# Shardeum Node Guide (EN)

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**Published on:** 2023-02-05
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translation prepared: D-rol original article: sloppy.crypto1. Server selectionRecommended requirements:4 core16 RAM120 GB SSDOS Ubuntu 20.04To rent, you can use any service that is convenient for you, for example: - hetzner.com or - contabo.com If you do not know how to connect to a rented server, you can follow this guide: https://lowendbox.com/blog/using-ssh-keys-connect-to-vps/2. Let's start setting up the server.2.1. We will use curl to install it:sudo apt-get install curl 2.2. Make sure that the packages are updated:sudo apt update 2.3. Install Docker:sudo apt install docker.io 2.4. Installing docker-compose (insert one command):sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose 2.5. Let's give the rights for docker-compose:sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose 3. Loading and installing the validator:curl -O https://gitlab.com/shardeum/validator/dashboard/-/raw/main/installer.sh && chmod +x installer.sh && ./installer.sh 3.1. After that, the terminal will ask you questions to configure the web dashboard:Do you want to run the web based Dashboard? (y/n): y 3.2. Set a password:Set the password to access the Dashboard: 3.3. Add a custom port for the board or specify the standard 8080:Enter the port (1025-65536) to access the web based Dashboard (default 8080): 3.4. Specify a custom directory or just press Enter for the default directory:What base directory should the node use (defaults to ~/.shardeum): 3.5. Select point 2:1)mainnet 2)betanet 3)devnet 4)custom Select a network to connect to: 2 This step can take up to 20 minutesIf the console did not display step 3.5, then don't worry, just skip to step 4.4. Let's open the CLI of the validator:cd .shardeum 4.1. Let's run the validator CLI:./shell.sh 4.2. Let's open the validator GUI:operator-cli gui start 5. Dashboard5.1. Open your browser, edit the link below and click on it: https://your_node's_ip:8080/ (if you think you have done everything correctly but the site does not work, check if you entered the correct port from step 3.3, at the end of the link after the colon ;)) If your browser signals that the connection is unprotected, ignore the message (this site is only used to manage your node and display its status, and cannot harm your system) 5.2. Enter your password and you get to the page, as in the screenshot:This is your node's dashboard, from here you will manage it5.3. Go to the “Maintenance” tab and click “Start Node”, then reload the page. Also, you can run the validator through the CLI:operator-cli start And to stop him:operator-cli stop In the "Perfomance" tab you can monitor the performance of your node.6. Staking6.1. Go here and add the Shardeum Sphinx 1.X network:6.2. Request tokens to pay the gas fee, through any of these faucet: https://faucet-sphinx.shardeum.org/ https://docs.shardeum.org/faucet/claim https://chaindrop.org/?chainid=8082&token=0xeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 6.3. After you received the tokens, go back to the dashboard and in the tab "Maintenance" connect the wallet, and then stake the received tokens (at least 10 SHM):The end.If you were able to stake, congratulations, you did it right! If you didn't succeed in staking, it's worth waiting. A lot of people are having trouble with this right now because of network congestion. As a last resort, reinstall the node and try again Links to resources where you can get help with bugs and other difficulties, as well as to the official media resources of the project: https://discord.gg/shardeum https://telegram.me/shardeum https://twitter.com/shardeum

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