L1 RPC + beacon your op-node depends on. Pick the region closest to your users.
- 02
We Provision Bare Metal
Your single-tenant op-node + op-geth deploys on dedicated NVMe, bootstrapped from a current snapshot, so you skip the long replay.
- 03
Get Your Private Endpoint
Receive a dedicated HTTPS + WSS RPC URL 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 Optimism 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 the Optimism sequencer 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.
Ethereum
Solana
Polygon PoS
BNB Chain
Avalanche
Cardano
Cosmos
NEAR
Sui
Aptos
TRON
Polkadot
Kusama
Algorand
Tezos
TON
Fantom
XRP Ledger
Hedera
0G
Berachain
Celestia
Flare
Flow
Gnosis Chain
Hyperliquid
Injective
Japan Open Chain
Kaia
Monad
Nomina
Osmosis
peaq
Plasma
Ronin
Sahara AI
Sei
Sonic
Stellar
Story
Vana
Cronos
ZetaChain
XDC Network
PulseChain
Filecoin
IoTeX
Chiliz
Viction
Tempo
Stable
SORA
Waves
Moonbeam
Moonriver
Moonbase Alpha
Astar
Shiden
Aleph Zero EVM
Darwinia
Manta Atlantic
Acala
Karura
Bifrost
Hydration
Basilisk
Centrifuge
Interlay
Phala
Aleph Zero
Bittensor
Enjin
Nodle
Frequency
Humanode
Crust Network
Robonomics
Integritee
NeuroWeb
Tangle
Mythos
Pendulum
Amplitude
Aventus
Acurast
Energy Web X
Heima
Krest
Liberland
BalanceAI
Zeitgeist
xx network
Hyperbridge
Polkadot Asset Hub
Polkadot Bridge Hub
Polkadot Collectives
Polkadot Coretime
Kusama People
Polkadot People
Westend People
Paseo
Arbitrum
Base
Optimism
Polygon zkEVM
Linea
Scroll
zkSync Era
Starknet
Abstract
Arbitrum Nova
B3
Blast
Celo
Cyber
Fluent
Fraxtal
Fuel
Gravity
Hemi
Immutable zkEVM
Ink
Lens
Lisk
Mantle
Mode
Morph
Movement
Soneium
Sophon
Stacks
Taiko
Unichain
World Chain
Xai
Zora
opBNB
Manta Pacific
Boba Network
MegaETH
Bitcoin
Dogecoin
Litecoin
// customer reviews
Trusted To Run Production Nodes
Real reviews from Trustpilot, HostAdvice, Cryptwerk, and Google.
- 25Gbps Bare Metal
Port speeds on cloud were capped and shady. With RS I actually get the 25Gbps they say. No throttle bs.
- VPN Operations
Network has been rock solid. They’ve got Tier 1 carriers like Arelion, GTT, and TATA… We just ping them on Telegram and they sort things out quickly.
- Validators
Set up multiple Solana + Avalanche validators through them. Hardware was clean, latency was low (especially in Europe), and uptime’s been 100% so far.
- Full Root Access
As a sysadmin, I care more about control than flashy dashboards. RedSwitches gives me root access, IPMI, and actual hardware specs I can configure. Good for serious users.
- Enterprise Uptime
We were searching for a truly reliable and stable hosting provider with maximum uptime and a powerful network infrastructure to ensure the lowest possible latency. RedSwitches not only met but exceeded our expectations.
- Cloud Exit
RedSwitches gave us full control over our infrastructure without the vendor lock-in we kept running into with cloud hosts. Customizable builds, fast provisioning, and actual humans handling support tickets. It’s refreshing.
- 99.99% Uptime
My website works smoothly, thanks to their 99.99% uptime guarantee. The support team is another plus for me, as I always have been able to get help whenever I needed it in just 5 minutes on average.
- ETH & BTC Nodes
Deployed a few Ethereum and Bitcoin nodes here. Uptime’s been flawless, and sync speed was great thanks to their storage config.
- 10Gbps RPC
They provide what they promise, I got no throttling while running my RPC Nodes. I got server in a Amsterdam for the best price.
- Streaming
I am using their 10gbps streaming server for last 6 months and I have no complaints. Extremely quick live chat support and I love that they accept crypto.
- Bare Metal
A really great hosting provider - what stands out the most is the stability of the network connection and the wide selection of bare metal servers. We’re very satisfied, and RedSwitches covers all of our needs.
- AI Workloads
Pros: Extremely reliable hardware, low-latency network, transparent billing… Great choice if you need raw power without cloud complexity. Works well for our dev environment and some AI workloads.
- Switched Provider
I have worked with OVH and Contabo in the past, but RedSwitches hit a better balance of price vs. support. Not the cheapest, but I get better performance and faster help.
- Game Servers
Been using RedSwitches for 6 months now for my small game server biz. Uptime has been great, and I haven’t run into any hidden charges.
- AI Storage
Using the storage servers to archive logs and snapshots from our AI pipeline… I also love that I could pick the datacenter closest to our team.
- Support
Support is super responsive. I had an issue with an OS reinstall and they jumped in within 10 minutes… Transparent pricing = win.
- Instant Delivery
They have an instant delivery section… they delivered it within 120 mins with all my requirements fulfilled (OS/RAID/Software configured etc).
- Fast Provisioning
A dedicated server has been installed within 30 minutes. Thirty minutes. It takes DAYS for some famous providers out there, but these guys do their work right.
