# How to run an avail validator node

By [plojutyn](https://paragraph.com/@plojutynun) · 2023-10-18

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1.  Buy an ubuntu 22.04(amd) machine and use root user to login it
    
2.  Get in /root directory and creat a folder (two commands)
    
        cd /root
        mkdir avail-node
        
    
3.  Go to the new folder and download the file ( three commands)
    
        cd ./avail-node
        wget https://kate.avail.tools/chainspec.raw.json
        wget https://github.com/availproject/avail/releases/download/v1.7.2/data-avail-ubuntu-2204-amd64.tar.gz
        
    
4.  Extract files and rename it (three commands)
    
        tar -xzvf data-avail-ubuntu-2204-amd64.tar.gz
        mv data-avail-ubuntu-2204-amd64 data-avail
        rm -rf data-avail-ubuntu-2204-amd64.tar.gz
        
    
5.  create availd.service file and edit it
    
        sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/availd.service
        
    
6.  Replace “plojutyn” with your dc handle and paste it to availd.service file
    
        [Unit]
        Description=Avail Validator
        After=network.target
        StartLimitIntervalSec=0
        
        [Service]
        User=root
        Type=simple
        Restart=on-failure
        RestartSec=120
        ExecStart=/root/avail-node/data-avail --base-path /root/avail-node/data --chain /root/avail-node/chainspec.raw.json --port 30333 --validator --name plojutyn
        
        [Install]
        WantedBy=multi-user.target
        
    
    and type “:wq” to save your availd.service file
    
7.  Run the following four commands in sequence
    
        sudo systemctl daemon-reload
        sudo systemctl enable availd.service
        sudo systemctl start availd.service
        sudo journalctl -u availd.service
        
    
8.  Search your node name on the website
    
    [https://telemetry.avail.tools/](https://telemetry.avail.tools/)

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*Originally published on [plojutyn](https://paragraph.com/@plojutynun/how-to-run-an-avail-validator-node)*