Dedicated Pendulum RPC Node & Pendulum RPC Endpoint | RedSwitches
// dedicated pendulum rpc node

Private Pendulum RPC Endpoints on a Dedicated Node

A private Pendulum RPC endpoint on single-tenant NVMe bare metal. Full, archive, or collator nodes on the pendulum-node binary, 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 & Collator Builds
  • Substrate JSON-RPC Over HTTP & WSS
  • Polkadot.js & Spacewalk Ready
  • 20+ Global Tier III Locations
deploy.shlive

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

allocating single-tenant bare metal

restoring pendulum-node snapshot (ParityDB)

syncing parachain to finalized head

serving substrate json-rpc over http + wss

attaching DDoS shield + IP allowlist

private endpoint live · http + wss

region Frankfurt · Polkadot parachain · GRANDPA finality via relay

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

Why Teams Run Pendulum 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 pendulum-node binary config, ParityDB vs RocksDB, snapshot sync, single-thread CPU tuning, and collator setup, handled by people who run Pendulum 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, PEN 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 Pendulum 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

Pendulum Full Node

For dApps, wallets, bots & backend APIs

CPU
8 high single-thread cores, 16+ for heavy traffic
RAM
32–64 GB
Storage
250 GB+ NVMe (pruned, grows with state)
Network
1 Gbps+ on a 10/25 Gbps port
Clients
pendulum-node (Polkadot SDK) · RocksDB / ParityDB
Best for
  • Current-state reads and transaction submission
  • Polkadot.js over WSS subscriptions
  • 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 Pendulum documentation.

View official Pendulum node docs →

Inquiring about: Pendulum · 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 Pendulum RPC

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

Pendulum Node Specifications

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

Chain Parameters

Networks
Pendulum (Polkadot parachain #2094), Amplitude (Kusama canary)
Native token
PEN (Amplitude: AMPE)
Architecture
Polkadot parachain (live on mainnet since Feb 2023)
Consensus
Aura collator block production
Finality
Inherited from Polkadot relay chain (GRANDPA / NPoS)
Smart contracts
WASM (ink!); EVM planned, not yet confirmed live
Framework
Substrate (Polkadot SDK)
Bridge
Spacewalk (trustless Stellar bridge)
Archive
Full history (ParityDB) vs pruned full
Explorer
pendulum.subscan.io

Supported Clients

Node software
  • pendulum-node (Polkadot SDK)
  • RocksDB / ParityDB
Data interfaces
  • JSON-RPC (HTTP)
  • JSON-RPC (WSS)
  • Polkadot.js API
JSON-RPC methods
  • chain_
  • state_
  • system_
  • author_

Pendulum runs WASM (ink!) smart contracts; an EVM (Frontier) layer is on the roadmap but was not confirmed live, so no eth_ namespaces are exposed yet. Keep your endpoint private behind IP allowlisting and a reverse proxy, and keep admin RPC closed.

// use cases

What Teams Build On Pendulum Nodes

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

Forex & Fiat DeFi

Pendulum bridges fiat and forex into DeFi. A dedicated endpoint serves AMM price checks, liquidity reads, and order submission with steady latency through market events, not shared-pool throttling.

Spacewalk & Stellar Flows

Apps using the Spacewalk Stellar bridge need reliable block tracking for cross-chain transfers. Your node powers confirmations and settlement monitoring for XLM and stablecoin movements without rate limits.

Wallet Read Backends

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

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 Pendulum apps rely on WSS feeds for live events and UI updates. A dedicated endpoint keeps long-lived Polkadot.js connections stable during busy periods, fit for dashboards and real-time notifications.

Private Internal RPC

Fintech and enterprise teams want Pendulum access without exposing endpoints publicly. Restrict access by IP and network rules for internal apps and partner systems, with a clearer security posture.

// how it works

From Pendulum 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 Pendulum Node

    Choose full, archive, or collator. We run the pendulum-node binary on ParityDB; tell us whether you need Pendulum mainnet, Amplitude, or both, and your region.

  2. 02

    We Provision Bare Metal

    Your single-tenant node deploys on NVMe tuned for single-thread speed, snapshot-synced as a Polkadot parachain, so you skip the long cold sync.

  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 Pendulum 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 Pendulum 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

Trusted To Run Production Nodes

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.

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

Most teams start with a pruned Pendulum 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.

What is the difference between a shared Pendulum RPC provider and dedicated Pendulum RPC node servers?

A shared Pendulum RPC provider runs many customers on pooled infrastructure. That can create unpredictable latency during spikes, plus shared rate limits and noisy-neighbor slowdowns. Dedicated Pendulum RPC node servers give you single-tenant resources, your own access rules, and clearer fault boundaries. You control performance and security instead of inheriting someone else's traffic.

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

Yes. Most developers use Polkadot.js over WebSocket for subscriptions and real-time updates. Pendulum is a Substrate-based Polkadot parachain, so your dedicated node exposes the standard Substrate JSON-RPC (chain_, state_, system_, author_) over HTTP and WSS. You can keep WebSocket endpoints private or public based on your access model.

Do you support Spacewalk and the Stellar bridge workloads?

Yes. Spacewalk is Pendulum's trustless bridge to Stellar, and apps using it need reliable block tracking for cross-chain transfers. Your dedicated node gives you a stable, uncapped endpoint for confirmations and settlement monitoring, without the rate limits or noisy-neighbor latency of a shared pool.

Does Pendulum support EVM smart contracts?

Pendulum runs WASM smart contracts (ink!) today, and EVM compatibility via Frontier is on its roadmap. We currently provision Pendulum nodes serving the Substrate JSON-RPC, not Ethereum eth_ namespaces. If you need EVM access, tell us your timeline and we will confirm the current chain capability before provisioning.

What hardware specs do you recommend for low-latency Pendulum RPC at scale?

For production Pendulum RPC, you need fast NVMe storage, sufficient RAM for caching, and a stable network. Many teams start with 8+ cores and 32 to 64 GB RAM for a pruned full node, then scale to 16+ cores and 128 GB RAM as concurrency rises. Archive nodes require larger NVMe capacity and more cache headroom, as historical queries and indexing are storage and memory intensive.

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

Yes. That is a core benefit of running a dedicated Pendulum 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

Pendulum Developer Resources

Official Pendulum 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 Pendulum 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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