Ethereum validator hosting and staking infrastructure
Run validators and staking infrastructure on dedicated Kubernetes, with zero slashing in six years and a 99.99% SLA in your contract. The standard validator runs $97 a month, about a fifth of the AWS cost.
LinkPool has operated Web3 infrastructure since 2017, with zero slashing events, against a 99.99% uptime SLA target, at 5.7x cheaper than AWS on the standard validator workload.
For validators, the risk is the cost
A validator earns steadily and loses catastrophically. The infrastructure decision is really about slashing, uptime, and who controls the plug.
Slashing is the real cost
A slashed validator loses stake directly. We have run mainnet validators for six years with zero slashing events. No shared tenancy, and Performance tier gives guaranteed QoS so attestation timing does not degrade when a neighbour spikes.
Platform risk is a line item
In November 2022 a major host removed more than 1,000 Solana validators in a single policy change. Rented infrastructure sits under a host acceptable-use policy that can change. We run on owned hardware under a Web3-native contract.
You inherit your cloud SLA
A validator on AWS cannot promise more uptime than AWS promises you. Owned infrastructure sets its own ceiling: our 99.99% target comes from failover across three availability zones in Manchester, not a pass-through cloud contract.
One Ethereum validator, priced across providers
The same workload, 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, and 2 TB NVMe, across the providers operators actually compare. Monthly, at a 12-month commitment.
| Provider | Monthly cost | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|
| AWS EC2 | $556 | Reserved EC2, priced per instance size |
| Servers.com | $453 | Whole server |
| Latitude.sh | $431 | Whole server |
| Hetzner AX162 | $219 | Whole server, flat rate |
| LinkPool Standard | $97 | Component-priced, burstable QoS |
| LinkPool Performance | $168 | Component-priced, guaranteed QoS |
Built for validators that stay up
Dedicated Kubernetes
Managed clusters on dedicated hosts. No shared tenancy, and no hypervisor tax on attestation timing.
Guaranteed QoS on Performance
Requests equal limits. No throttling during attestation or proposal windows, and dedicated network per pod.
Three availability zones
Validators fail over across three zones in Manchester, which is where the 99.99% target comes from.
GitOps and a full audit trail
Every change is version-controlled and PR-reviewed. There is no interactive SSH login on our hosts.
What operators ask us
How much does it cost to host an Ethereum validator?
The standard validator workload (8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB NVMe) is $97 a month on our Standard tier at a 12-month commitment, or $168 on Performance. The same workload runs around $556 a month on AWS, about 5.7x more.
What is your slashing record?
Zero slashing events in six years of mainnet validator operations. We have operated Web3 infrastructure since 2017. Slashing is the cost that matters most for a validator, and avoiding it is a function of client configuration, monitoring, and infrastructure that does not degrade under load.
Do you support distributed validator technology (DVT)?
Yes. DVT splits a validator across several operators to remove single points of failure. We run distributed validator client software on the same dedicated Kubernetes platform as our standard validator and oracle workloads.
Should we self-host or use managed hosting?
Self-hosting adds real operational overhead, typically $4,700 to $16,000 a month in engineering time for on-call, client upgrades, and incident response, on top of the hardware. Managed hosting with support included removes that without charging for a whole server you will not fully use.
Get pricing for your validators
Tell us the network, how many validators, and the scale. We reply with numbers, not a deck.