- 5+ Years
I have been using their services for over 5+ years… Uptime: 10/10, Network: 10/10, Hardware Quality: 10/10, Customer Support: 20/10 (No, That’s Not A Typo).
- 1 to 14 Servers
They offer top quality hardware, excellent uptime and very responsive support… They helped us scale our business exponentially and we went from 1 server to 14 dedicated servers in less than a year.
- Reliability
Great hardware, non congested network and excellent service. Already using them for over a year and would definitely recommend Redswitches if you are looking for a reliable hosting provider.
- Global Locations
With servers available in numerous strategic locations, RedSwitches offers exceptional versatility and performance for our company’s diverse hosting needs. Plus, their no setup fee policy really helps keep costs down.
- Exam Platform
"Your server is ready" - I read this message within 30 mins of starting the chat with their Sales Team… Excellent DELL Hardware and 100% Uptime.
- Bare Metal Cloud
The dedicated server I got from RedSwitches has been incredibly reliable and fast. Their bare metal cloud solutions offer excellent performance, and the cloud VPS options are perfect for scaling. Highly recommended!
- Zero Downtime
I have been using their dedicated server from 9 months now. Starting from pre-sales till today I have not experienced downtime or lack of support.
- 24/7 Support
First of all, all services work as expected - secondly - support is outstanding, no matter when you start the conversation with colleagues at support they have knowledge to help you out.
- Since 2021
We have been using Red Switches for several years since 2021. I have never experienced such fast customer service.
- Easy Onboarding
Absolutely delighted with RedSwitches! The setup was quick and free, and the fact that they accept all major payment gateways made the process seamless.
- Bare Metal
Very good experience using their bare metal servers. Their customer service is one of the finest I have experienced - always prompt at resolving troubles. Highly recommend.
// faqs
Frequently Asked Questions
Chain IDs, clients, archive data, getLogs limits, and why dedicated beats compute-unit billing.
What is a Dedicated Optimism (OP Mainnet) RPC Node, and who needs it?
A Dedicated Optimism RPC Node is a private OP Mainnet node that serves your applications over JSON-RPC and WebSockets. You get single-tenant CPU, RAM, and storage, so your performance does not depend on a shared pool. You need it when reliability affects revenue, user trust, or operations. Typical buyers include wallets, exchanges, DeFi bots, indexers, explorers, analytics teams, and apps that run high-QPS reads or constant WebSocket subscriptions.
Why use a dedicated Optimism RPC instead of public endpoints or shared RPC plans?
Public endpoints and shared plans protect themselves with rate limits, throttling, and aggressive traffic shaping. That is fine for testing. It breaks down in production when your traffic spikes, your indexer backfills, or your app suddenly gets featured. A dedicated Optimism RPC scales with hardware: you add cores, RAM cache, and NVMe IOPS instead of fighting shared quotas. You also control access, so bots and random traffic do not consume capacity meant for your users.
Can I run an Optimism validator node?
Not in the staking sense. Optimism is an OP Stack rollup with a centralized sequencer, so there is no permissionless, stake-to-earn validator like Ethereum or Solana. With fault proofs, the network adds a permissionless challenger role that can dispute invalid state proposals on Ethereum L1, but that is a watchdog function, not a staking validator that earns yield. What we provision is a fast, dedicated full or archive RPC node, which is what apps, bots, and indexers actually need.
What L1 dependencies do OP nodes need, and do you help configure them?
OP Mainnet is a Layer 2, but it depends on Ethereum L1 to derive and verify the chain. You typically need an L1 execution RPC and an L1 Beacon endpoint. If those upstream inputs are weak, your OP node can lag or stall, and it looks like an OP RPC problem. We help you set the wiring correctly and validate upstream quality. This prevents head lag and sync instability that show up as random timeouts and stale reads. You can bring your own L1 endpoints or host Ethereum with us in the same region for tighter latency.
What are the Optimism node requirements for Full vs Archive (CPU, RAM, NVMe, storage)?
Full RPC needs strong CPU clocks, enough RAM to cache frequently used state, and NVMe for fast state reads. Archive RPC needs more of everything, especially storage, because history is large and keeps growing. We size around your Optimism node requirements using three inputs: expected QPS, your heaviest RPC methods, and whether you run indexers or WebSocket subscriptions. We also leave headroom so you do not hit resource ceilings during growth or backfills.
Do you support both HTTP RPC and WebSocket RPC for OP Mainnet?
Yes. Our Dedicated Optimism RPC Node Servers support standard HTTP JSON-RPC for reads and transaction submission. We also support WebSocket RPC for subscriptions and real-time event streams. WebSockets matter for trading systems, monitoring dashboards, bots, and apps that need live logs. If you want the endpoint private only, we can keep both HTTP and WebSockets restricted to your allowlisted IPs.
How fast can you deploy, and how long does initial sync usually take for Full vs Archive?
Provisioning is fast, often around 10 minutes. Sync time depends on node type, storage speed, region, and upstream L1 quality. Full RPC usually becomes usable sooner than archive because archive workloads require far more data. We also plan deployment around sync time, so you know what ready means for your use case. If you share your region and target node type, we can recommend the fastest path to production.
Can I start with Full RPC and upgrade to Archive later?
Yes, and that is a common path. Many teams start with full RPC to serve product traffic, then move to archive when they need deep history, compliance reporting, long-range analytics, or older state calls. We plan storage and headroom early, so the upgrade does not become a rebuild under pressure. If your roadmap suggests archive later, we size the initial server with that path in mind.
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
Optimism Developer Resources
Official Optimism 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 Optimism 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.