TON node
A dedicated TON node. Your own API, steady under load.
Running a TON node means keeping a computer in step with The Open Network, so it can answer questions about it. A dedicated TON node answers only your Telegram mini app, wallet or payment service. Its server is sized for TON, and a backup node sits next to it. No public rate limits in your way.
- Full
- $289/mo
- Ready
- 24 h
02Node type
Full node, liteserver or archive: what TON offers.
TON has several node kinds. We sell the full node, and this is how it differs from the others.
Full node
$289/mo
- Keeps
- The recent state of the chain. It prunes old blocks
- Query
- Balances, transactions, blocks and sending messages, through an HTTP API
- Cannot
- Return the whole history. That is the archive liteserver, which keeps everything
- Liteserver
- A full node plus a mode that answers light clients over ADNL, TON's own protocol
- Disk
- About 1 TB for a full node, and about 12 TB for an archive node, per the docs overview
The one-line test
If your service needs today's balances and fresh transactions, a full node is right. If it needs all of TON's history, that takes an archive node, and it takes the biggest disk.
Sources: TON docs, nodes overview, checked October 2026; TON docs, MyTonCtrl setup, checked October 2026
03How it works
How a TON node works: ADNL inside, HTTP outside.
The node itself does not speak HTTP. The front door is what makes it easy to use.
TON node
The official node software, installed and managed with MyTonCtrl.
One UDP port
The node needs a single UDP port forwarded, picked at random unless it is set.
HTTP API front
A plain node answers over ADNL. An HTTP layer in the toncenter style turns that into calls your code already knows.
Your endpoint
The HTTP API lives on your own nodes.herorpc.com address, behind your key.
TON's own network protocol is ADNL. Light clients talk it directly. Most apps would rather send ordinary web requests.
So a liteserver node needs an HTTP front before an ordinary web app can use it. The docs point to TON Center style APIs for that.
Your endpoint is the front: send HTTP API calls to it with your key in the URL, and the node behind it handles the rest.
04Know the field
TON disk: where two docs pages disagree.
A full node is about 1 TB. The archive number depends on which page of the TON docs you read.
The docs call the disk the usual bottleneck, and say to benchmark it before you commit. Archive data is downloaded through TON Storage at install.
Full node
- Disk
- About 1 TB
- Source
- TON docs, nodes overview
Liteserver
- Disk
- 1 TB+ NVMe, traffic peaks near 16 TB a month
- Source
- TON docs, MyTonCtrl setup
Archive liteserver
- Disk
- 12 TB+ in the quickstart, 20 TB+ in the requirements table, or compressed ZFS
- Source
- TON docs, MyTonCtrl setup
Validator
- Disk
- 1 TB+ NVMe, about 64 TB of traffic a month typical
- Source
- TON docs, MyTonCtrl setup
All of these run the same node software, set up with MyTonCtrl. We sell the full node.
Sources: TON docs, nodes overview, checked October 2026; TON docs, MyTonCtrl setup, checked October 2026
05TON, specifically
Six TON facts worth knowing before you build.
Small things in the docs that decide whether a TON node behaves.
Five kinds of node
Full node, liteserver, archive liteserver, validator and collator. They all come from the same software.
Traffic is the hidden cost
The docs put a validator at about 64 TB of traffic a month, with peaks near 100 TB. A liteserver peaks near 16 TB.
Disk speed beats size
The docs say disk latency is usually the bottleneck. A big, slow drive is the wrong buy.
One UDP port
The node needs one UDP port forwarded to it. The liteserver port has to be opened as well.
Public endpoints have a place
The docs call public endpoints fine for prototypes. For guaranteed uptime or high volume without limits, they say run your own.
Docs disagree on archive size
The overview and the quickstart say about 12 TB. The requirements table says 20 TB or more. Plan for the larger one.
Sources: TON docs, nodes overview, checked October 2026; TON docs, MyTonCtrl setup, checked October 2026
06Who rents one
Why teams rent a dedicated TON node.
TON apps grow fast, and public APIs are where they hit the wall.
Telegram mini apps and bots
Predictable throughput when a lot of users arrive at once.
Exchanges and payment services
Scan deposits and confirm transfers against a node nobody else shares.
Explorers and analytics
Read blocks and transactions at your own pace for dashboards and alerts.
Wallet backends
Balances and history for your users from an endpoint you control.
07Price check
What a dedicated TON node costs elsewhere.
We could not confirm a published price for a dedicated TON node from other providers, so there is no comparison bar here. Ours is listed up top and in the box below.
08What you get
Set the term for your TON node.
Pick the node type and how long to prepay. The price updates as you choose.
Your TON node
Term
- A dedicated server sized for TON
- The official TON node software, managed with MyTonCtrl
- A backup node, included
- A private endpoint on nodes.herorpc.com
- Your server logins
- No setup fee, ready within 24 hours
$289
a month, full node
Billed monthly
Pay in BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, BNB, SOL, TRX, LTC, DOGE or XMR.
10Questions
TON node questions
Real questions from node operators, answered plainly.
What is the difference between a TON full node, liteserver and archive node?
A full node keeps recent state and prunes old blocks. A liteserver is a full node that also answers light clients over ADNL. An archive liteserver keeps every block and never prunes.
Why does my TON node sync so slowly?
Disk latency is the usual cause, according to the TON docs. A fast NVMe drive matters more than a big one. Benchmark the disk before you blame the network.
Does a TON node give me an HTTP API?
Not by itself. A plain node speaks ADNL. Your endpoint adds an HTTP API in the toncenter style in front of it, so ordinary web code can call it.
How much disk does TON need?
About 1 TB for a full node. For archive, the docs say 12 TB in one place and 20 TB or more in another, so the safe plan is the larger figure.
How much traffic does a TON node use?
A lot. The docs say a validator typically moves about 64 TB a month and a liteserver peaks near 16 TB. Plan your bandwidth before you plan your disk.
Can a TON node run a validator too?
The same software can. A validator needs far more traffic, about 64 TB a month by the docs, and we sell the full node only.
Will my TON library work with my endpoint?
Libraries that accept a toncenter-style endpoint, such as the TON TypeScript client, can use it in place of a public one.
How much is a TON node a month?
$289, with no setup fee. Prepay 12 months and the monthly price drops 25 percent.
When will my TON node be ready?
Within 24 hours of payment. Your dashboard lists the HTTP endpoint and the server logins once it is.
A TON node that is only yours.
$289 a month, with a backup running beside it, live within 24 hours.