> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.peaq.xyz/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Setup a Node ## Recommended Hardware Requirements * **OS**: Ubuntu 20.04 * **CPU**: 3.3 GHz AMD EPYC 7002 * **Storage**: 1TB SSD * **Memory**: 8GB RAM For example, the `c5ad.xlarge` machine from AWS suffices these requirements. The above specifications have been **tested** and **proven** by peaq's engineering team to produce reliable results over time. While these are recommended, you can experiment with other configurations to **optimize** for cost and performance. ## Set up a Node 1. Stop your docker container if running an older version (remember to keep the docker volume). 2. Copy the docker image from below. 3. Remove `-unsafe-rpc-external` and `-rpc-methods=unsafe` from your node (if you already generated session keys previously). 4. Run your updated image again. 5. Install Docker on your VM ([how to install Docker on Ubuntu](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/)). 6. Create and run the container from **the validator node** image using the following command. ```bash theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light-default","dark":"github-dark"}} sudo docker run -d -v peaq-storage:/chain-data -p 9944:9944 peaq/parachain:peaq-v0.0.110 \ --collator \ --parachain-id 3338 \ --chain ./node/src/chain-specs/peaq-raw.json \ --base-path chain-data \ --port 30333 \ --rpc-port 9944 \ --rpc-methods=unsafe \ --unsafe-rpc-external \ --runtime-cache-size 64 \ --rpc-cors=all \ --execution=wasm \ --out-peers 50 \ --in-peers 50 \ -- \ --execution wasm \ --port 30343 \ --sync fast \ --rpc-port 9977 ``` 7. Wait until your validator node **syncs** with the blockchain (both Polkadot Relay Chain and peaq parachain block history). It may take a **few hours** and will depend on your connection speed. A fully synced node will look like this: validator-2