> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.livepeer.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Operational and Hardware Requirements for Orchestrators

> Minimum, recommended, and production hardware for running a Livepeer orchestrator.

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Orchestrators run **video transcoding** (NVENC/FFmpeg) and/or **AI inference** on GPUs. Hardware directly affects job selection, reputation, and revenue. Below are minimum, recommended, and AI-optimised guidelines for 2026.

## Minimum (development / testing)

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{ "Component": "CPU", "Minimum": "4 cores" },
{ "Component": "RAM", "Minimum": "16GB" },
{ "Component": "Storage", "Minimum": "100GB SSD" },
{ "Component": "Network", "Minimum": "100 Mbps symmetric" },
{ "Component": "OS", "Minimum": "Ubuntu 22.04 LTS" }
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Suitable for testnet, low-volume workloads, and learning.

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{ "Component": "GPU", "Recommended": "RTX 4080 / A4000 / L4" },
{ "Component": "CPU", "Recommended": "8–16 cores" },
{ "Component": "RAM", "Recommended": "32–64GB" },
{ "Component": "Storage", "Recommended": "NVMe SSD 1TB+" },
{ "Component": "Network", "Recommended": "1 Gbps symmetric" },
{ "Component": "Uptime", "Recommended": "99%+ target" }
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Optimised for real-time streaming and multi-resolution transcoding.

## AI inference

AI workloads are VRAM-bound. Stake does **not** determine AI job routing; capability and price do.

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{ "GPU": "RTX 4090 (24GB)", "Use case": "Stable Diffusion, high batch" },
{ "GPU": "A100 (40GB/80GB)", "Use case": "Enterprise inference" },
{ "GPU": "H100", "Use case": "Advanced model serving" }
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Also ensure: CUDA 12+, NVIDIA Container Toolkit, good cooling, high IOPS storage for model weights.

## Network and ops

* **Latency:** \<50 ms to major regions helps streaming and Gateway selection.
* **Production:** Static IP, reverse proxy (e.g. Nginx), TLS, firewall rules.
* **Monitoring:** Prometheus, Grafana, NVIDIA DCGM exporter; track GPU utilisation, VRAM, segment/job success rate.

## Checklist before going live

* GPU visible via `nvidia-smi`
* Docker sees GPU (`--gpus all`)
* CUDA functional
* Ports open (e.g. 8935)
* Stable Arbitrum RPC
* Monitoring configured

## See also

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  <Card title="Install go-livepeer" icon="download" href="/v2/orchestrators/setup/install" arrow />

  <Card title="Orchestrator stats & monitoring" icon="chart-line" href="https://explorer.livepeer.org/orchestrators" arrow />

  <Card title="Data centre setup" icon="server" href="/v2/orchestrators/guides/advanced-operations/scale-operations" arrow />
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