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Get a free Solana RPC geo-balanced endpoint. You can also deploy a Solana node in the US, Europe, or Asia region for the lowest possible latency. By keeping your Solana RPC traffic local, your users can experience lightning-fast interactions from anywhere.

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Global Nodes

Chainstack makes sure you get access to robust and scalable infrastructure, ready for your Solana journey, in a matter of minutes.

We take away the burden of managing it so that you can instantly focus on building and exploring data on Solana RPC and API.

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With Chainstack’s patented Bolt technology, you get fully synced dedicated Solana RPC nodes in almost no time at all.

Chainstack spins up dedicated Solana RPC nodes with the latest state, so you get a node ready the same day.

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Everything your team needs to scale securely and stay supported: SLA, access control, and compliance included.

SLA and dedicated support

Access priority support with guaranteed response times for high-availability infrastructure and RPC node performance.

SOC2 compliant

Our systems follow SOC2 standards with robust access logging, encryption, and operational oversight.

SSO and role-based access

Integrate with your identity provider via SAML or OIDC, and manage access with RBAC at scale.

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Discover a wealth of information on how to deploy blockchain infrastructure and build amazing applications using Solana RPCs and APIs with Chainstack.

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Deploy Solana RPC node and dive into tons of tutorials.

Solana Supported Methods

Learn how to interact with your Solana RPC node.

Setup Solana Tooling

Deploy your first smart contract on Solana with Web3.js.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Solana?

Solana is a high-throughput L1 that uses a proof-of-history clock plus proof-of-stake to push block times down to ~400 ms and fees to fractions of a cent. It targets order-book trading, real-time gaming, and other latency-sensitive use cases.

How to get Solana RPC endpoint?

Sign up for a free Chainstack account and open your project dashboard. In the dashboard, choose Add node, select Solana, and provision either a dedicated node or an elastic cluster. After the node syncs, open Access & credentials and grab the RPC URL for immediate integration.

How to run a Solana node?

Launch a Global Node on Chainstack to join Solana’s cluster without touching bare metal. For fixed CPU and RAM allocations, choose a Dedicated Node and let Chainstack handle validator updates. Doing it yourself is a long haul of hardware GPUs, turbine-level cooling, and manual catch-up scripts.

What is Solana RPC API?

Solana’s RPC API is a JSON-over-HTTP and WebSocket interface that wraps validator internals. End-points like getAccountInfo, getRecentBlockhash, and sendTransaction deliver sub-second access to the cluster. Binary data are base-64–encoded, so SDKs (e.g., @solana/web3.js) handle packing for you.

How much does it cost to run a Solana RPC?

Costs swing with workload: a validator-grade Solana RPC may need 128 GB RAM, high-end GPUs, and huge IO—easily US $400-800 / month in the cloud. Lighter “getAccountInfo” workloads are cheaper but still storage-intensive. For most teams, the cheapest approach is to consume Solana endpoints from an RPC provider like Chainstack instead of renting monster hardware.

Is Solana RPC free?

Solana runs public “api.mainnet-beta.solana.com” clusters you can hit for zero cost, yet congestion and dropped connections are common. A no-cost Chainstack plan still covers 3 million calls monthly and adds load-balanced stability.

How to setup a Solana RPC?

Grab the Solana endpoint from the Chainstack Console dashboard. Add it to Phantom (Settings → Change Network → Custom) or set connection = Connection(<URL>) in your TypeScript to route calls through Chainstack.

Notes for Solana RPC API

When communicating with a Solana node, the client implements a JSON-RPC specification over HTTP and WebSocket. The recommended library for JavaScript is @solana/kit (formerly web3.js 2.x) or @solana/web3.js (legacy 1.x, still widely used), and for Python use solana-py.

Supports Yellowstone gRPC Geyser streaming — real-time structured data for accounts, transactions, and slots with lower latency than standard RPC polling.

You can also access Solana directly through the Chainstack MCP server — query live on-chain data, deploy nodes, request testnet funds from the faucet, and search Chainstack docs from Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, ChatGPT, Codex, Pi, Gemini, or any MCP-compatible or SKILL-compatible AI agent.