Purpose

When a person purchases multiple licenses and operates the Gala Node software, they will need to have the same number of machines available as they have licenses. One computer per node is required to help run the network and earn rewards. This article explains why this is a requirement.

Assumptions Made

Purchasing a Gala Node license to run a Founder's Node or other node licenses provides the Gala Games and Entertainment ecosystem with the resources needed to keep the network running. This is a decentralized ecosystem, and having multiple nodes of the same type on a single device defeats the purpose of decentralization. This is why it must be decentralized and spread out worldwide. 

Whether a person wants to use a Virtual Private Server (VPS) or their personal computer, these must be individual devices. If, for example, a user has purchased 2 Founder's Node licenses and 1 Last Expedition Node license, the user will be able to run the Gala Node software on one computer for 1 Founder's Node license and 1 Last Expedition Node license and will need an additional computer to run their additional Founder's Node license. A bigger workload will be put on an individual computer with more licenses. 

Please read Gala Node Software Requirements for more information.