Running Solana Trading / Sniping Bot

If you have your own bot (you own the software):

Hosting it properly: You’ll need a host with high bandwidth, 100% uptime, and at least 2GB of memory since you’ll be processing/filtering lots of transactions. AWS can get you set up, but expect to pay around $100/month for that.

Reliable RPC node:

• The ideal setup? A dedicated node, which costs around $2k to $3k per month. Why so pricey? Because you’ll get access to the “processed” commitment level, letting you catch new transactions faster. This gives you a chance to prep and send your own transactions before others by using the earliest block hash. And use fancy query methods which are blocked or too expensive in shared nodes.
• If you’re looking to save money, you can use a shared RPC node. Helius, for example, offers one for $50/month. It’s good enough for a single bot and runs on “confirmed/finalized” commitment (about 0.5 to 1 second slower than dedicated nodes). For most cases, this is fine.

Priority fees and Jito tips: You’ll need them either way.

Costs Breakdown:

• Budget setup: ~$150/month
• Super-fast setup with dedicated node: ~$2,500/month

If you don’t have a bot yet:
Building one will take time, or you’ll need to pay around $7k to $8k to get one (and even then, you’ll need to make ongoing adjustments).

Want to skip all that?
You can just use a pre-built trading bot. No need to buy or configure anything.

Check out OFFICIAL_SOLZBOT in Telegram. It’s a full featured Solana trading bot.

Features: Snipe only quality pools, Pool Filtering, Take Profit (+TTP), Stop Loss (+TSL), Partial Sells, MEV protection, manual trading and more …

If you go with OFFICIAL_SOLZBOT, you can even run your own private bot instance, customize it to your needs, and assign a custom RPC node if you have one.