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Raw UDP Shreds

Turbine fragments forwarded directly to your IP:port

9 Regions

Premium and Standard locations worldwide

<1ms Overhead

Forwarding adds less than a millisecond of latency

99.99% Uptime

Enterprise SLA with redundant infrastructure

Before the Block, There’s the Shred

Raw Solana shreds forwarded straight to your servers via UDP. Sourced from top-of-turbine validators across 9 global regions. See transactions before they hit any RPC or gRPC endpoint.
Shredstream is for teams that need the absolute earliest on-chain signal. If you need processed, developer-friendly data, see gRPC Streaming instead.

Solana Data Path

Where Shredstream sits in the stack:
1

Leader Validator

Produces the block and splits it into shreds.
2

Turbine Propagation

Shreds fan out through the validator tree.
3

OrbitFlare Shredstream

Raw UDP shreds forwarded to your IP:port. You are here — upstream of every other feed.
4

Your Trading Server

Receives shreds before the block is finalized. Meanwhile, gRPC and RPC endpoints are still assembling.

Core Features

Raw UDP Delivery

Shreds are forwarded directly to your IP:port via UDP — the fastest possible transport. No HTTP overhead, no WebSocket connections, no serialization. Just raw packets.

9 Global Regions

Strategically placed across major financial and data center hubs. Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, New York, Singapore, Dublin, Siauliai, Salt Lake City, and Tokyo.

Top-of-Turbine Validators

Our servers are fed by high-stake validators sitting near the root of Solana’s Turbine tree, minimizing propagation hops from the leader node.

Enterprise Reliability

99.99% uptime SLA with redundant infrastructure, automatic failover, and 24/7 monitoring across all regions.

Use Cases

HFT Desks

Shave critical microseconds off your signal pipeline. Raw shreds let your strategies act on block data while others wait for RPC confirmation.

MEV Searchers

Observe pending state transitions at the Turbine layer and construct bundles with an information edge that processed feeds cannot match.

Memecoin Snipers

Spot new token deployments and liquidity events at the shred level, before they surface through conventional WebSocket or gRPC streams.

DEX Aggregators

Refresh routing tables and price quotes from raw transaction fragments, reducing staleness and improving fill quality for end users.

Liquidation Engines

Monitor collateral ratio changes as they propagate through Turbine and trigger liquidation calls ahead of the broader network.

Market Makers

Tighten bid-ask spreads by adjusting quotes based on shred-level order flow, well before aggregated block data is available.

How It Works

1

Purchase a Slot

Select your region and billing frequency. Pay with account balance, credit card (Stripe), or Solana crypto.
2

Configure Your Destination

Set your public IP address and UDP port in the dashboard. The system validates and registers your endpoint instantly.
3

Receive Raw Shreds

Shreds start flowing to your server within seconds. Build your deshredding and parsing logic to extract transactions.
NFT Pass Holders — Get 1 free Shredstream slot per active NFT Pass license for a limited time. Restricted to OrbitServers IPv4 prefixes. Claim it from the Shredstream dashboard.
Free Trial — Try Shredstream free for 60 minutes. Available for existing customers via Dashboard (14-day cooldown between trials). New customers can contact the team for access.

9 Global Shredstream Regions

Premium regions offer maximum validator density in the highest-demand locations. Standard regions provide geographic redundancy and broader coverage.

Premium Regions — $1,000/month

CityCountry
FrankfurtGermany
AmsterdamNetherlands
New YorkUnited States
LondonUnited Kingdom

Standard Regions — $500/month

CityCountry
SingaporeSingapore
DublinIreland
SiauliaiLithuania
Salt Lake CityUnited States
TokyoJapan

Pricing

Flat-rate pricing per region with discounts for longer commitments. No hidden fees, no credit systems.

Premium Regions

$1,000/monthFrankfurt, Amsterdam, New York, London
  • Raw UDP shred forwarding
  • Top-of-turbine validator access
  • Configure IP:port destination
  • Auto-renewal with Stripe or crypto
Ideal for HFT, MEV, and latency-critical applications.

