Choose a node type
Depending on the extent to which you’re looking to participate in different network processes, and the kind of computational and network capabilities you can offer, you can choose to deploy any of the following nodes:
Different minimum and recommended system requirements
It’s always a good idea to first read and understand the minimum and recommended system requirements for any node that you choose to deploy to the PoS network.
| Validator node | Full node | Access node | Archive node |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites (Read me!) | Requirements | Full guide | Full guide |
| Binaries | Binaries | - | - |
| Ansible | Ansible | - | - |
| Packages | Packages | - | - |
| - | Docker | - | - |
| - | GCP | - | - |