Join the testnet as a validator. Setup runs in your terminal — one command to install, then a short interactive config.
curl -fsSL https://releases.solidus.network/install.sh | shRequires curl, jq, and openssl 3+.
Run the one-liner above. The installer fetches the signed release manifest from releases.solidus.network, verifies its Ed25519 signature, downloads the binary for your platform, and checks its SHA256 before installing — aborting if anything fails to verify.
The node’s interactive setup runs in your terminal — choose a data directory and RPC port, register your did:solidus, and set your stake. Everything stays on your machine.
Start the node; it connects to peers, syncs the chain, and begins validating. Monitor it from its logs and the Prometheus /metrics endpoint (the in-browser dashboard arrives next).
The current release is the full validator node — plan for a capable server, not a 2 GB VPS. See the hardware requirements for sizing. Lighter roles (subnet, SPV light node) are on the roadmap.