# Performance Analysis for  Light Node

By [Nakamoto](https://paragraph.com/@tsunamidao) · 2023-05-15

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Hello, I’m a light node operator in the Celestia Blockspace Race. First, I thank Celestia for selecting me for Light Node. Here I am sharing the current status and performance of my Light node ID - 12D3KooWNgUeK9S2kDfuDaTi6JsGdMvH7TCumZCQrBafJwNvyPy6.

**Hardware requirements as per Celestia for running Light Node :-**

*   Memory: 2 GB RAM
    
*   CPU: Single Core
    
*   Disk: 25 GB SSD
    
*   Storage Bandwidth: 56 Kbps for Download/56 Kbps for Upload
    

**Hardware (VPS ) considered for running my Light Node :-**

*   Memory: 16 GB RAM
    
*   CPU: 6 vCPU Cores
    
*   Disk: 400 GB SSD
    
*   Storage Bandwidth: 100 Mbit/s
    
*   VPS Location: Dusseldorf (EU)
    

Now we can see our Node performance.

**CPU Usage:-**

As per below chart CPU usage is 2% at normal and at peak is 4%.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/113bdb5e517895ae74cc7ed0debb805c215a0f835afc5bea437d638a4a624a02.png)

**Memory Usage**

Average memory usage was 4GB out 16 GB at Normal and at peak 6 GB out of 16GB. 16 GB ram is enough for running light node smoothly.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/f5799ed99e2d8ad9df1f1c2b8f2738425c3ba86eac0c5b360d5524d6b19e5fab.png)

**Network Traffic**

Incoming traffic speed at normal 3.2 kpbs and at peak 80 kpbs.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/81d337998f8d0bd3e0ea4873db4b4be81d1a3a166210de25805c4df6ff7434c1.png)

**Disk Space used**

Dis space used 6% ( 25 GB ) out of 400GB.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b9f05d377efee41e10ae00d9a4040b9d5926361941000fb47ca4db775a02ab29.png)

df -h

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/da060b13417bdfa2dfadf45e31a5c660976bc6bb292874d47edca361673582e5.png)

**My Current Celestia version**

Light node updated to version v0.9.4

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/e16cdb41f2c4509cb153be0ec7d75219efd79446dcad51adb6c6b7fbba79ad04.png)

**Conclusion:-**

I do not face any difficulties while running Light node. Even if anything, it is solved quickly by the team. I personally thanks to mindstyle I pops.one #9025 and $ Karlo. Both are helped me a lot. I learned many things in this period. As per my Analysis Minimum 8GB Ram, Disk space - 100 SSD and Storage Bandwidth: 100 Kbps for Download/100 Kbps for Upload is required, to run light Node Smoothly.

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*Originally published on [Nakamoto](https://paragraph.com/@tsunamidao/performance-analysis-for-light-node)*