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// dedicated tezos rpc node

Private Tezos RPC Endpoints on a Dedicated Node

A private Tezos RPC endpoint on single-tenant NVMe bare metal. Full, archive, or baker nodes serving the Octez JSON-over-HTTP RPC interface, with zero rate limits and no compute units.

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  • Private Endpoint, Zero Rate Limits
  • No Compute Units, Unlimited Requests
  • Full, Archive & Baker Builds
  • Octez JSON/RPC Over HTTP
  • NVMe Tuned For Block Reads
  • 20+ Global Tier III Locations
deploy.shlive

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

allocating single-tenant bare metal

restoring octez-node snapshot

syncing blocks to head

serving octez json/rpc over http

attaching ddos shield + ip allowlist

private endpoint live · octez json/rpc

region Frankfurt · Tenderbake (liquid PoS) · ~6s blocks

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

Why Teams Run Tezos 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. Octez node config, rolling, full, and archive history modes, snapshot bootstrapping, and baker plus DAL node setup, handled by people who run Tezos 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, XTZ 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 Tezos 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

Tezos Full Node

For dApps, wallets, bots & backend APIs

CPU
6+ high-clock cores
RAM
32–64 GB
Storage
~2 TB NVMe (full, grows)
Network
25 Mbps+ on a 10/25 Gbps port
Clients
Octez node (rolling / full history mode)
Best for
  • Latency-sensitive DeFi bots and contract reads
  • Wallet, explorer, and dApp read traffic
  • Private Octez RPC over HTTP and HTTPS
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 Tezos documentation.

View official Tezos node docs →

Inquiring about: Tezos · Full Node

Fastest channel for quick deploys

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 Tezos RPC

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

Tezos Node Specifications

The networks, node software, data interfaces, and execution model your dedicated Tezos node ships with. Octez exposes a JSON-over-HTTP RPC interface (methods under /chains/main/blocks/…), not Ethereum eth_* namespaces or the JSON-RPC protocol.

Chain Parameters

Networks
Mainnet, Ghostnet
Native token
XTZ
Consensus
Tenderbake (Liquid Proof of Stake)
Finality
Deterministic, final after two blocks
Block time
~6s (Tallinn protocol, Jan 2026)
Smart contracts
Michelson (SmartPy, LIGO)
Node software
Octez (octez-node)
History modes
Rolling, Full, Archive
Governance
On-chain, self-amending
Explorers
tzkt.io · tzstats.com

Supported Clients

Node software
  • Octez (octez-node)
  • Octez baker + DAL node
Data interfaces
  • Octez RPC (HTTP)
Indexers
  • TzKT API

Keep your endpoint private behind IP allowlisting and firewall rules, exposing only the RPC paths your app calls. Bakers pair the Octez node with a baker daemon and a DAL node; you hold the keys, we run the metal.

// use cases

What Teams Build On Tezos Nodes

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

Baker Node Operations

Run Tezos baker nodes on dedicated hardware without missing slots. Reserved CPU, RAM, and NVMe keep block baking and attestation consistent, so delegates maximize rewards instead of fighting shared, throttled infrastructure.

DeFi Protocol Infrastructure

Power DeFi apps with reliable Tezos nodes that handle thousands of concurrent contract operations. Dedicated resources keep contract reads and transaction flow stable during market spikes, so routers, aggregators, and lending protocols stay responsive.

NFT Platform Backends

Support high-volume NFT minting and trading with infrastructure tuned for FA2 token standards and metadata. A dedicated node keeps reads steady during mint storms, so allowlist checks, reveals, and marketplace pages stay online.

Smart Contracts

Deploy Michelson, SmartPy, or LIGO contracts with isolated environments for testing and production. Root access lets you tune the Octez node and run deploy pipelines without competing for shared cache and I/O.

Tezos dApp Hosting

Build responsive dApps with dedicated Tezos RPC endpoints giving consistent, low-latency access to chain data. Single-tenant hardware keeps p95 latency stable, so wallets, dashboards, and event-driven features behave predictably under load.

