# SafeStake: Running a Boot Node

**Updates happen frequently! Our** [**Github**](https://github.com/ParaState/SafeStakeOperator) **always has the latest operator node resources and setup instructions.**

***NOTE: This tutorial is meant for SafeStake admininistrator. You DON'T need to read this if you are a user who wants to setup an operator node. Instead, you should read the*** [***tutorial for operator node***](/safestake-overview/docs/safestake-running-an-operator-node.md)***.***

## **Boot Node Service**

The duty agreement among operators uses Hotstuff consensus and runs on a p2p network. This requires operators to know each other's IP addresses. For this purpose, SafeStake runs and maintains a root node that operators can consult and use to join the p2p network.

**Dependencies**

**Server**

* Public Static Network IP
* Hardware(Recommend)
  * CPU: 2
  * Memory: 2G
  * Disk: 30GB
* OS
  * Unix
* Software
  * Docker
  * Docker Compose

**Set firewall rule**

| Port range | Protocol  | Source    |
| ---------- | --------- | --------- |
| 9005       | TCP & UDP | 0.0.0.0/0 |

**Installation**

Clone this repository:

```
sudo mkdir -p /data/boot
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/ParaState/SafeStakeOperator dvf
cd dvf
mv .env.example .env
```

Install Docker and Docker Compose

* [install docker engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
* [install docker compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)

**Start Service**

Run the following to start the root node service:

```
sudo docker compose -f docker-compose-boot.yml up -d
```

Get root node enr

```
docker compose -f docker-compose-boot.yml logs -f dvf_root_node | grep enr
```

output

> dvf-dvf\_root\_node-1 | Base64 ENR: *enr:-IS4QNa-kpJM1eWfueeEnY2iXlLAL0QY2gAWAhmsb4c8VmrSK9J7N5dfXS\_DgSASCDrUTHMqMUlP4OXSYEVh-Z7zFHkBgmlkgnY0gmlwhAMBnbWJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQPKY0yuDUmstAHYpMa2\_oxVtw0RW\_QAdpzBQA8yWM0xOIN1ZHCCIy0*

***NOTE:*** SafeStake will maintain the ENR(s) of the boot node(s) on its website so that users registering as operators can utilize them to start operator nodes.

**`The boot node is now ready to be used.`**


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