What is the payback for being a node operator?

[Stob]

Hi @Vein
One of the forum members created an earnings estimator in Google Sheets, which you can use to discover such information:

Realistic earnings estimator

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 …

Of course it is only an estimator and as Storj stores real customer data usage patterns can change. Also the network is overdue for a change in node operator earnings and economics, which is still being worked through but has a long discussion thread -

Let's talk about the elephant in the room: The Storj economic model (node operator payout model)

During the town hall presentation that just premiered on youtube @john spoke again about reworking the Storj economic model including the economic incentive model for node operators. [image] However, no details on a direction for these changes were provided, yet feedback was requested. Alright… I guess shooting in the dark it is then (for now). I want to address a few things: Storj currently runs at a loss, subsidizing both storage and egress Demand for Storj DCS is growing rapidly What do…