Running a Node

This section is to help you install and run your SSV Node 🚀

The steps to follow on your journey:

1. Setup SSV Node
   • Hardware Requirements - to make sure your hardware is sufficient.
   • Best Practices - tips for better performance of your setup.
   • Node Configuration Reference - (optional) reference of SSV's node config.
   • Manual Node Setup - (optional) alternative setup guide with manual installation.
2. Setup Sidecars
   • Enable DKG - to participate in DKG ceremonies and get more validators.
   • Configure MEV - to increase rewards for block proposals.
   • Configure Primev - alternative to MEV, includes Pre-confirmations.
   • Configure SSV Remote Signer - (optional) separates the key management functions from the SSV node.
3. Monitoring setup
   • Dashboard Runbook - install our Grafana dashboard and learn how to use it.
   • Metrics Index - (optional) learn about SSV metrics in detail.
4. Maintenance
   • Troubleshooting - identify and fix issues with your setup.
   • Common Errors - learn about most common errors you might see in your logs.
   • Node Migration - (optional) guide on how to migrate an SSV Node.
   • DKG Node Migration - (optional) guide on how to migrate DKG Node.

After you're done with installation, you can go and register your operator to the network.