Operate a Node

This section contains tutorials on setup and management of Pocket nodes.

The Easy Way

The easiest way to deploy your node is to use Node Pilot, a free tool that was custom built for Pocket Network.

Node Pilot provides an intuitive user interface to set up and manage Pocket and relay chain nodes.

You can access Node Pilot here.

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Manual Setup Tutorial

This is a step-by-step guide for setting up a Pocket node on hosted hardware. While there are many different ways to set up a node, this tutorial focuses on keeping things simple and minimal steps, while still considering security and stability. This guide consists of five parts:

• Part 1: Server setup

• Part 2: Software installation

• Part 3: Pocket configuration

• Part 4: Proxy configuration

• Part 5: Going live