Storj storage node operator
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Storj storage node operator (supply side) Storage
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| Free tier | paid $1.35/TB/month stored + $1.00/TB egress (cut from $1.50/$2.00 on 1 Sep 2026, an 18% total reduction). Paid in USDC on Ethereum, not STORJ. unit TB; metered on stored-bytes |
|---|---|
| Price | none stated |
| Per-object cap | not stated |
| Retention | not stated |
| Egress | you are paid $1.00/TB for egress; the customer is charged $7/TB price_per_tb: $1.00/TB |
| Identity | email email |
| Binding | none no constraint of a named kind was recorded; the verdict rests on the quota sentence rather than on a named limit |
| Interface | unknown Docker container, single identity per node, dashboard |
| Tooling | storagenode Docker image, storj node dashboard, uptime robot |
| Composes with | USDC payout can be spent on anything, but cannot be converted into Storj storage credit - there is no credit mechanism |
| Reliability | Node disqualification and held amounts apply for the first months; forum reports of 8.5 TiB stored paying $5.50 indicate realised rates well below list. |
| Notes | paid $1.35/TB/month stored + $1.00/TB egress (cut from $1.50/$2.00 on 1 Sep 2026, an 18% total reduction). Paid in USDC on Ethereum, not STORJ. |
| Evidence rung | reported One page read moves it to documented. |
| Checked | 2026-10-21 (inherited); stale on 2026-11-04 |
Evidence (5)
| date | source | what it proved |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | www.storj.io/pricing | Standard: 'Monthly storage $7/TB', 'Egress $7/TB'; minimum monthly fee $5; 30-day minimum retention with early-deletion fee; 50 KB minimum object size |
| 2026-10-21 | forum.storj.io/t/rightsizing-storj-network-payout-rates/3239 | rate table: 'Used space (storage) $1.50/TB/month -> $1.35/TB/month -10%'; 'Egress (bandwidth) $2.00/TB -> $1.00/TB -50%'; 'estimated 18% reduction in total payout' |
| 2026-10-21 | storj.dev/node/payouts | 'Payouts are made in USD Coin (USDC) ... Earnings are calculated in USD and paid at one USDC per US dollar' |
| 2026-10-21 | forum.storj.io/t/helping-the-network-become-profitable-what- | '$1.5/TB is for a single SNO, but theres 2.7 expansion factor, so 1 TB times 2.7 times $1.5 = $4.05 just a storage cost, per month' |
| 2026-10-21 | forum.storj.io/t/storj-is-moving-node-operator-payouts-and-c | 'for 2026/09 my node stored 8.5 TiB of data and was paid $5.50' |
More fields (1)
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