Provider Configuration

Configure resource limits and node behavior.

Command Line Options

--max-cpu

Maximum CPU cores to allocate (default: all available).

kova-node start --max-cpu 4

--max-memory

Maximum RAM in gigabytes (default: 80% of total).

kova-node start --max-memory 8

--max-disk

Maximum disk space in GB (default: 100).

kova-node start --max-disk 50

--port

P2P network port (default: 4001).

kova-node start --port 4003

Full Example

kova-node start \
  --max-cpu 4 \
  --max-memory 8 \
  --max-disk 100 \
  --port 4001

Environment Variables

You can also configure via environment variables:

| Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | KOVA_MAX_CPU | Maximum CPU cores | | KOVA_MAX_MEMORY | Maximum memory in GB | | KOVA_MAX_DISK | Maximum disk in GB | | KOVA_PORT | P2P port | | KOVA_ORCHESTRATOR_URL | Orchestrator API URL |

Resource Recommendations

| Workload Type | CPU | Memory | Disk | |---------------|-----|--------|------| | Light (static sites) | 0.5-1 | 512MB | 5GB | | Medium (APIs) | 1-2 | 1-2GB | 10GB | | Heavy (databases) | 2-4 | 4-8GB | 50GB+ |