# Node Operators **URL:** https://forum.storj.io/c/sno-category/10.md [Latest](https://forum.storj.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.storj.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.storj.io/tags.md) --- ## [New Satellite just opened! Join my Tutorial Satellite! TODAY!](https://forum.storj.io/t/new-satellite-just-opened-join-my-tutorial-satellite-today/32038)
**Author:** [@kocoten1992](https://forum.storj.io/u/kocoten1992)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/new-satellite-just-opened-join-my-tutorial-satellite-today/32038 "2026-09-20T17:11:12Z")
Hi, I open a test satellite, please join my satellite! :smiley: Why should I? What in it for me? I’m glad you asked! If you are here, you are most likely a storage node operator? So am I. Storj exist for quite a while … --- ## [Hashstore error preventing node restart](https://forum.storj.io/t/hashstore-error-preventing-node-restart/29959)
**Author:** [@bryanpendleton](https://forum.storj.io/u/bryanpendleton)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/hashstore-error-preventing-node-restart/29959 "2026-10-25T03:30:26Z")
Looks like the machine behind my nodes had a power failure recently. 4/5 nodes came up fine. The last one is failing to start up, it logs successfully starting up two satellites for hashstore then logs this and aborts: … --- ## [A New SJ Satellite Is Coming — Early Joiners Get More!](https://forum.storj.io/t/a-new-sj-satellite-is-coming-early-joiners-get-more/32934)
**Author:** [@kocoten1992](https://forum.storj.io/u/kocoten1992)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/a-new-sj-satellite-is-coming-early-joiners-get-more/32934 "2026-10-25T00:21:53Z")
Greetings everyone, After operating a tutorial satellite for some time, I’m confident enough to start a real satellite where money is involved - not immediately - I’m working toward it. :grinning\_face: A Little Thank Y… --- ## [Registration pending approval / Auth Token issue for Node Operator](https://forum.storj.io/t/registration-pending-approval-auth-token-issue-for-node-operator/32960)
**Author:** [@vamosinagyattila](https://forum.storj.io/u/vamosinagyattila)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/registration-pending-approval-auth-token-issue-for-node-operator/32960 "2026-10-24T00:22:16Z")
Hello Storj Team and Community, I registered as a Node Operator a few days ago, but my account registration is still stuck on pending approval. Every time I click the email verification link (“Click Here To Verify Your… --- ## [Monitoring payouts after node exit](https://forum.storj.io/t/monitoring-payouts-after-node-exit/32951)
**Author:** [@zip](https://forum.storj.io/u/zip)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/monitoring-payouts-after-node-exit/32951 "2026-10-22T03:03:11Z")
Hello, I started exiting nodes about a month ago. I did check today, and some are already showing exit status Successful: Y, with exit receipts. I need to delete the data as I’m selling the drives, but I would like to ke… --- ## [Quick thought on hashstore log file classes](https://forum.storj.io/t/quick-thought-on-hashstore-log-file-classes/32935)
**Author:** [@Toyoo](https://forum.storj.io/u/Toyoo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/quick-thought-on-hashstore-log-file-classes/32935 "2026-10-20T22:50:27Z")
Inspired by a recent conversation with @Pentium100, started thinking about how log files should be split into two classes. I’m focusing only on pieces that do not have explicit expiration date at upload. The working ass… --- ## [Current HDD prices in your area?](https://forum.storj.io/t/current-hdd-prices-in-your-area/32943)
**Author:** [@phamhong1904](https://forum.storj.io/u/phamhong1904)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/current-hdd-prices-in-your-area/32943 "2026-10-20T19:56:41Z")
Where in the world are you from, and what is the current price of an HDD (hard disk drive) where you live, in USD per 1TB? I’m from Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia, and the price is currently around 50 USD/1TB HDD.… --- ## [The node information is not appearing in the browser](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-node-information-is-not-appearing-in-the-browser/32944)
**Author:** [@Vicente](https://forum.storj.io/u/Vicente)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/the-node-information-is-not-appearing-in-the-browser/32944 "2026-10-20T12:48:43Z")
The node seems to be working. If I stop the node, data continues to be sent to the log, and the node cannot be restarted. The log file cannot be deleted and changes every minute. What could be the problem? The log s… --- ## [2026 September payment is finished](https://forum.storj.io/t/2026-september-payment-is-finished/32920)
**Author:** [@elek](https://forum.storj.io/u/elek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/2026-september-payment-is-finished/32920 "2026-10-20T03:10:46Z")
The payment has been finished for all wallets. The housekeeping is still running (updating DB to show the right amount on SNO dashboards. The payment includes the difference between last pre-payment and real usage + new… --- ## [Rightsizing Storj Network Payout Rates](https://forum.storj.io/t/rightsizing-storj-network-payout-rates/32391)
