Understanding how the network handles workload is crucial, because it directly affects your earnings. Every session settles through the protocol at a uniform split (40% to operators, 55% to the YOM Foundation, 5% burned), so your payout does not depend on who sold the session or where the player is. What you can control is how much of that flow you capture, and this guide is about optimizing exactly that.
Increase Node Count
The easiest way to increase your total earnings is to raise the maximum potential of your host. To do this, add additional node licenses as your hardware comfortably allows, maximizing GPU usage and total earnings. A single host can run up to 8 licenses, and a fully loaded 8-license host earns up to ~$466/month at moderate utilization.
Increase Node Utilization
Then you may also want to optimize your utilization rate of your nodes. The utilization rate is determined by your accumulated reputation (XP), which can be increased high uptime, reliable connectivity and community participation. Participate in community events and hold earned tokens to boost your node’s reputation, placing you at the front of the line for session allocation.
The other nudge you can tweak is having your pc operate during times or days when there is high demand. Usually high gaming demand peaks evenings and weekends. Ensuring your node is available during these periods increases your likelihood of receiving session assignments.
Finally, prevent abrupt disconnects. Utilize reliable hardware, power backups, and monitoring tools to maintain consistent availability. If you go under once, that’s acceptable. However, if that happens repeatedly, your host will get penalized when under a certain uptime rate.
Apart from the above factors, YOM’s orchestrator also performs some balancing to prevent any single node from hogging all jobs or remaining completely idle for too long.
To Operate or Delegate
You can further optimize your rewards by ensuring the right balance of assigning your Node Licenses to your own host machine vs. delegating them to external providers.
| Feature | Delegation | NANO |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Knowledge | None | Minimal |
| Setup Time | Very Low | Moderate |
| Optimization Potential | Can be optimized by picking the right NaaS. | Can be optimized by building your reputation. |
| Hardware | None | Gaming PC |
| Maintenance | You pay monthly service fees to the NaaS partner. | You pay for your own electricity bills. |
| Risk | Requires monthly commitment. | None, just turn off your PC at any time. |
Earnings Expectations: Practical Examples
One of the most common questions potential node operators ask is “How much can I earn?”. YOM provides a realistic forecast by modeling node earnings as a Gaussian (bell curve) distribution centered around an expected average.
The assumption is that on average, a node will be utilized about 50% of the time it’s available. In other words, roughly half the hours your node is up, it will be actively streaming a session (the other half it might be idle, waiting for demand). Based on network simulations under current conditions, YOM estimates monthly earnings of ~$58 per node at moderate utilization.
It’s worth noting that these numbers scale with the number of node licenses you run on your hardware (assuming your machine can handle it). A single host can run up to 8 licenses. For example, a fully loaded 8-license host could yield up to ~$466 per month on average. With a NANO at $349 (one license included) and additional licenses at $249 each, the estimated payback on a fully loaded host is around 6 months.