<p>On ARM hardware such as a Raspberry Pi 4B, I highly recommend this <a href="https://armada-alliance.com/guides/run-a-cardano-node-on-alpine-linux-os" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Alpine Linux</a> setup written about by some members of the Armada Alliance of SPOs. It does a great job running Cardano static binaries while using very little power, CPU, and memory.</p>
<p>My pool (Adaberry Pi [00000]) runs both Alpine and Ubuntu nodes very reliably on these little single-board computers.</p>

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2022-03-30T13:38:33.987Z
is it still running with the new node version?
AmineMs
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2022-04-07T00:22:00.907Z
The RPi 4B 8G runs 1.34.1 without problems.
DeCentN2Madness
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DeCentN2Madness
<p>I am a Windows expert since 3.0 (1988), and Linux/Unix almost as long.  I am proficient in Windows 2019 and 10.  Although there is a Windows solution for running a Cardano stake pool, I would not recommend it for many reasons.  As far as Linux distros go, Ubuntu is an excellent one that I have worked with for almost 15 years, and I highly recommend it.  It is backed by a successful commercial enterprise, but it is free to the community.  As a Debian fork, it is relatively easy to use and well-supported.  And, if that isn't enough to convince you, the shell scripts and installation documentation &amp; courses are all using it as an example.</p>
<p>One thing you should know, is that Ubuntu labels their OS versions by year and 6-month release cycle.  So for example, 18.04 was released in 2018 in April, while 18.10 was released in October.  The April releases are more proven/solid, the October releases more experimental.  Every other year is a Long-Term-Support release, or LTS, so 20.04 LTS has a longer-term support commitment from Canonical Software.</p>
<p>Also, for the Stake Pool I operate (PLL), I did some research and it is recommended to apply automatic OS updates, so we enabled that.</p>
<p>If you need more help, give us a shout on Telegram at <a href="https://t.me/tprevolution" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://t.me/tprevolution</a></p>

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Jay Imerman
<p>For <code>cardano-node</code> 1.30.1, it is:</p>
<blockquote>
<ul>
<li>Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)</li>
<li>Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10)</li>
<li>MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>

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Marek Mahut - StakeNuts
<p>What is the best/recommended Linux OS to run a stake pool?</p>

<stake-pool><proof-of-stake><spo>
What is the best/recommended OS to run a stake pool?
# What is the best/recommended OS to run a stake pool?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-10-11)

What is the best/recommended Linux OS to run a stake pool?

**Tags:** stake-pool, proof-of-stake, spo

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-12. Score: 1

On ARM hardware such as a Raspberry Pi 4B, I highly recommend this [Alpine Linux](https://armada-alliance.com/guides/run-a-cardano-node-on-alpine-linux-os) setup written about by some members of the Armada Alliance of SPOs. It does a great job running Cardano static binaries while using very little power, CPU, and memory.

My pool (Adaberry Pi [00000]) runs both Alpine and Ubuntu nodes very reliably on these little single-board computers.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: is it still running with the new node version?  
> **username_1**: The RPi 4B 8G runs 1.34.1 without problems.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-12-13. Score: 1

I am a Windows expert since 3.0 (1988), and Linux/Unix almost as long. I am proficient in Windows 2019 and 10. Although there is a Windows solution for running a Cardano stake pool, I would not recommend it for many reasons. As far as Linux distros go, Ubuntu is an excellent one that I have worked with for almost 15 years, and I highly recommend it. It is backed by a successful commercial enterprise, but it is free to the community. As a Debian fork, it is relatively easy to use and well-supported. And, if that isn't enough to convince you, the shell scripts and installation documentation & courses are all using it as an example.

One thing you should know, is that Ubuntu labels their OS versions by year and 6-month release cycle. So for example, 18.04 was released in 2018 in April, while 18.10 was released in October. The April releases are more proven/solid, the October releases more experimental. Every other year is a Long-Term-Support release, or LTS, so 20.04 LTS has a longer-term support commitment from Canonical Software.

Also, for the Stake Pool I operate (PLL), I did some research and it is recommended to apply automatic OS updates, so we enabled that.

If you need more help, give us a shout on Telegram at <https://t.me/tprevolution>


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-10-19. Score: 0

For `cardano-node` 1.30.1, it is:

> * Linux 64-bit (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS; Mint 19.3, 20; Debian 10.3)
> * Windows 64-bit (8.1, 10)
> * MacOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15


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