Pontypool, United Kingdom
Server infrastructure for Blockchain in Pontypool
Sizing infrastructure for Blockchain starts with the workload, then works back to cores, memory and disk. For a medium Blockchain business in Pontypool that is about 6 Cores, 96 GB of memory and 3000 GB of storage on Dedicated Server.
- ✓ 5 infrastructure tiers
- ✓ Sized for your workload, not a plan name
- ✓ Same price in all 24 locations
Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Pontypool. Your real figure depends on your connection and route, and lands inside this range.
Choose the infrastructure for your workload
Three sizes of business, each sized from an assumed traffic figure rather than a measured one. If you know your own numbers, tell us and the estimate changes with them.
Small Blockchain
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$408.10 USD USD
per month · VDS
- 2 Cores
- 32 GB RAM
- 800 GB storage
About 1.4 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 22.4 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium Blockchain Most likely here
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$1,161.40 USD USD
per month · Dedicated Server
- 6 Cores
- 96 GB RAM
- 3000 GB storage
- Managed
About 13.9 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 64 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Large Blockchain
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$3,070.30 USD USD
per month · Bare Metal
- 20 Cores
- 320 GB RAM
- 4000 GB storage
- Managed
About 138.9 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 256 GB of working data.
Configure this build →These figures are assumptions stated out loud, not predictions about your business. Memory, cores and disk can all be raised on the same server later, usually within the hour, with no rebuild and no new IP address — so starting one size below the estimate is normally the cheaper mistake.
Why Blockchain size up this way
Working from about 50,000 visits a month and roughly 400,000 requests a day, storage grows by roughly 150 GB a month at this size, which usually decides the build before CPU does; and about 64 GB of data needs to stay in memory to keep queries fast.
- 13.9 req/sec at peak
- 64 GB working set
- 150 GB/month growth
- Linux
Which tiers suit Blockchain
Including the ones that do not, and why — that is usually the more useful half.
| Infrastructure | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Hosting Managed space on a shared server | Not this one | Shared hosting cannot run background workers, queues or long-lived processes, which a SaaS application depends on. |
| VPS Flexible virtual infrastructure with full root access | Recommended | The natural home for an early-stage product: root access, your own runtime, and the ability to resize as you grow. |
| VDS Virtual server with resources pinned to you alone | Recommended | Pinned resources give you the predictable latency your customers will hold you to in an SLA. |
| Dedicated Server An entire physical server, configured to your specification | Recommended | Right once the database and the application tier are competing for the same memory on a single virtual instance. |
| Bare Metal Physical compute for sustained, demanding workloads | Workable | For platforms running their own virtualization, or holding a large working set entirely in memory. |
Blockchain workloads you can host
A node syncs the entire chain and then never stops growing, so disk is the planning constraint rather than CPU.
- Full nodes
- RPC endpoints
- Indexers
- Wallet services
- Chain data archive
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Pontypool is closest to London. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Pontypool ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 126 miles | 3–6 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 341 miles | 8–16 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 522 miles | 13–25 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 704 miles | 17–34 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 780 miles | 19–38 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 973 miles | 23–47 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 1,425 miles | 34–69 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 2,331 miles | 56–113 ms |
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| New York, United States | 3,338 miles | 81–161 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 3,430 miles | 83–166 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 3,830 miles | 92–185 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 4,083 miles | 99–197 ms |
| Miami, United States | 4,303 miles | 104–208 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 4,629 miles | 112–223 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 4,696 miles | 113–227 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 5,267 miles | 127–254 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 5,337 miles | 129–258 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Delhi NCR, India | 4,302 miles | 104–208 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 4,594 miles | 111–222 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 5,065 miles | 122–245 ms |
| Tokyo, Japan | 5,992 miles | 145–289 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 6,076 miles | 147–293 ms |
| Singapore | 6,859 miles | 166–331 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 10,659 miles | 257–515 ms |
Distances are from Pontypool. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
Blockchain in Pontypool
The closest of our 24 data centres to Pontypool is London, about 126 miles away. Every kilometre between your users and the server is latency you cannot optimise away in software.
Pontypool has a population of about 35,686, which is why the medium build above is the one most likely to fit a Blockchain business here — though the other two are a click away if it does not. Local time is Europe/London, so routine maintenance and backups are scheduled against your overnight rather than ours.
Data stays in the jurisdiction you choose, which matters if you are working to the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Pricing is quoted in GBP, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from Pontypool
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Pontypool | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Londonemea | 126 miles | 3–6 ms |
| Amsterdamemea | 341 miles | 8–16 ms |
| Frankfurtemea | 522 miles | 13–25 ms |
Pontypool sits in Wales, and every one of our 24 locations costs the same — so the only thing worth optimising is which of them your users are closest to. At the medium size assumed above, that is roughly 400,000 requests a day crossing that link.
Blockchain hosting in Pontypool — FAQs
What size server does a Blockchain business in Pontypool, Wales need?
Where would the server for my Pontypool, Wales business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for Blockchain, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host full nodes for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Pontypool
Same city, different workload.
Blockchain hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.