# Standalone

In an Arcology standalone deployment, all software components are installed on <mark style="color:green;">a single physical machine.</mark> This approach is the most cost-efficient way to run an Arcology node for running a testnet

## Hardware Requirements

In this mode, all the key modules reside on a single machine and share resources on the same physical machine. The option is the simplest and most cost efficient.

### Minimum Requirement <a href="#minimum-requirement" id="minimum-requirement"></a>

This is the bare minimum required to run a node that can process some transactions without running into issues.

* 32GB RAM or more
* 8 CPU cores
* NVMe SSD with 2T free space
* 10G Bandwidth

### Optimized Configuration <a href="#recommended-requirement" id="recommended-requirement"></a>

The optimized configuration equips the node with ability to stand with a sustained  TPS of 10K or more.

* 512GB RAM or more
* 32 CPU cores (excluding hyperthreading)
* NVMe SSD with 8T free space
* 10G Bandwidth

{% hint style="info" %}
Arcology scales effectively with the availability of resources. Increasing the number of processor cores and memory will enhance performance.
{% endhint %}

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## Installation

Clone the repository to the **host machines** where you want to run the testnet:

```sh
    git clone https://github.com/arcology-network/devnet.git
```

### Download

In the DevNet directory run the following command to download the dependencies for both the L1 setup and the L2 setup:

```shell
    > cd devnet
    devnet> ./cli/download.sh
```

### Install Dependencies

If your machine IP is <mark style="color:red;background-color:yellow;">`192.168.1.108`</mark>`:`

```sh
    devnet> ./cli/install.sh -p 192.168.1.108
```

### Start Network

The network is set up and ready to go. Execute the command below to initiate the network.

<pre class="language-sh"><code class="lang-sh"><strong>devnet> ./cli/start.sh -f http://192.168.1.108:7545 -s http://192.168.1.108:8545 -r true -m false
</strong></code></pre>

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## Check the Connectivity

Make sure the testnet is up and running. Lastly, it is necessary to [verify the connectivity](https://doc.arcology.network/network/getting-started/verify-connection) to confirm that the network is functioning correctly.


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