Today is one of those days where I am really happy about my progress in the crypto space. Last year after coping on TIA airdrop to TIA node runners, I really wanted to run a node because I didn’t want to miss an airdrop opportunity like I did with TIA. I tried learning how to run nodes but the moment I found out that you need a VPS to run a node I gave up. After learning how to run a node on my computer I realized that you need to have your computer on for your node to run, most laptops or personal computers can’t be on for days because they might break down. So the best way to be active in your node running is by getting a Virtual Personal System (VPS).
It’s a cloud computer, so to access it, you need to rent it, different cloud computers for different specs and they are valued differently. If the node spec requires a 6 GB RAM, you need to rent a virtual computer with a 6 GB RAM. After that, you will need to log those VPS details on a computer and run the node. Running the node involves inputting a lot of coding and for a person like me that haven’t coded before, that seemed like a hard task to do. So I ignored it, today, I finally faced my fear and bought a VPS and ran a crypto node. Turns out this task is not as hard as I thought.
Who knows, I might just be running more nodes in the future. If you are looking forward to running a node, these are the things you need to put into consideration, first of all, running a node is not cheap, it cost minimum of $7/Month depending on which VPS provider you are using, then know if running a node comes with incentives, so you dont go spending your money for nothing.