<p>The following graph shows the growth of the DB folder during last 100 days
<img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TxG7D.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></p>
<p>It grew from 7 to 10.5 GB
In addition it depends on your logging settings and retention policy how much additional space is needed.</p>

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2021-05-25T22:15:32.770Z
Also, `cardano-node` might not clean up forks it has seen in the past, so it might different from a fresh sync.
Marek Mahut - StakeNuts
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Markus - CLIO1
<p>Both nodes need to download the Cardano blockchain and therefore both nodes need some disk space. Currently the space needed is ~25GB.</p>

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<p>As a follow-up to this <a href="https://cardano.stackexchange.com/questions/529/relay-node-vs-block-producer-node">questions</a></p>
<p>Say, I have a SSD of 2TB, which of the two nodes do I have to connect it to? BP or Relay Node?</p>

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Relay Node & Block-Producing Node, which one requires more Hard Disk capacity?
# Relay Node & Block-Producing Node, which one requires more Hard Disk capacity?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-24)

As a follow-up to this [questions](https://cardano.stackexchange.com/questions/529/relay-node-vs-block-producer-node)

Say, I have a SSD of 2TB, which of the two nodes do I have to connect it to? BP or Relay Node?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-05-24. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

Both nodes need to download the Cardano blockchain and therefore both nodes need some disk space. Currently the space needed is ~25GB.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-05-25. Score: 6

The following graph shows the growth of the DB folder during last 100 days
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/TxG7D.jpg)

It grew from 7 to 10.5 GB
In addition it depends on your logging settings and retention policy how much additional space is needed.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Also, `cardano-node` might not clean up forks it has seen in the past, so it might different from a fresh sync.  

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