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        • PART I - INSTALLATION
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        • PART II - MAINTENANCE
          • Updating Execution Client
          • Updating Consensus Client
          • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
          • Uninstalling Staking Node
          • Finding the longest attestation slot gap
          • Checking my eth validator's sync committee duties
          • Checklist | Confirming a healthy functional ETH staking node
        • PART III - TIPS
          • Voluntary Exiting a Validator
          • Verifying Your Mnemonic Phrase
          • Adding a New Validator to an Existing Setup with Existing Seed Words
          • Switching / Migrating Consensus Client
          • 🛡️Switching / Migrating Execution Client
          • ⚡Using Node as RPC URL endpoint
          • Using All Available LVM Disk Space
          • Reducing Network Bandwidth Usage
          • How to re-sync using checkpoint sync
          • Important Directory Locations
          • Improving Validator Attestation Effectiveness
          • EIP2333 Key Generator by iancoleman.io
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          • Disk Usage by Execution / Consensus Client
          • Dealing with Storage Issues on the Execution Client
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        • Changelog
      • ⛓️Guide | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet HOLESKY
        • Overview - Manual Installation
        • Step 1: Prerequisites
        • Step 2: Configuring Node
        • Step 3: Installing execution client
          • Nethermind
          • Besu
          • Geth
          • Erigon
          • Reth
        • Step 4: Installing consensus client
          • Lighthouse
          • Lodestar
          • Teku
          • Nimbus
          • Prysm
        • Step 5: Installing Validator
          • Setting up Validator Keys
          • Installing Validator
            • Lighthouse
            • Lodestar
            • Teku
            • Nimbus
            • Prysm
          • Next Steps
        • Maintenance
          • Updating Execution Client
          • Updating Consensus Client
          • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
          • Uninstalling Staking Node
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        • MEV Relay List
      • 🔎Guide | Recover Ethereum Validator Mnemonic Seed
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        • Guide Version 1 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on MAINNET
          • PART I - INSTALLATION
            • Step 1: Prerequisites
            • Step 2: Configuring Node
            • Step 3: Setting up Validator Keys
            • Step 4: Installing execution client
            • Step 5: Installing consensus client
            • Monitoring your validator with Grafana and Prometheus
            • Mobile App Node Monitoring by beaconcha.in
            • Security Best Practices for your ETH staking validator node
            • Synchronizing time with Chrony
            • Monitoring with Uptime Check by Google Cloud
          • PART II - MAINTENANCE
            • Updating your consensus client
            • Updating your execution client
            • Uninstalling V1 Staking Node
            • Finding the longest attestation slot gap
            • Checking my eth validator's sync committee duties
            • Pruning the execution client to free up disk space
            • Checklist | Confirming a healthy functional ETH staking node
          • PART III - TIPS
            • 🛡️Switching / Migrating Execution Client
            • Voluntary Exiting a Validator
            • Verifying Your Mnemonic Phrase
            • Adding a New Validator to an Existing Setup with Existing Seed Words
            • Switching / Migrating Consensus Client
            • Using All Available LVM Disk Space
            • Reducing Network Bandwidth Usage
            • How to re-sync using checkpoint sync
            • Important Directory Locations
            • Hosting Execution client on a Different Machine
            • Adding or Changing Graffiti flag
            • Improving Validator Attestation Effectiveness
            • EIP2333 Key Generator by iancoleman.io
            • Disk Usage by Execution / Consensus Client
            • Dealing with Storage Issues on the Execution Client
          • Join the Community
          • Credits
          • See Also
          • Changelog
        • Guide Version 1 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet GOERLI
          • Step 1: Prerequisites
          • Step 2: Configuring Node
          • Step 3: Setting up Validator Keys
          • Step 4: Installing execution client
          • Step 5: Installing consensus client
        • Guide Version 2 | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on testnet GOERLI
          • Step 1: Prerequisites
          • Step 2: Configuring Node
          • Step 3: Installing execution client
            • Nethermind
            • Besu
            • Geth
            • Erigon
          • Step 4: Installing consensus client
            • Lighthouse
            • Lodestar
            • Teku
            • Nimbus
            • Prysm
          • Step 5: Installing Validator
            • Setting up Validator Keys
            • Installing Validator
              • Lighthouse
              • Lodestar
              • Teku
              • Nimbus
              • Prysm
            • Next Steps
          • Maintenance
            • Updating Execution Client
            • Updating Consensus Client
            • Backups Checklist: Critical Staking Node Data
            • Uninstalling Staking Node
        • Guide | Ethereum Staking on Zhejiang Testnet
        • Guide | Besu + Lodestar | Most Viable Diverse Client | Staking Ethereum on Kiln testnet
        • Guide | How to setup a validator for Ethereum staking on Pithos testnet in 10 minutes or less
        • Ethereum Merge Upgrade Checklist for Home Stakers and Validators
        • Guide | Operation Client Diversity: Migrate Prysm to Teku
      • Guide: How to buy ETH
    • Cardano: ADA
      • Guide: How to Set Up a Cardano Stake Pool
        • PART I - INSTALLATION
          • Prerequisites
          • Hardening an Ubuntu Server
          • Setting Up chrony
          • Installing the Glasgow Haskell Compiler and Cabal
          • Compiling Cardano Node
        • PART II - CONFIGURATION
          • Downloading Configuration Files
          • Configuring Legacy Stake Pool Topology
          • Configuring an Air-gapped, Offline Computer
          • Creating Startup Scripts and Services
        • PART III - OPERATION
          • Starting the Nodes
          • Accessing Built-in Help
          • Generating Keys for the Block-producing Node
          • Setting Up Payment and Stake Keys
          • Registering Your Stake Address
          • Registering Your Stake Pool
          • Verifying Stake Pool Operation
          • Configuring Legacy Network Topology
          • Setting Up Dashboards
          • Configuring Slot Leader Calculations
          • Securing Your Stake Pool Using a Hardware Wallet
        • PART IV - ADMINISTRATION & MAINTENANCE
          • Checking Stake Pool Rewards
          • Claiming Stake Pool Rewards
          • Delegating to a Stake Pool
          • Issuing a New Operational Certificate
          • Updating Stake Pool Information
          • Upgrading a Node
          • Retiring Your Stake Pool
          • Auditing Your nodes configuration
          • KES Key Rotation / Operational Certificate Companion Script
        • PART V - TIPS
          • Submitting a Simple Transaction
          • Transferring Files Using SSH
          • Updating Configuration Files
          • Enabling Peer-to-peer Network Topology
          • Uploading Pool Metadata to GitHub Pages
          • Obtaining a PoolTool API Key
          • Configuring Glasgow Haskell Compiler Runtime System Options
          • Reducing Missed Slot Leader Checks and Improving Cardano Node Performance
          • Increasing Swap File Size
          • Setting Up an External Passive Relay Node
          • Setting Up WireGuard
          • Monitoring Node Security Using OSSEC Server and Slack
          • Resetting an Installation
          • Fixing a Corrupt Blockchain
          • Verifying an ITN Stake Pool
          • Fixing the Mnemonic Staking Balance Bug
        • Appendix A - Best Practices Checklist
        • Appendix B - Cardano Resource Index
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        • Credits
      • Guide: How to buy ADA
      • Guide: How to stake ADA
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Guide: How to Set Up a Cardano Stake Pool

