Choose your path
Video Transcoding
The default path. Run a transcoding orchestrator with Docker in under 30 minutes. Requires an NVIDIA GPU.
Join a Pool
Contribute your GPU to an existing orchestrator pool. No staking, no activation — just install and connect.
AI quickstart coming soon. To add AI inference pipelines to your node today, complete the video transcoding quickstart first, then follow the AI Workloads Guide.
What you will need
For detailed hardware guidance, see Hardware Reference.Quickstart vs Setup guide
If you need more control — custom binary installs, split orchestrator/transcoder, advanced pricing, or AI pipelines — use the Setup Guide instead.After the quickstart
Once your node is running and you have received your first job:Add AI Workloads
Add AI inference pipelines alongside transcoding.
Optimise Earnings
Understand your revenue streams and tune your parameters.
Set Up Monitoring
Enable Prometheus metrics and track node health.
Attract Delegates
Increase your stake and job selection probability.