# How to install Avail Full Node

**Published by:** [Moei](https://paragraph.com/@0xmoei-2/)
**Published on:** 2023-10-20
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To contribute in Avail Network Incentivized Testnet we have to: Run a Full Node Register for Validator Spotlight & Interest Form Be active in the Discord and help others Install Avail Full Node 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 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 If you see your Moniker Name in Telementry you can fill the form Don’t forget to join the Discord and be active there ***Find me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xMoei

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