On Ubuntu/Debian, this guide will illustrate how to install and configure a Cardano stake pool from source code on a two-node setup with 1 block producer node and 1 relay node.

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The How to Set Up a Cardano Stake Pool guide is fully open source and fully powered by stake pool operators like you.

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Available since 2021 and one of the first resources available online to support Cardano stake pool operations, the How to Set Up a Cardano Stake Pool guide provides free educational content that continues to play an essential role in welcoming newcomers to the Cardano ecosystem while also serving as a valuable resource for experienced Cardano community members. The level of detail and accuracy that the guide presents supporting operation of Cardano nodes in practical, real-world stake pool configurations, as well as procedures explaining specific Cardano node upgrade paths, uniquely differentiates the guide amongst Cardano technical documentation.

The How to Set Up a Cardano Stake Pool guide aims to give you complete, step-by-step instructions to implement a secure Cardano stake pool using the currently recommended software versions.

The guide also aims to give you the understanding and skills you need to perform administrative tasks related to managing and maintaining a stake pool successfully over time.

The guide includes the following parts:

  • April 10, 2024

      • Incorporating updates for Cardano Node 8.9.1

      • Adapting existing content to reflect peer-to-peer network topology

  • February 3, 2024

      • Removing out-of-date information related to delegation strategies that founding entities no longer use

      • Distinguishing between legacy and peer-to-peer topologies

      • Updating system requirements

      • Incorporating miscellaneous minor improvements to procedures

      • Updating broken hyperlinks

  • January 2, 2024

      • Updating prerequisites and procedures for Cardano Node 8.7.2

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  • May 18, 2023

  • May 9, 2023

    • Updating procedures for Cardano Node 8.0.0

  • January 27, 2023

    • Updating procedures for Cardano Node 1.35.5

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  • November 10, 2021

    • Adding high-level explanation of Topology API

    • Increasing the cardano-node service unit file timeout from 2 to 300 seconds

    • Adding cardano-node RTS flags to reduce chance of missed slot leader checks

    • Adding Leaderlog changes and improvements

    • Increasing minimum RAM requirements to 12GB

  • August 27, 2021

    • Updating guide for Alonzo release 1.29.0.

    • Incorporating various fixes to testnet / alonzo / storage requirements / cli commands

  • May 13, 2021

    • Updating guide for release cardano-node/cli v1.27.0 changes

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