Minimum System Requirements

The TACo network is currently dormant ahead of a relaunch by WEDF scheduled for Q3 2026. Although independent operators may choose to continue running TACo nodes at their discretion, there is no coordinated group of providers running TACo software at this time.

A stable version of the service will be relaunched in Q3 2026 – centered around a Privacy Coalition. If you represent an organization in the domains of privacy advocacy, anti-surveillance, human rights, encryption/whistleblower technology, or pertinent academic research, and would like to be involved, please get in touch.

Until then, this page serves as a reference for prospective members of this new node coalition.

TACo nodes are very light and can be run inexpensively on a remote instance or local machine. Specs similar to (or greater) than the following will suffice:

• Debian or Ubuntu (recommended distributions)

• 20GB storage

• 4GB RAM

• x86 architecture

• Static IP address

• Exposed TCP port 9151

TACo can be run on cloud infrastructure. For example, a Digital Ocean 4GB Basic Droplet satisfies the requirements listed above.

The current version of TACo required the operator account (i.e. not the provider) to be funded with at least 15 POL (Polygon POS) to connect to the network and participate in DKG initialization rituals. This may be deprecated ahead of the network relaunch Q3 2026.