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🧱 Node Setup

Setting up your node is the first step to validate Ethereum and participate in the Community Staking Module. To make things easier and more accessible, we’ve divided this section into three tracks: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. So you can pick based on your familiarity with Ethereum staking and comfort level with server management.

Each track includes guides tailored to different node management tools and preferences. Whether you’re using a plug-and-play solution or building your stack from scratch, you’ll find step-by-step resources here to get started.


Choose your track​

Beginner track β†’

Intermediate track β†’

Advanced track β†’


Additional Guides​

Regardless of which setup path you choose, there are a few key steps every operator must complete to ensure their validator functions correctly within the Community Staking Module, and avoid being penalized. Don’t skip these:

Setting the fee recipient for CSM validators β†’