A server for a Bitcoin node
739 servers from 19 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 7 hours ago
A Bitcoin full node checks every block itself instead of trusting someone else’s server, and it is the base for a Lightning node, a wallet backend or an Electrum server. Disk is what you pay for: the blockchain was about 768 GB in September 2026 and grows by roughly 70 to 80 GB a year, and bitcoin.org already asks for more than 750 GB. This list starts at 1 TB of storage with 2 vCPU and 4 GB of memory, enough for Bitcoin Core plus Lightning.
- Lowest bill
- €5.41(The lowest bill with every charge known. Rows priced lower leave out a charge their provider doesn’t publish.)
- Typical hidden fees
- +€9.17/mo(29% of these servers cost more than their price tag once the required fees are added (IPv4, setup, traffic, minimum term). On those, the extra is typically €9.17 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
739 servers match, sorted by bill per month.
| Tick 2 to 4 servers to compare their bills side by side | Traffic | Locations | Total | Actions | |||||
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 Scaleway Dedibox Pro-8-M · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2670 · 2 × 1 TB SSD 16 cores · 32 threads · 256 GB RAM · 2 TB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR3 256 GB | SSD 2 TB | Unmetered |  | €125.66(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €9.67 setup | €1,507.87 12 mo | ||
 Contabo AMD Ryzen 12 Cores 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | 64 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered |  | €129.00 | €1,548.00 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B220E-NVMe · AMD EPYC 7232P · 2 × 1.02 TB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 2,040 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR4ECC 64 GB | NVMe 2.04 TB | Unmetered |   | €129.99 incl. €10.00 setup | €1,559.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Pro-5-L · AMD EPYC 7281 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 96 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4 96 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered | | €129.99 incl. €10.00 setup | €1,559.87 12 mo | ||
| 8vCPU | 60 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered |  | €134.44 incl. €0.83 setup | €1,613.27 12 mo | |||
| Contabo AMD Ryzen 12 Cores · Portsmouth, St. Louis 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | 64 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered |   | €137.10 | €1,645.20 12 mo | ||
| Contabo AMD Ryzen 12 Cores · Seattle 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | 64 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered | | €138.60 | €1,663.20 12 mo | ||
| Contabo AMD Ryzen 12 Cores · New York 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | 64 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered | | €140.25 | €1,683.00 12 mo | ||
 OVHcloud So you Start SYS-6 · 2× Intel Xeon Gold 6132 · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 28 cores · 56 threads · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 28 cores 56threads | DDR4ECC 96 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | Unmetered | | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Core-4-S-SATA · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 · 2 × 6 TB HDD 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 12 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4 128 GB | HDD 12 TB | Unmetered | | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Core-4-S-SSD · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 · 3 × 960 GB SSD 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2,880 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4 128 GB | SSD 2.88 TB | Unmetered | | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Core-6-XS · 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4114 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 20 cores · 40 threads · 96 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 20 cores 40threads | DDR4 96 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered | | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Pro-9-S · AMD EPYC 7281 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 16 cores · 32 threads · 96 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 16 cores 32threads | DDR4 96 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered | | €140.82 incl. €10.83 setup | €1,689.87 12 mo | ||
 ServerMania AMD EPYC 4124P, 32 GB, 1 TB NVMe 4 cores · 8 threads · 32 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR5 32 GB | NVMe 1 TB | 100 TB |  | €141.66 Setup fee not published | €1,699.93 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-L110X-SATA · Intel Xeon E5-1410 v2 · 4 × 12 TB HDD 4 cores · 8 threads · 96 GB RAM · 48 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR3ECC 96 GB | HDD 48 TB | Unmetered | | €142.99 incl. €11.00 setup | €1,715.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Store-8-S · Intel Xeon E5-1410 v2 · 4 × 12 TB HDD 4 cores · 8 threads · 96 GB RAM · 48 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR3 96 GB | HDD 48 TB | Unmetered | | €142.99 incl. €11.00 setup | €1,715.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-I120E-NVMe · AMD EPYC 8024P · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR5ECC 64 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | Unmetered | | €146.24 incl. €11.25 setup | €1,754.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Core-10-XS · AMD EPYC 8024P · 2 × 960 GB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR5 64 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | Unmetered | | €146.24 incl. €11.25 setup | €1,754.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B311X-SATA · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 · 2 × 12 TB HDD 20 cores · 40 threads · 256 GB RAM · 24 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 20 cores 40threads | DDR3ECC 256 GB | HDD 24 TB | Unmetered | | €148.41 incl. €11.42 setup | €1,780.87 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B312X-SSD · 2× Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 · 2 × 1.02 TB SSD 20 cores · 40 threads · 256 GB RAM · 2,040 GB SSD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 20 cores 40threads | DDR3ECC 256 GB | SSD 2.04 TB | Unmetered | | €148.41 incl. €11.42 setup | €1,780.87 12 mo | ||
| Contabo AMD Ryzen 12 Cores · Sydney 12 cores · 24 threads · 64 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 12 cores 24threads | 64 GB | NVMe 1 TB | Unmetered |  | €149.55 | €1,794.60 12 mo | ||
| 4vCPU | 16 GB | HDD 8 TB | 8 TB +€6.24/TB | | €149.69 | €1,796.30 12 mo | |||
| Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B230E-NVMe-128G · AMD EPYC 4345P · 2 × 1.02 TB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2,040 GB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR5 128 GB | NVMe 2.04 TB | Unmetered | | €149.99 | €1,799.88 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Pro-11-M-128G · AMD EPYC 4345P · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 8 cores · 16 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR5 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered | | €149.99 | €1,799.88 12 mo | ||
| Scaleway Dedibox Core-5-S · 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4114 · 2 × 1 TB NVMe 20 cores · 40 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · Unmetered traffic Check due | 20 cores 40threads | DDR4 128 GB | NVMe 2 TB | Unmetered | | €151.66 incl. €11.67 setup | €1,819.87 12 mo |
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Memory and processor: Bitcoin Core runs with 2 GB of memory, but the first sync, which downloads and checks the whole chain, goes much faster with more memory for its cache and with SSD storage; on hard disks it can take days. Lightning (LND) adds about 2 GB of memory and a few gigabytes of disk. The 4 GB starting point covers both.
Pruned nodes: if you only need to validate and send your own transactions, Bitcoin Core’s prune mode keeps the last few gigabytes of blocks and drops the rest, so a small VPS with 20 GB of disk works. You lose the ability to serve old blocks and to run an Electrum server or block explorer. Lower the disk filter if that is your plan.
Traffic: a node with incoming connections can upload several hundred gigabytes a month to other nodes. Check the traffic included with each plan and the price per extra terabyte, or limit the upload with Bitcoin Core’s maxuploadtarget setting. Some providers forbid cryptocurrency mining, which a node is not, but read the terms if you plan to run anything beyond the node.