# Hardware and operating system requirements

Because of the very specific nature of Kima's security model, explained in the [validators intro](https://docs.kima.network/kima-network/become-a-kima-validator) and in the [Kima White Paper](https://docs.kima.network/kima-whitepaper-1), you need to ensure you meet the following hardware requirements before you become a Kima validator:

Must be an Intel XEON E-series or any other XEON supporting SGX-SPS (Server Platform Services). The motherboard must also support SGX.

* CPU: 4vCPU (8vCPU recommended)
* RAM: 16GB (32GB recommended)
* Storage: 512GB HDD (1TB recommended)
* Operating System: Ubuntu 22.04

### SGX requirements <a href="#sgx-requirements" id="sgx-requirements"></a>

Must be an Intel XEON E-series or any other XEON supporting SGX-SPS (Server Platform Services). The motherboard must also support SGX. The below list of supported SGX-compliant CPUs List is current for the second half of 2024

#### Compliant servers <a href="#compliant-cpus" id="compliant-cpus"></a>

* Intel XEON E-2174G
* Intel XEON E-2176G
* Intel XEON E-2178G
* Intel XEON E-2186G
* Intel XEON E-2188G
* Intel XEON E-2274G
* Intel XEON E-2276G
* Intel XEON E-2278G
* Intel XEON E-2286G
* Intel XEON E-2288G
* Intel XEON E-2334G
* Intel XEON E-2386G
* Intel XEON E-2388G

#### Compliant servers <a href="#compliant-servers" id="compliant-servers"></a>

| Manufacturer | Model       |
| ------------ | ----------- |
| Supermicro   | X11SCM-F    |
| Supermicro   | X11SCM-LN8F |
| Supermicro   | X11SCW-F    |
| Supermicro   | X11SCZ-F    |
| Supermicro   | X11SSL-F    |
| Supermicro   | X11SCD-F    |
| Supermicro   | X11SCE-F    |
| Supermicro   | X11SCH-F    |
| Supermicro   | X11SCH-LN4F |
| Supermicro   | X11SCL-F    |
| Supermicro   | X11SCL-LN4F |
| Supermicro   | X12STW-TF   |
| Supermicro   | X12STW-F    |
| Supermicro   | X12STL-IF   |
| Supermicro   | X12STL-F    |
| Supermicro   | X12STH-SYS  |
| Supermicro   | X12STH-LN4F |
| Supermicro   | X12STH-F    |
| Supermicro   | X12STE-F    |
| Supermicro   | X12STD-F    |
| Dell         | R240        |
| Dell         | R350        |
| HP           | DL20 G10    |
| HP           | DL20 G10+   |


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