**Author:** [@littleskunk](https://forum.storj.io/u/littleskunk)\ **Replies:** 497\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/rightsizing-storj-network-payout-rates/32391 "2026-10-19T07:23:19Z")
Why we’re doing this The Storj network is currently sitting at roughly 50% utilization, with about 66 PB of free space available after deduplication. At the same time, many nodes that are operating correctly — following … --- ## [Port Forwarding won't open, Node Offline](https://forum.storj.io/t/port-forwarding-wont-open-node-offline/12309)
**Author:** [@alacey425](https://forum.storj.io/u/alacey425)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/port-forwarding-wont-open-node-offline/12309 "2026-10-18T07:40:26Z")
Hello, I recently set up a Storj node. I first tried to do it by setting up port forwarding on my router, but when I launched the node it says “Offline”. When I checked if the port was open it showed my public IP address… --- ## [What is a 'stream operation'?](https://forum.storj.io/t/what-is-a-stream-operation/32074)
**Author:** [@jammerdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/jammerdan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/what-is-a-stream-operation/32074 "2026-10-16T07:37:05Z")
Unfortunately it is unclear to me what this is supposed to do. What is a stream operation? --storage2.stream-operation-timeout duration how long to spend waiting for a stream operation before canceling (de… --- ## [Config.yaml - Linux/Docker all parameters](https://forum.storj.io/t/config-yaml-linux-docker-all-parameters/24850)
**Author:** [@snorkel](https://forum.storj.io/u/snorkel)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/config-yaml-linux-docker-all-parameters/24850 "2026-10-16T07:13:29Z")
This is the default config.yaml made by storagenode Docker installer in Linux. Let’s try to keep this up-to-date with all new parameters added or removed with new storagenode versions. Everytime I will start a new node,… --- ## [Bandwidth limiting without breaking ToS](https://forum.storj.io/t/bandwidth-limiting-without-breaking-tos/32874)
**Author:** [@hwm.land](https://forum.storj.io/u/hwm.land)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/bandwidth-limiting-without-breaking-tos/32874 "2026-10-15T22:50:13Z")
Are you sure it’ll not hurt audits/online score when tc starts dropping packets? Did you implement it? What are your results? --- ## [Is Cost Basis Lookup still working?](https://forum.storj.io/t/is-cost-basis-lookup-still-working/32878)
**Author:** [@donald.m.motsinger](https://forum.storj.io/u/donald.m.motsinger)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/is-cost-basis-lookup-still-working/32878 "2026-10-15T02:48:56Z")
Transactions after June are not shown here https://costbasis.storj.tools/ Will this be fixed or has this been retired? --- ## [Nur noch Daten ausgang](https://forum.storj.io/t/nur-noch-daten-ausgang/32857)
**Author:** [@bobbll](https://forum.storj.io/u/bobbll)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/nur-noch-daten-ausgang/32857 "2026-10-14T15:57:36Z")
Seit 2 Monaten hat mein Node nur noch Daten verlust von 50-120GB obwohl ich 100% audit und online habe. Kann mir einer helfen?6 --- ## [What's going on here? Why was my node disqualified?](https://forum.storj.io/t/whats-going-on-here-why-was-my-node-disqualified/32903)
**Author:** [@DusterCluster](https://forum.storj.io/u/DusterCluster)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/whats-going-on-here-why-was-my-node-disqualified/32903 "2026-10-13T03:04:21Z")
I happened to see on the dashboard that my oldest node (41 months) was disqualified. Why??? My node has been migrated to Hashstore for weeks and was running without any problems. The HDD also has no issues. I was offli… --- ## [Used reclaimable](https://forum.storj.io/t/used-reclaimable/32902)
**Author:** [@havri1](https://forum.storj.io/u/havri1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/used-reclaimable/32902 "2026-10-10T06:23:11Z")
The ‘Used reclaimable’ portion shown in the image is significant, yet it is not part of the recognized, paid storage. Why is this? What exactly is it? There is the used part, there is the trash, and then there is th… --- ## [Community Satellite Spiridon is back](https://forum.storj.io/t/community-satellite-spiridon-is-back/32784)
**Author:** [@elek](https://forum.storj.io/u/elek)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/community-satellite-spiridon-is-back/32784 "2026-10-09T13:12:38Z")
I am glad to announce that my original Community Satellite (Spiridon) is resurrected as https://spiridon.space. What is it? A community satellite strictly for Storagenode Operators. Helping them to use their own (!!!) … --- ## [Unclean shutdown detected](https://forum.storj.io/t/unclean-shutdown-detected/31630)
