Before you can run a validator and validator fullnode (VFN) in an Aptos network, you will need to select a deployment method for your nodes. The guides below provide step-by-step instructions for deploying a validator node and VFN on various platforms, and across different Aptos networks.

Once your nodes are deployed, you can connect them to an Aptos network by initializing your staking pool and joining the validator set. See Connect Nodes for more information.

Select a deployment method for your nodes:

• Using Source Code

  Section titled “Using Source Code”

• Using Docker

  Section titled “Using Docker”

• Using AWS

  Section titled “Using AWS”

• Using Azure

  Section titled “Using Azure”

• Using GCP

  Section titled “Using GCP”