diff --git a/lib/solana/README.md b/lib/solana/README.md index 444eb5d5..9c70dca8 100644 --- a/lib/solana/README.md +++ b/lib/solana/README.md @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ This is the Well-Architected checklist for Solana nodes implementation of the AW | | Authorization and access control | Use instance profile with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances | This solution uses AWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM) role instead of IAM user. | | | | Following principle of least privilege access | In all node types, root user is not used (using special user "solana" instead). | | | Application security | Security focused development practices | cdk-nag is being used with appropriate suppressions. | -| Cost optimization | Service selection | Use cost effective resources | 1/ AMD-based instances are used for Consensus and RPC node to save the costs. Consider compiling Graviton-based binaries to improve costs for compute. 2/ Cost-effective EBS gp3 are preferred instead of io2. 3/ Solana nodes generate a substantial amount of outgoing data traffic, which deeds to be addressed with non-technical means like getting private agreements with AWS. | +| Cost optimization | Service selection | Use cost effective resources | 1/ AMD-based instances are used for Consensus and RPC node to save the costs. Consider compiling Graviton-based binaries to improve costs for compute. 2/ Cost-effective EBS gp3 are preferred instead of io2. 3/ Solana nodes generate a substantial amount of outgoing data traffic, which needs to be addressed with non-technical means like getting private agreements with AWS. | | | Cost awareness | Estimate costs | Single RPC node with `r7a.12xlarge` EBS gp3 volumes about 2549 GB with On-Demand pricing will cost around US$2,665.67 per month in the US East (N. Virginia) region. More cost-optimal option with 3 year Compute Savings plan the cost goes down to $1,643.52 USD. Additionally, the data transfer costs can be about $1,356.80 USD per month for 15TB of outgoing traffic. Check pricing with [AWS Calculator](https://calculator.aws/) | | Reliability | Resiliency implementation | Withstand component failures | This solution uses AWS Application Load Balancer with RPC nodes for high availability. Newly provisioned Solana nodes triggered by Auto Scaling get up and running in about 30-50 minutes. | | | Data backup | How is data backed up? | Considering blockchain data is replicated by nodes automatically and Solana nodes sync from start within an hour, we don't use any additional mechanisms to backup the data. |