# Node operator can be a business?

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/node-operator-can-be-a-business/20043>\
**Category:** Node Operators\
**Tags:** vetting, hardware, payouts\
**Created:** [October 25, 2022, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-operator-can-be-a-business/20043 "2022-10-25T07:15:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/node-operator-can-be-a-business/20043/33 "2022-10-28T07:05:28Z")

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That’s the idea. We suggest to use only hardware which is online anyway, so all costs already paid, and literally any income is a pure profit.  
The quality is controlled on the network level, if some nodes did not qualify - they will be disqualified, data recovered using Reed-Solomon erasure codes to other more reliable nodes.  
So investments are not required, however, it’s your decision anyway, just account all costs.

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