Standard Regions

$500/monthSingapore, Dublin, Siauliai, Salt Lake City, Tokyo
  • Raw UDP shred forwarding
  • Top-of-turbine validator access
  • Configure IP:port destination
  • Auto-renewal with Stripe or crypto
Ideal for redundancy, multi-region setups, and broader coverage.
Billing PeriodDiscount
Monthly
Quarterly5% off
Semi-Annual10% off
Annual15% off
Payment methods: account balance, credit card (Stripe), or Solana cryptocurrency. Discount codes accepted at checkout.

OrbitFlare vs Other Providers

FeatureOrbitFlareOther Providers
Starting Price$500/mo$1,000-6,000/mo
ProtocolRaw UDPRaw UDP
Regions Available91-5
Free Trial60 min (self-service)Limited / Contact sales
NFT Pass Free SlotYesNo
Payment MethodsBalance, Card, CryptoVaries
Billing DiscountsUp to 15% annualVaries
Dashboard ManagementFull self-serviceVaries
Uptime SLA99.99%Varies

Technical Specifications

SpecValue
TransportUDP (raw packets)
Max Shred Size1,228 bytes
Packet FrequencyContinuous per slot
AuthenticationIP whitelist
Destination ConfigIP:port via dashboard
Sync FrequencyEvery 5 seconds
Bandwidth Required~50-100 Mbps for a full shred stream

Code Example

A minimal Rust listener that receives and parses raw shreds using the solana_ledger crate:
shred_listener.rs
use std::net::UdpSocket;
use solana_ledger::shred::{
    merkle::Shred, ShredType,
};

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:9000")?;
    let mut buf = [0u8; 1232];

    loop {
        let (len, _src) = socket.recv_from(&mut buf)?;
        let raw = buf[..len].to_vec();

        let shred = match Shred::from_payload(raw) {
            Ok(s) => s,
            Err(_) => continue,
        };

        let hdr = shred.common_header();
        let kind = match shred.shred_type() {
            ShredType::Data => "DATA",
            ShredType::Code => "CODE",
        };

        println!(
            "[{kind}] slot={} idx={} fec={} {len}B",
            hdr.slot, shred.index(), shred.fec_set_index(),
        );
    }
}

Solana Shred Header Format

OffsetSizeField
0x0064 bytesSignature (Ed25519)
0x401 byteVariant (type + auth)
0x418 bytesSlot (u64 little-endian)
0x494 bytesIndex (u32 little-endian)
0x4D2 bytesVersion (u16 little-endian)
0x4F4 bytesFEC Set Index (u32 little-endian)
0x53+variesType-specific header + payload

FAQ

Shreds are the smallest unit of data in Solana’s block propagation protocol (Turbine). Validators break blocks into shreds and distribute them across the network. By receiving raw shreds, you get access to transaction data before it’s assembled into full blocks or processed by any RPC or gRPC endpoint.
When you purchase a Shredstream slot, you specify a region and a destination IP:port. Our servers in that region receive shreds from top-of-turbine validators and forward them directly to your server via UDP. Shreds start arriving within seconds of configuring your destination.
9 regions total. Premium regions at 1,000/month:Frankfurt,Amsterdam,NewYork,andLondon.Standardregionsat1,000/month: Frankfurt, Amsterdam, New York, and London. Standard regions at 500/month: Singapore, Dublin, Siauliai, Salt Lake City, and Tokyo. All regions receive shreds from top-of-turbine validators.
You need a server with a public IP address and an open UDP port (no NAT/CGNAT). Your server should have sufficient bandwidth (~50-100 Mbps for a full shred stream) and you’ll need to implement deshredding logic to reconstruct transactions from the raw shred fragments.
Yes, for a limited time. Each active OrbitFlare NFT Pass license includes 1 free Shredstream slot, restricted to OrbitServers IPv4 prefixes. You can claim it directly from the Shredstream dashboard.
Yes. Existing customers can start a free 60-minute trial directly from the dashboard. There’s a 14-day cooldown between trials. New customers can contact the team for trial access.
Account balance (instant), credit/debit card via Stripe (supports recurring auto-renewal), and Solana cryptocurrency (on-chain verification). Discount codes accepted at checkout.
Subscriptions auto-renew by default at the end of each billing period. Choose monthly, quarterly (5% discount), semi-annual (10% discount), or annual (15% discount) billing. Auto-renewal can be toggled on/off, and cancellation requests can be submitted from the dashboard at any time.