# Cloud servers (vps and dedicated server) **URL:** \ **Category:** Node Operators\ **Created:** [May 1, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/cloud-servers-vps-and-dedicated-server/13549 "2021-05-01T03:03:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hamza](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/hamza/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@hamza](https://forum.storj.io/u/hamza)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/cloud-servers-vps-and-dedicated-server/13549/1 "2021-05-01T03:03:17Z")
Hello, I’m new here and I’m looking for information about launching nodes on the cloud (vps or dedicated servers). 1- is there a guide to follow to launch my first node on a cloud service like ovh or pulseheberg or other? 2- what are the characteristics of a cloud server for a better profitability? For example these characteristics: Intel Xeon E5-2690v3 8 vCore @ 2,60GHz 16GB DDR4 2TB RAID 5 1 Gbps 20€/month thank you very much Translated with [www.DeepL.com/Translator](http://www.DeepL.com/Translator) (free version) ---
**Author:** ![jammerdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jammerdan/32/1121_2.png) [@jammerdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/jammerdan)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/cloud-servers-vps-and-dedicated-server/13549/2 "2021-05-01T03:45:05Z")
I don’t see how this ever can become profitable. As a rough estimate you can calculate with earnings of $3-4 per month per Terabyte stored. In your case this would mean your server will not earn more than $8 a month but cost you €20,-.