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7-day trials available for qualified Solana operators
# Solana infrastructure in the EU
Dedicated AMD EPYC servers in Tallinn, Estonia for self-operated Solana validators, Agave and Jito-Solana nodes, RPC workloads, and indexers.
[**Talk to an Engineer**](https://3nv.io/contact) **View Solana Pricing**
Placement
## **Run outside the usual European clusters.**
Nearly half of all Solana mainnet stake sits in just two metros – Frankfurt and Amsterdam. We place nodes in Tallinn, Estonia: a distinct location on our own AS214132 network, under Estonian and EU law.
### **A different point on the map**
Physical and network distance from the crowded FRA/AMS core for operators who want their placement decoupled from dominant clusters.
### **EU-sovereign jurisdiction**
Infrastructure operated under Estonian and EU law. No US CLOUD Act exposure or hyperscaler dependency.
### **Our own network, AS214132**
You sit behind 3NV's own autonomous system with 2 × 25 Gbps uplinks on listed configurations.
Solana stake by location
**Frankfurt**DE
**28%**
**Amsterdam**NL
**19%**
**London**GB
**6%**
**Vilnius**LT
**4%**
**Tallinn**EE
**0.1%**
Metros aggregated across ASNs. Source: [~~validators.app~~](https://validators.app), Solana mainnet.
**≈47%**
of stake in Frankfurt + Amsterdam
**12.4%**
in a single Frankfurt data center
**0.1%**
of the network is in Estonia
Foundation delegation
### **A placement option for concentration limits.**
The Solana Foundation Delegation Program evaluates validators against infrastructure concentration thresholds. A distinct Tallinn location on AS214132 sits outside the crowded metros – you remain responsible for verifying current eligibility.
[**Official criteria **](https://solana.org/delegation-criteria)
**≤15%**
#### **Data center concentration**
Stake at a data center provider must remain within the program threshold.
**≤25%**
#### **ASN/company concentration**
Stake on an ASN or hosting provider must remain within the program threshold.
Configurations
## **Solana-ready bare metal.**
The machines we recommend for Solana workloads, whether you are running a validator, an RPC node, or an indexer: EPYC cores, DDR5 RAM, local NVMe, and 100 TB traffic.
### **AMD EPYC 9254**
A solid starting point for new validators getting their first node voting.
- Cores
- 24c /48t
- Clock
- 2.9 / 4.15GHz
- RAM
- 384GBDDR5
- NVMe
- 2 × 1TB + 2 × 4TB
- Traffic
- 100TB
- Uplink
- 2 × 25Gbps
**Save ~20%**
**€699**/mo~~€869~~
vs ≈ €869/mo on-demand
[**Deploy Now**](https://dashboard.3nv.io/app/metal/create)
### **AMD EPYC 9274F**
High-frequency cores for established validators pushing for a higher score.
- Cores
- 24c /48t
- Clock
- 4.1 / 4.3GHz
- RAM
- 384GBDDR5
- NVMe
- 2 × 1TB + 2 × 4TB
- Traffic
- 100TB
- Uplink
- 2 × 25Gbps
**Save ~20%**
**€899**/mo~~€1 117~~
vs ≈ €1 117/mo on-demand
[**Deploy Now**](https://dashboard.3nv.io/app/metal/create)
Running RPC or indexing? Those workloads want more than the default 384 GB of memory – [**talk to an engineer**](https://3nv.io/contact) about an upgraded configuration, and we will validate the shape before you commit.
Workloads
## **What fits on this infrastructure.**
One hardware profile covers the Solana stack. Anything that needs consistent CPU, fast local storage, and predictable traffic costs runs here.
### **Validators**
Run Agave or Jito-Solana with full root access, local NVMe for the ledger and accounts DB, and IPMI/KVM on request.
### **RPC nodes**
Serve high-traffic Solana RPC on dedicated hardware, best paired with a memory upgrade beyond the default 384 GB.
### **Yellowstone Geyser**
Use local NVMe and private networking for Geyser plugin pipelines, downstream consumers, and low-jitter data paths.
### **Indexers & archive**
Keep indexers, archive nodes, and replay-heavy workloads close to fast local NVMe, with no shared I/O queues in the path.
Web3 in production ### **Web3 teams already build on 3NV.**
Blockchain and on-chain data companies run production infrastructure with us today. Solana validators join an environment already tuned for demanding Web3 workloads.
**Web3 infrastructure****On-chain data**
 #### **Swyke**
Blockchain infrastructure.
 #### **indexing.co**
On-chain data indexing at scale.
Why dedicated
## **Why dedicated servers for Solana?**
Solana nodes are demanding and unforgiving of shared infrastructure. Dedicated hardware removes the variables you cannot control on a multi-tenant cloud.
Line ItemShared multi-tenant cloud3NV dedicated bare metal
**Compute**
Hypervisor steal and noisy neighbours competing for cores.
Single-tenant silicon – every core is yours while the node keeps up with the chain.
**Storage**
Network-attached volumes sitting in the hot path to disk.
Local NVMe on-box for the accounts database and ledger. No hop in the way.
**Traffic**
Metered egress and surprise bandwidth invoices.
100 TB included on our own AS214132, 2 × 25 Gbps, transparent per-server billing.
**Control**
Restricted access, provider-set images and versions.
Full root, IPMI/KVM on request, your client and versions. You own the vote account.
## **Solana infrastructure FAQ**
Direct answers for Solana teams evaluating 3NV.
## **Validate your Solana setup before committing**
Tell us your validator, RPC, or indexing workload. Qualified Solana operators can test a dedicated server for 7 days.
[Talk to an Engineer](https://3nv.io/contact) [View All Dedicated Servers](https://3nv.io/products/metal)