# Setting up Holograph Operator

By [Karl](https://paragraph.com/@ifomoeverytime) · 2023-05-02

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Conditions & requirements:

*   installed nodjs 18, holograph cli and operator on vps - 1 cpu, 1 gb ram, 15 gb ssd - according to my experience, minimum ssd is about 5gb(I have more than 60% free space)
    
*   terminal(mac os), putty(windows), comand line(ubuntu and similar)
    
*   a bit of eth to pay gas(0.001 for Goerli is enough)
    

Install on clean VPS(Ubuntu 22 in example):

1.  Install node.js `curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo -E bash -` `apt install nodejs -y`
    
2.  Check that node works: `node -v` `npm -v`
    
3.  Install holograph `npm install -g @holographxyz/cli`
    
4.  At this moment you will need a wallet, I created a new wallet, since I am not ready to share pk of my active wallet, sorry :slight\_smile: `holograph config` I selected only Goerli, also, there is an issue with RPC that Holograph provides for RinkeBy testnet, seems this RPC is down.
    
5.  Here you will need ETH/GoETH/etc for fees. `holograph faucet`
    
6.  Bond to the 1st Pod(since faucet provides 100 HLG per day, only one is availalbe). `holograph operator:bond`
    
7.  Open on local machine terminal/putty/comand line and run: `ssh -f <username>@<host> 'holograph operator -m auto --unsafePassword <password> --sync --healthCheck &>/dev/null'` (I've added healthCheck option comparing to previous version, to be able to check status)
    
8.  On VPS, run: `curl http://localhost:6000/healthcheck`
    

The expected result should be: `{"status":"alive","providerStatus":{"ethereumTestnetGoerli":"CONNECTED","polygonTestnet":"NOT_CONFIGURED","avalancheTestnet":"NOT_CONFIGURED","ethereumTestnetRinkeby":"NOT_CONFIGURED"}}`

Thus, we installed and launched the operator in the background, we can close all console windows now and have a ☕️🫖

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*Originally published on [Karl](https://paragraph.com/@ifomoeverytime/setting-up-holograph-operator)*