# How to install Avail Full Node

By [Moei](https://paragraph.com/@0xmoei-2) · 2023-10-20

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### To contribute in Avail Network Incentivized Testnet we have to:

1.  Run a Full Node
    
2.  Register for [Validator Spotlight & Interest Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvgXjSUmwPpUxf1s-MR2C2o5V79TSoud1dLPKVgeLiLFuyGQ/viewform)
    
3.  Be active in the [Discord](https://discord.gg/cGYsK9Bj8c) and help others
    

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/3247ea61e9bfbd9987b8cc2cd5b7003d3cc6dd3996e29425a5860859cf45bbf4.png)

Install Avail Full Node
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### Requirements

*   **2 CPU**
    
*   **4GB RAM**
    
*   **20-40GB DISK**
    
*   **Ubuntu 20.04+**
    

### 1- Install Dependecies

    sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
    

    sudo apt install make clang pkg-config libssl-dev build-essential git screen protobuf-compiler -y
    

### 2- Install Rust Nightly

    curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
    

    source $HOME/.cargo/env
    

    rustup update nightly
    

    rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown --toolchain nightly
    

### 3- Install Node

    git clone https://github.com/availproject/avail.git
    

    screen -S avail
    

    cd avail
    

    cargo build --release -p data-avail
    

    mkdir -p output
    

    cargo run --locked --release -- --chain kate -d ./output
    

![It takes \~40 mins to get this](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/8ab9bae9dd6ba79847e318e86cad42663e193a701397311d2d9c291c1d56e6c7.png)

It takes \\~40 mins to get this

To exit from the screen but not close the process, Press `Ctrl A+D`

### 4- Install SystemD

**1- Create .service file**

    sudo touch /etc/systemd/system/availd.service
    

**2- Edit .service file**

    sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/availd.service
    

**3- Copy the code below and paste it in the terminal**

*   Replace your validator name with miramoniker in the file
    

    [Unit]
    Description=Avail Validator
    After=network.target
    StartLimitIntervalSec=0
    [Service]
    User=root
    ExecStart= /root/avail/target/release/data-avail --base-path `pwd`/data --chain kate --name "miramoniker"
    Restart=always
    RestartSec=120
    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target
    

After Paste press:

`Ctrl + X`

`Y`

`Enter`

**4- Start the service**

    sudo systemctl enable availd.service
    

    sudo systemctl start availd.service
    

**5- Check Status**

    sudo systemctl status availd.service
    

**6- Check Logs**

    journalctl -f -u availd
    

**Your node is synced If target #x = finalized #x in the logs**

`Ctrl+C` to exit

### 5- Search for your node name

**After Sync is finished**

1.  **If you see your Moniker Name in** [**Telementry**](https://telemetry.avail.tools/) **you can fill the** [**form**](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvgXjSUmwPpUxf1s-MR2C2o5V79TSoud1dLPKVgeLiLFuyGQ/viewform)
    
2.  **Don’t forget to join the** [**Discord**](https://discord.gg/cGYsK9Bj8c) **and be active there**
    

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*Originally published on [Moei](https://paragraph.com/@0xmoei-2/how-to-install-avail-full-node)*