Running Reliable Ethereum RPC Infrastructure: TechOps Services Case Study

TechOps Services is a Web3-focused globally distributed team of DevOps Engineers specializing in infrastructure development, blockchain monitoring, and automation services for production-grade decentralized systems.

Their work focuses on building and operating reliable, high-performance infrastructure for blockchain networks, with services designed around real production requirements and supported 24/7. Cherry Servers supports the operation of their Ethereum RPC infrastructure with customized bare metal resources.

The challenge

Operating Ethereum RPC infrastructure in production comes with strict performance and reliability demands. RPC nodes require predictable disk I/O, consistent CPU performance, and stable uptime to serve live traffic without delays.

TechOps Services works with a wide range of infrastructure platforms depending on workload type. While some environments scale well on Kubernetes and cloud platforms, RPC nodes behave differently. Virtualized environments often introduce performance variability and unnecessary overhead, which can impact reliability.

For this setup, the team was looking for dedicated hardware that could deliver consistent performance while remaining cost-effective over time.

After evaluation, they opted for Cherry Servers’ bare metal for the balance of hardware customization, raw performance, and operational simplicity needed for production RPC nodes.

The solution 

As part of the partnership, TechOps Services deployed a production Ethereum RPC node on Cherry Server's bare metal infrastructure. The configuration included an AMD Ryzen 7700X server with an additional 4 TB disk, hosted in Cherry Servers’ Lithuania location.

The deployment followed TechOps Services’ existing automation practices. Using Ansible, the team was able to provision the system and bring the node online quickly without introducing new tooling or manual steps.

The work was led by Nick, Senior DevOps Engineer at TechOps Services, who applies a security-first and observability-driven approach to infrastructure design. The ability to work directly with bare metal hardware and fine-tune configurations played an important role in meeting production requirements.

Throughout the process, Cherry Servers worked closely with the TechOps Services team, answering technical questions ahead of provisioning and supporting the deployment where needed.

The result

After deployment, the node was integrated into TechOps Services’ production RPC cluster and began serving live traffic.

Since going live:

• Internal monitoring has shown no downtime on the Cherry Servers node;

• Performance has remained stable under production load;

• The node has consistently served RPC requests without noticeable lag.

The setup met all production requirements and proved suitable for long-term use as part of the RPC infrastructure.

Working together

From a partnership perspective, the collaboration focused on aligning infrastructure capabilities with real-world Web3 workloads. The ability to use customized hardware, combined with responsive communication and clear technical collaboration, allowed the deployment to move quickly and predictably.

TechOps Services highlighted three reasons they value working with Cherry Servers:

1. Clear and responsive communication

2. Straightforward deployment on dedicated hardware

3. Cost-effective performance for production workloads

Looking ahead, both teams see value in continuing to refine infrastructure automation.