**Author:** [@jammerdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/jammerdan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/unclean-shutdown-detected/31630 "2026-10-08T11:28:40Z")
I see Unclean shutdown detected quite often after a regular shutdown of a node. After restart it attempts to repair. Docker command contains --stop-timeout 300 but still this is happening. Are there other options? --- ## [Bitstamp delisting](https://forum.storj.io/t/bitstamp-delisting/32797)
**Author:** [@Martin.S](https://forum.storj.io/u/Martin.S)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/bitstamp-delisting/32797 "2026-10-07T20:20:03Z")
Bitstamp as well… --- ## [Node folders cleanup](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-folders-cleanup/32858)
**Author:** [@asturking](https://forum.storj.io/u/asturking)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-folders-cleanup/32858 "2026-10-07T17:58:18Z")
Now that all the nodes are in the hashstore, I’d like to clean up directories and/or files that are no longer needed—I’ve noticed I’ve had some of these files for quite a while. Are there any examples of which directori… --- ## [Note about hashstore preallocation on XFS](https://forum.storj.io/t/note-about-hashstore-preallocation-on-xfs/32869)
**Author:** [@Ambifacient](https://forum.storj.io/u/Ambifacient)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/note-about-hashstore-preallocation-on-xfs/32869 "2026-10-07T01:53:23Z")
\[Below analysis is obtained with the help of Claude, written myself\] Starting with commit cb5706a released in v1.154.4, the node has started preallocating log files, defaulting to 64 MiB at a time. The general idea is t… --- ## [Dr. Strangelove + NTFS + VMWare + Piecestore](https://forum.storj.io/t/dr-strangelove-ntfs-vmware-piecestore/32864)
**Author:** [@Julio](https://forum.storj.io/u/Julio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/dr-strangelove-ntfs-vmware-piecestore/32864 "2026-10-06T16:04:15Z")
How not to need ZFS on Windows. I asked AI to contemplate how I set-up file systems for STORJ in a Windows environment, on platform and file system heavily frowned upon on this forum…here’s what it had to say, and by th… --- ## [No bloom filters from AP1, US1 and EU1](https://forum.storj.io/t/no-bloom-filters-from-ap1-us1-and-eu1/27165)
**Author:** [@pangolin](https://forum.storj.io/u/pangolin)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/no-bloom-filters-from-ap1-us1-and-eu1/27165 "2026-10-02T04:32:53Z")
My nodes have seen no bloom filters from those 3 satellites for more than a week and unpaid trash is piling up every day… What is the reason for not creating bloom filters? --- ## [Node Version 1.155.9](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-version-1-155-9/32844)
**Author:** [@Tony\_boy\_32](https://forum.storj.io/u/Tony_boy_32)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-version-1-155-9/32844 "2026-09-29T18:42:40Z")
Hi everyone, Am I the only one stuck on version 1.155.9? Why didn’t it update automatically to the latest versions? Thanks, everyone. --- ## [Audit of US satellite](https://forum.storj.io/t/audit-of-us-satellite/32050)
**Author:** [@marvinso1978](https://forum.storj.io/u/marvinso1978)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/audit-of-us-satellite/32050 "2026-09-29T04:41:22Z")
The previous topic about audit for US satellite was closed. For my nodes, I stop receiving audit since 21 Jul. “windowStart”\*\*\*\*: “2026-07-20T00:00:00Z”, “totalCount”\*\*\*\*: 4\*\*,\*\* “onlineCount”\*\*\*\*: 4 this is the las… --- ## [Good Hardware solutions for nodes?](https://forum.storj.io/t/good-hardware-solutions-for-nodes/29996)
**Author:** [@Vadim](https://forum.storj.io/u/Vadim)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/good-hardware-solutions-for-nodes/29996 "2026-09-29T03:27:03Z")
Hello. Does someone hosting nodes on top of E5-2680 With original motherboards or chines? someone tried C612 Nas Motherboard DIY Kit E5 2680/2673/2686/2697A V4 CPU 32/64/96/128GB DDR4 Virtual Machine Routers 4x2.5GE 1… --- ## [Coinbase suspends Storj token - where to go instead?](https://forum.storj.io/t/coinbase-suspends-storj-token-where-to-go-instead/32454)
**Author:** [@mattventura](https://forum.storj.io/u/mattventura)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/coinbase-suspends-storj-token-where-to-go-instead/32454 "2026-09-29T00:53:06Z")
I’ve been having my payouts go to Coinbase where I’ve been selling them. I just got an email saying that they’re suspending trading for Storj token on September 28th. What US-friendly exchange do we use instead, that le… --- ## [Voluntary Payout Reductions — and How to Set One Up](https://forum.storj.io/t/voluntary-payout-reductions-and-how-to-set-one-up/32204)
**Author:** [@littleskunk](https://forum.storj.io/u/littleskunk)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/voluntary-payout-reductions-and-how-to-set-one-up/32204 "2026-09-27T10:37:28Z")
Over the past few days, several Storage Node Operators have reached out to us with a version of the same generous offer: a temporary and voluntary payout reduction to support the network. We want to say — genuinely — th… [Next page](https://forum.storj.io/c/sno-category/10.md?page=1)