Agave Validator Documentation
Solana is a blockchain built for mass adoption. It's a high performance network that is utilized for a range of use cases, including finance, NFTs, payments, and gaming. Solana operates as a single global state machine, and is open, interoperable and decentralized. Agave is a fork of the original Solana validator previously maintained by the Solana Labs team. Agave is now under active development by the core engineering team at Anza, one of several Solana validator clients.
Command Line Interface and Tool Suite
To get started using the Solana Command Line (CLI) tools:
- Install the Solana CLI Tool Suite - Quickly get setup locally with the CLI, optionally build from source
- Introduction to the CLI conventions - Understand the common conventions used within the CLI tool suite
- Choose a cluster - Select a Solana
network cluster to connect (e.g.
devnet,testnet,mainnet-beta) - Create a wallet - Create a command line wallet for use within the CLI and beyond
Understanding the Architecture
Get to know the underlying architecture of how the proof-of-stake blockchain works:
- Clusters - a collection of validators that work together for consensus
- Validators - the individual nodes that are the backbone of the network
- Runtime - the native programs that are core to the validator and the blockchain
Running a Validator
Explore what it takes to operate an Agave validator and help secure the network.
- Validator vs RPC node - Understand the important differences between voting and non-voting validators on the network
- System requirements - Recommended hardware requirements and expected SOL needed to operate a validator
- Quick start guide - Setup a validator and get connected to a cluster for the first time