# Setting Up a Nexus CLI Prover Node with Mintair

By [Mintair | One Click Node 🪄](https://paragraph.com/@mintair-one-click-node) · 2024-12-10

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Nexus is open-source, modular, and extensible, optimizing prover performance and supporting custom computations. **NexusLab** _Raised $25M in a funding round lead by Pantera Capital, DragonFly among other Investors._**_Why should you run Nexus Prover?_**

Running a Nexus prover allows people to contribute to a more transparent, decentralised, and privacy-preserving Internet. It offers benefits such as early access, technical skill-building, and the opportunity to be part of a paradigm shift in how online computation is verified. For privacy advocates, technologists, and Web3 enthusiasts, it’s a chance to actively shape the future of the Internet.**Steps:**

**1\. Buy Nexus Prover Node**
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Start by purchasing your Nexus Prover Node directly through [Mintair](https://mintair.xyz).**_Note: This is a one time fee._**

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**2\. Go to Nexus Dashboard**
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**a. Get your Prover ID**Go to [beta.nexus.xyz](https://beta.nexus.xyz)Create your profile, click on Start!**Enter your email and Save (Very Important)** Once you have entered your Email. Then you will get your Prover ID which is **28 Digit Hash**.Just Click Copy on the Prover IDExample Prover ID: **P2Fn8XlXjuWr8yeoJvE6bi2iP1I3**

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3\. **Enter your Prover ID on Mintair (Prover ID is 28 Digit, not 8-9 Digits)**

Go To Active NodesClick **Complete Form** on Nexus NodePaste the **Prover ID (28 Digit Hash)** that you copied from [beta.nexus.xyz](https://beta.nexus.xyz). That’s it, your Prover is running, and your points will be displayed on [beta.nexus.xyz](https://beta.nexus.xyz)!FAQ:1. **Is There an Incentive for Participating in Testnet / Will Nexus Be Giving Out Tokens for Testnet ?**

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2\. **Web Prover or CLI Prover - which is better?**

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*Originally published on [Mintair | One Click Node 🪄](https://paragraph.com/@mintair-one-click-node/setting-up-a-nexus-cli-prover-node-with-mintair)*