Run a Sui Full Node in Three Clicks
Deploy and manage a Sui full node with Novacula. Bootstrap from a recent snapshot, serve indexed gRPC traffic, and monitor checkpoint sync, peers, resources and node health from one control plane.
Manage Your Sui Full Node From One Control Plane
Novacula manages the Sui node lifecycle on infrastructure you control, including snapshot bootstrap, configuration, monitoring and version management.
Deploy a Sui Full Node From a Recent Snapshot
Novacula sets up genesis, seed peers and snapshot bootstrap for you, so your Sui full node starts from a recent snapshot instead of replaying the chain from genesis.
- Recent snapshot bootstrap
- Genesis and seed peers configured
- Mainnet and testnet support
Monitor Sui Checkpoint Sync and Node Health
Sui reports progress by checkpoint rather than block. Novacula shows your node’s verified checkpoint, the network tip, peer count, sync progress and resource usage in one view.
- Verified checkpoint and network tip
- Peer count and sync progress
- CPU, memory and storage visibility
Serve Indexed gRPC Traffic From Your Sui Node
Novacula enables the REST index store and gRPC indexing by default, so your Sui full node can serve indexed queries and submit transactions without extra setup.
- gRPC indexing enabled by default
- REST index store included
- Ready for transaction submission
Run Sui Full Nodes on Bare Metal, VMs or Kubernetes
Run sui-node on a UNIX-based host or virtual machine (VM) with the Novacula Agent, or in your Kubernetes cluster with the Novacula Operator. Use fast NVMe-backed storage for consistent Sui performance.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sui Full Nodes
Answers to common questions about deploying, managing and monitoring Sui full nodes with Novacula. Talk to our team.
What is a Sui full node?
A Sui full node runs the sui-node process, independently tracks and verifies Sui network state, and serves blockchain data to applications.
How do I run a Sui full node with Novacula?
Novacula prepares the node configuration, genesis, seed peers and snapshot bootstrap, then manages the node lifecycle from one control plane.
Which Sui networks does Novacula support?
Novacula’s Sui configuration supports mainnet and testnet.
Does a Sui node need to sync from genesis?
No. Novacula bootstraps the node from a recent formal snapshot, avoiding a full replay from genesis.
What resources does a Sui mainnet full node need?
Novacula’s deployment defaults for Sui mainnet are 8 CPU cores, 128 GiB RAM and 4,000 GiB of disk. Fast NVMe-backed storage is recommended.
How does Novacula monitor a Sui full node?
Novacula tracks verified and synced checkpoints, network tip, peer count, sync progress, resource usage, checkpoint errors and fork-related signals.
Does Novacula support gRPC for Sui?
Yes. Novacula enables gRPC indexing by default so the node can serve indexed queries and support transaction submission without additional indexing setup.
Can I run a Sui node on Kubernetes or a virtual machine?
Yes. Sui nodes can run on infrastructure you control, including bare-metal servers, virtual machines and Kubernetes environments.
Run Your Sui Full Node With Novacula
Deploy and manage a Sui full node with snapshot bootstrap, indexed gRPC, checkpoint monitoring and infrastructure you control — all from one control plane.
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