# System requirements

`cuprated` has the following hardware requirements.

Hardware requirement | Recommended | Minimum
--- | --- | ---
CPU | 8+ cores | 1 core
RAM | 8+ GB | 2 GB
Disk (space) | 500+ GB | 300 GB
Disk (speed) | 100+ MB/s writes | ~5 MB/s writes
Network (speed) | 30+ MB/s up/down | ~1 MB/s up/down
Network (bandwidth) | 1 TB+ per month | ~300 GB per month

Note that `cuprated`:

- Benefits greatly from high-end hardware
- Can run on weaker hardware (last tested on a `Raspberry Pi 4 (2GB RAM)` and `Raspberry Pi 5 (8 GB RAM)`)
- Requires tweaking the config for your system, especially if you are at either extremes of the hardware scale