Guide: Deploy Your First Node

1. Sign in to the Instanodes dashboard and open the one-click deployment screen.
2. Choose a chain (any of the 50+ listed in Chains & Networks) and a node type. Pick shared for testing. Pick dedicated or archive if you already need isolation or full history.
3. Pick a region. Instanodes runs infrastructure across 24 global regions. Choose one close to your users or your own backend to cut round-trip latency.
4. Confirm the deployment. Standard node types are typically ready in minutes.
5. Copy the RPC URL from the dashboard. Point your app, SDK, or .env file at the URL.
6. Send a test request (see the eth_blockNumber examples in Get Started) to confirm the endpoint is live, before you wire the endpoint into production code.

Once your first endpoint is live, API Reference covers authentication and request patterns in more depth, and Rate Limits by Tier covers what happens as usage grows.