# Introduction

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This section covers the infrastructure needed to participate in the Stacks network. It includes setup guides for running Stacks nodes, miners, and signers, along with instructions for operating a Bitcoin node for those contributing to both networks. It also provides configuration steps for sBTC Signers to enable secure transactions between Bitcoin and Stacks.

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### Learn to operate...

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4>Stacks Node</h4></td><td><a href="run-a-node">run-a-node</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Stacks Miner</h4></td><td><a href="run-a-miner">run-a-miner</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Stacks Signer</h4></td><td><a href="run-a-signer">run-a-signer</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Bitcoin Node</h4></td><td><a href="run-a-node/run-a-bitcoin-node">run-a-bitcoin-node</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>sBTC Signer</h4></td><td><a href="run-a-sbtc-signer">run-a-sbtc-signer</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Snapshot the chainstate</h4></td><td><a href="snapshot-the-chainstate">snapshot-the-chainstate</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Stacking STX</h4></td><td><a href="stacking-stx">stacking-stx</a></td></tr></tbody></table>