Enterprise Blockchain Solutions

Deploy enterprise Tezos infrastructure with customizable privacy controls. Private endpoints, IP allowlisting, and dedicated DDoS protection let you expose only the methods your application calls, on hardware you size and scale.

// how it works

From Tezos 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 Tezos Node

    Choose full, archive, or baker. Octez serves a JSON-over-HTTP RPC interface; tell us the region closest to your users or peers.

  2. 02

    We Provision Bare Metal

    Your single-tenant octez-node deploys on NVMe and is snapshot-bootstrapped, so you skip the long cold sync from genesis.

  3. 03

    Get Your Private Endpoint

    Receive a dedicated Octez RPC (HTTP) 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 Tezos 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 Tezos 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.

What exactly is a dedicated Tezos RPC node server?

A dedicated Tezos RPC node server provides exclusive server resources optimized specifically for Tezos blockchain operations. Unlike shared solutions, these isolated environments deliver superior performance, enhanced security, and complete customization for professional Web3 applications. Your apps send RPC requests to your own Octez node, not a public endpoint shared by other customers.

Why should I use a dedicated server for running a Tezos node?

Dedicated servers let you pick the exact hardware for your crypto operations, so you choose the best CPU, RAM, and storage for the workload. You can also optimize security with custom firewall rules, access control permissions, and dedicated DDoS protection. Together these ensure smooth performance and sustained, hassle-free operation for your Tezos nodes, which shared hosting cannot guarantee.

What are the hardware requirements for setting up a dedicated Tezos node server?

Node performance depends largely on hardware. RedSwitches recommends a multi-core processor with 6 cores or more, at least 64 GB of RAM, 2 x 3.84 TB NVMe enterprise drives, and a reliable, high-speed 10 Gbps connection. Bakers should size up further: 16 cores or more (AMD EPYC preferred), 256 GB ECC RAM, and high-TBW NVMe for ledger data.

How do I set up a Tezos node?

Running your own node takes technical expertise. The flow is: run an Octez Layer 1 node and load a snapshot to skip a long cold sync, set up the baker accounts (a manager key to register the delegate and a consensus key to sign attestations), start an Octez DAL node with its ports reachable externally, then run a single baking daemon. We provision from current snapshots and offer fully managed nodes so you can skip this entirely.

Do I need a full node or an archive node for my use case?

Most production apps and bakers run a full node, which serves current-state reads and transaction flow while keeping storage manageable. Choose an archive node when you need historical state at older block levels for indexers, explorers, analytics, audits, or compliance. Archive costs more because storage and query load grow continuously, so start with a full node and upgrade when query depth demands it.

What are the available Tezos RPC API methods?

Octez exposes a broad RPC surface for programmatic interaction with the node. It covers chain and block data (/chains/{chain_id}/blocks, /chains/{chain_id}/levels/checkpoint), protocol management (/protocols, /fetch_protocol/{Protocol_hash}), node configuration (/config, /config/history_mode), network and peer management (/network/peers, /network/connections), injection and broadcast (/injection/block, /injection/operation), and monitoring plus internal worker status (/monitor/heads/{chain_id}, /workers/chain_validators). On a dedicated node you control which interfaces you expose.

Which OS and Octez setup do you recommend?

We recommend Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, or the latest stable version, or a similar Linux distribution. Deploy Octez binaries only from official sources, since third-party builds may be outdated or malicious. Test changes in a sandbox before pushing to live servers, especially during software updates, and review firewall rules and ACLs regularly to close security gaps before they become problems.

Why use RedSwitches for Tezos API access?

RedSwitches dedicated Tezos RPC nodes have no rate limits, sub-50ms response times, and 24/7 availability. Our infrastructure is tuned for high-volume API workloads, powering DeFi platforms, NFT marketplaces, and trading bots with consistent performance. Prefer hands-off? We offer fully managed Tezos RPC and baker nodes with pre-configured enterprise hardware, geo-optimized deployment, and SLA-backed uptime.

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

Tezos Developer Resources

Official Tezos 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 Tezos 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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