# Node Providers

Storing wallets on managed servers is not recommended, and it is advised to [use only unmanaged servers](https://docs.fantom.foundation/run-a-node/mainnet/run-validator-node) for running validator nodes.

However, if you prefer to run a validator node using a provider rather than your own hardware, you can find a comprehensive list of providers below that offer the setup of an Opera node.

## Managed Node Providers

| [1RPC](https://www.1rpc.io/)                                   | [3xpl](https://3xpl.com/)                                                                    | [Allnodes](https://www.allnodes.com/)                          |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Ankr](https://www.ankr.com/)                                  | [All That Node](https://www.allthatnode.com/)                                                | [Bitquery](https://bitquery.io/)                               |
| [Blast](https://blastapi.io/) (Bware Labs)                     | [Blockdaemon](https://blockdaemon.com/)                                                      | [BLOCKSIZE](https://www.blocksize.info/)                       |
| [BlockPI Network](https://blockpi.io/)                         | [Chainbase](https://chainbase.online/)                                                       | [Chainstack](https://chainstack.com/build-better-with-fantom/) |
| [ChainUp Cloud](https://cloud.chainup.com/)                    | [Covalent](https://www.covalenthq.com/) (read-only)                                          | [DRPC](https://drpc.org/)                                      |
| [Dwellir](https://dwellir.com/)                                | [Gateway.fm](http://gateway.fm)                                                              | [GetBlock](https://getblock.io/)                               |
| [Grove](https://www.grove.city/)                               | [Infura](https://infura.io/)                                                                 | [Lava Network](https://www.lavanet.xyz/)                       |
| [Moralis](https://moralis.io/) (read-only)                     | [NodeReal](https://nodereal.io/meganode/api-marketplace/explore?sort=popular\&chains=fantom) | [NOWNodes](https://nownodes.io)                                |
| [OMNIA Protocol](https://omniatech.io/)                        | [OnFinality](https://onfinality.io/)                                                         | [P2P](https://rpc.p2p.org/)                                    |
| [Particle Network](https://particle.network/node-service.html) | [QuickNode](https://www.quicknode.com/)                                                      | [RockX](https://www.rockx.com/)                                |
| [SpeedyNodes](https://www.speedynodes.com/)                    | [Subsquid](https://subsquid.io/) (read-only)                                                 | [Tatum](https://tatum.io/)                                     |
| [Taurus](https://www.taurushq.com/explorer/)                   | [thirdweb](https://thirdweb.com/)                                                            | [Zeeve](https://www.zeeve.io/)                                 |

*List provided by* [*CompareNodes*](https://www.comparenodes.com/)*.*

## Cloud Providers

* [Amazon AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/) (+)
* [Digital Ocean](https://digitalocean.com/)
* [Google GCP](https://cloud.google.com/)
* [Microsoft Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/)

## Bare Metal Providers

Gathered from the community's suggestions.

* [Vultr](https://www.vultr.com)
* [OVH](https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l\&ai=DChcSEwiKrqqo-ef5AhVvlUsFHex-BecYABAAGgJzZg\&sig=AOD64_2UV0TZJ-DtR8qLlIWQ_GsIVoGjrw\&q\&adurl\&ved=2ahUKEwjQn6Wo-ef5AhW42HMBHXSaCRAQ0Qx6BAgDEAE)
* [Webtropia](https://www.webtropia.com/)
* [Leaseweb](https://www.leaseweb.com/)
* [Latitude](https://latitude.sh)