Hardware and Software Recommendations

Provider Software

Kubernetes Cluster Options

Easy Difficulty

Praetor (Web based setup/Keplr wallet)

Web based setup / Requires Keplr wallet and uses SSH to install k3s

HandyHost (ISO method)

OS Based setup / take over machine - great for old laptops or unused machines around the house

Medium Difficulty

Requires terminal skills and general knowledge of dev-ops.

k3s + Helm Charts

The most lightweight option for Kubernetes with the lowest minimum specifications.

microk8s + Helm Charts

Built into Ubuntu by default - microk8s requires snapd is a great way to easily manage a large cluster

Rancher + Helm Charts

Rancher uses Docker to create a Kubernetes cluster on the master and worker nodes

Advanced Difficulty

Kubespray + Helm Charts

Configure bare-metal hosts on-prem or in datacenters to create a Kubernetes cluster using etcd.

Additional Paths

k3sup + Helm Charts

Easily create a Kubernetes cluster with a simple CLI.

akashos

Coming Soon!

Cluster Management Tools

Use tools like Lens to easily manage your Kubernetes cluster.

Lens
Rancher
Portainer

Provider Hardware

General Info

Adding compute to the Akash network has never been easier! Here are some of the recommended builds to get you started. You should plan to pair at least 1Gb of memory for each thread. We recommend providers always have unmetered / unlimited bandwidth to avoid any unexpected fees.

Build Guides

NUC Prebuilds

If you don't have much room for additional hardware, NUC's are a great way to jump into the Akash ecosystem! These systems from MinisForum have the latest generation AMD processors.

MinisForum HM90 | $699 | AMD 5900HX | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 32GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD

MinisForum HX90 | $839 | AMD 5900HX | 8 Core / 16 Thread | 32GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD

$600 : Budget Desktop Build - New

Recommended System Requirements

CPU: 6 core / 12 threads
Memory : 32Gb
Disk: 1Tb

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$166.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock A520M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$74.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$97.79 @ Newegg
Storage	Western Digital Black SN750 SE 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$94.99 @ Amazon
Case	Lian Li LANCOOL 205M MicroATX Mid Tower Case	$85.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic S12III 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$68.98 @ Amazon
Total	Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-08 16:32 EDT-0400	$589.73

$600 : Budget Server Build - Used

Recommended System Requirements

CPU: 10 core / 20 threads
Memory : 32Gb
Disk: 1Tb

Configure and Buy: Dell R630 | Xeon 2650L v3 | 128Gb DDD4 | 2.5" SSD/HD SAS

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Best CPU Choices:
Intel Xeon 2650L v4 1.8Ghz 14-Core/28 Thread
Intel Xeon 2695 v4 2.1Ghz 18-Core/36 Thread
Intel Xeon 2696/2699 v4 2.2Ghz 22-Core/44 Thread

$2000 : Insider Desktop Build - New

Recommended System Requirements

CPU: 16 core / 32 threads
Memory : 32Gb
Disk: 1Tb

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor	$548.89 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler	$99.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock A520M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$74.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-2666 CL18 Memory	$184.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Black SN750 SE 250 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$49.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Red Pro 18 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$398.39 @ Amazon
Case	Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 750 Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$139.00 @ B&H
Total	Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-08 16:34 EDT-0400	$1586.19

$2000 : Insider Server Build - Used

Recommended System Requirements

CPU: 20 Core / 40 Thread Intel Xeon
Memory : 128GB DDR4
Disk: 4TB SSD/SAS

Dell R720 | 128Gb DDD4 | 3.5" SSD/HD SAS

Best CPU Choices:
Intel Xeon 2650L v4 1.8Ghz 14-Core/28 Thread
Intel Xeon 2695 v4 2.1Ghz 18-Core/36 Thread
Intel Xeon 2696/2699 v4 2.2Ghz 22-Core/44 Thread

Prosumer Desktop Build

Recommended System Requirements

24 Core / 48 Thread AMD Epyc/Threadripper
128GB DDR4
4TB NVMe / 2x 18TB HDD

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Threadripper 2970WX 3 GHz 24-Core Processor	$1089.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	$89.95 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock X399 Taichi ATX sTR4 Motherboard	$348.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 128 GB (8 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 CL15 Memory	$469.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial P3 4 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$349.99 @ B&H
Storage	Seagate EXOS Enterprise X18 18 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$281.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	$1349.99 @ Amazon
Case	Lian Li LANCOOL 215 ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ B&H
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$169.99 @ B&H
Total	Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-07-09 11:30 EDT-0400	$4240.87

Prosumer Server Build

Recommended System Requirements

24 Core / 48 Thread AMD Epyc
128GB DDR4
4TB SSD / 2TB NVMe / 8TB HD SAS

AsRock Rack ROMED6U-2L2T

CPU Support List

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Datacenter Server Build - New

Recommended System Requirements

32 Core / 64 Thread
512GB DDR4
4TB SSD / 2TB NVMe / 8TB HD SAS

Buy on Newegg