Bitcoind with Mempool.space/Electrum Server

[OmegaStarScream]

I want to run Bitcoind with memepool space on the same machine. Does any one here know which providers should I seek and how much would it cost to do so? Not an overkill, but not something that couldn't handle hundreds of requests.

And also I would like to know how much better is it to run Electrum server as opposed to Memepool space?

This is mainly to make requests to fetch balances and possibly transaction history.

[nc50lc]

Loyce's thread in Electrum board may have a rough estimate of it.
In pages 5 to 6, there's a discussion between Loyce and Direwolf of the possible VPS cost of running a Bitcoin Core and Fulcrum instance.
Mempool space was mentioned that it uses low resources as well.

Here's the link: /index.php?topic=5554840.80

[DireWolfM14]

The kvm server I'm using (and I believe LoyceV as well) is hosted by ServaRica.  It hasn't been 100% problem free, but the issues I've had are minor and quick to resolve themselves.  I'm running a publicly accessible and announced SPV server using Fulcrum as the engine.

I've never ran the production version of mempool.space, but I've ran my own personal use version for years.  It's possible to run mempool.space with only bitcoind as the backend, but it runs faster with both bitcoind and an SPV server to draw transactions from.  From what I understand the production version runs best with blockstream electrs as the SPV server, but I don't know if the other common SPV servers would provide much less performance.  I've used ElectrumX and Romanz Electrs and had good results with both.

I'm sure more information could be had by asking the mempool.space development team.  They tend to be pretty active in the Matrix chat room:
https://matrix.to/#/#mempool.support:bitcoin.kyoto

When I have some time I'll be setting up the personal version in a docker container on the same server I'm hosting Fulcrum.

[ABCbits]

Not an overkill, but not something that couldn't handle hundreds of requests.

per second? per minute?

And also I would like to know how much better is it to run Electrum server as opposed to Memepool space?

One (or maybe more) mempool.space feature require Electrum server.

This step is optional. You can run Mempool without configuring an Electrum Server for it, but address lookups will be disabled.

And just like others, i recommend choosing Fulcrum due to it's performance.

For this reason, Fulcrum emerges as a clear winner in this benchmark. Although it takes slightly longer to index than Electrs, once that indexing is complete the benefits of a scalable and performant server will greatly outweigh this once-off cost, not only in query speed and reliability but in prolonging hardware lifespan.