# Gracefull exit successfully - now Goodbye! **URL:** \ **Category:** Node Operators\ **Created:** [July 13, 2020, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/gracefull-exit-successfully-now-goodbye/8104 "2020-07-13T07:22:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![BrightSilence](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/brightsilence/32/6048_2.png) [@BrightSilence](https://forum.storj.io/u/BrightSilence)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/gracefull-exit-successfully-now-goodbye/8104/8 "2020-07-13T10:45:03Z")
I’m a little surprised by the earnings listed here. My node with 11.7TB used space is making about $40 a month. It takes a while to get up to that level of income. Make sure you actually give it enough time to start using the space and exit the held amount time frame. To get an indication of what you might earn you can use the more realistic earnings estimator I posted here: > [@Realistic earnings estimator](https://forum.storj.io/t/more-realistic-earnings-estimator/6693): > > The original earnings estimator is no longer online, so I’m altering this suggestion to advocate for the return of a realistic earnings estimator. In the mean time SNOs can use this community version to get a good estimate of the earnings potential. Please be respectful of others using this sheet. If someone else is looking at their results, give them a moment before overwriting their inputs or copy the sheet to your own Google account to fill in your own inputs. The sheet is protected against … If you want to know the held back percentage applied you can check the web dashboard or use the earnings calculator posted here, which will also show vetting process which could be relevant for payout amounts as well. > [@Earnings calculator (Detailed earnings info and health status of your node, including vetting progress and garbage collection status)](https://forum.storj.io/t/earnings-calculator-update-2020-07-02-v9-3-0-now-with-score-used-for-suspension-and-warning-status-if-your-node-needs-attention/1794): > > Latest version @ 2025-12-18: v14.3.0 - Consider minimum vetting time for vetting progress I made this calculator to provide payout information and be used as an extension of the dashboard functionality already provided by Storj. Storj Earnings Calculator Earnings calculation script for Storj storagenodes Prerequisites Python is required to run this script. This script was tested on Windows 10 and Linux, with Python 3.7. Other OS’s and versions will likely also work. Warning If you are runnin… If it still doesn’t work out for you, that’s fine. But it would be sad if you give up on it before it even had the chance to be profitable. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.storj.io/t/gracefull-exit-successfully-now-goodbye/8104)._