A server for a Bitcoin node

669 servers from 19 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked 6 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.

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€5.41(The lowest bill with every charge known. Rows priced lower leave out a charge their provider doesn’t publish.)
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+€4.55/mo(60% 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 €4.55 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
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25 servers, bills over 12 mo
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AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 72 GB · Aragón, Singapore +4 locations 36 vCPU · 72 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 9 TB traffic +€96.22–€133.64/TB Check due
Dedicated 36vCPU 72 GB SSD 1.28 TB 9 TB +€96.22–€133.64/TB +2€751.96(lowest complete bill on this page) €9,023.52 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail Compute Optimized 72 GB · Mumbai +2 locations 36 vCPU · 72 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 4.5 TB traffic +€115.82–€151.46/TB Check due
Dedicated 36vCPU 72 GB SSD 1.28 TB 4.5 TB +€115.82–€151.46/TB €751.96(lowest complete bill on this page) €9,023.52 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5317 · 2 × 4 TB NVMe (d2.m1.large) +1 identical plan 24 cores · 48 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
24 cores 48threads 512 GB NVMe 8 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €752.50 incl. €4.55 IPv4€9,030.04 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5317 · 2 × 4 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.m1.large) +1 identical plan 24 cores · 48 threads · 512 GB RAM · 8 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
24 cores 48threads 512 GB NVMe 8 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €752.50 incl. €4.55 IPv4€9,030.04 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal AMD EPYC 4565P · 2 × 2 TB NVMe (s4.c6.medium) 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
16 cores 32threads 128 GB NVMe 4 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €752.50 incl. €4.55 IPv4€9,030.04 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal AMD EPYC 4565P · 2 × 2 TB NVMe · Singapore (s4.c6.medium) 16 cores · 32 threads · 128 GB RAM · 4 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
16 cores 32threads 128 GB NVMe 4 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €752.50 incl. €4.55 IPv4€9,030.04 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d2.c5.medium) 64 cores · 128 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €765.51 incl. €4.55 IPv4€9,186.13 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d2.c5.medium) 64 cores · 128 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
64 cores 128threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €765.51 incl. €4.55 IPv4€9,186.13 12 mo
Akamai (Linode) Dedicated 96GB 48 vCPU · 96 GB RAM · 1,920 GB · 9 TB traffic +€4.45/TB Check due
Dedicated 48vCPU 96 GB 1.92 TB 9 TB +€4.45/TB +9€769.78 €9,237.35 12 mo
BandwagonHost 1280G KVM - ECOMMERCE SLA LOS ANGELES HIBW 15T 12 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB · 15 TB traffic Check due
12vCPU 64 GB 1.28 TB 15 TB €784.03 Setup fee not published€9,408.30 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe (d3.c4.medium) 48 cores · 96 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 15 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due
48 cores 96threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 15 TB +€8.91/TB €785.02 incl. €4.55 IPv4€9,420.28 12 mo
phoenixNAP Bare Metal 2 × Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y · 2 × 1 TB NVMe · Singapore (d3.c4.medium) 48 cores · 96 threads · 128 GB RAM · 2 TB NVMe · 5 TB traffic +€26.73/TB Check due
48 cores 96threads 128 GB NVMe 2 TB 5 TB +€26.73/TB €785.02 incl. €4.55 IPv4€9,420.28 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail 128 GB +4 locations 32 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 9 TB traffic +€80.19–€124.73/TB Check due
32vCPU 128 GB SSD 1.28 TB 9 TB +€80.19–€124.73/TB +8€787.60 €9,451.18 12 mo
AWS Lightsail Lightsail 128 GB · Mumbai 32 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 4.5 TB traffic +€115.82/TB Check due
32vCPU 128 GB SSD 1.28 TB 4.5 TB +€115.82/TB €787.60 €9,451.18 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.