# 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="/pages/51bd7aeadcf2e8a28c0d50fcc865b8d0d186cfb5">/pages/51bd7aeadcf2e8a28c0d50fcc865b8d0d186cfb5</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Stacks Miner</h4></td><td><a href="/pages/b03a7cbfd48ea97e05881b38791d4283e8b56959">/pages/b03a7cbfd48ea97e05881b38791d4283e8b56959</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Stacks Signer</h4></td><td><a href="/pages/f8b0175421c67072d3330153a8efb215977e1ab7">/pages/f8b0175421c67072d3330153a8efb215977e1ab7</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Bitcoin Node</h4></td><td><a href="/pages/d8d2820f93733db66d91004c0b2626bfe298472c">/pages/d8d2820f93733db66d91004c0b2626bfe298472c</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>sBTC Signer</h4></td><td><a href="/pages/hU9FQVy600fSo9YwXfha">/pages/hU9FQVy600fSo9YwXfha</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Snapshot the chainstate</h4></td><td><a href="/pages/dcfd7c18f659dd49f062d4d3146a8a4cc0be9058">/pages/dcfd7c18f659dd49f062d4d3146a8a4cc0be9058</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Stacking STX</h4></td><td><a href="/pages/dc4caa026e08e4d4dcfcca3ab6b6fcf27d4233d0">/pages/dc4caa026e08e4d4dcfcca3ab6b6fcf27d4233d0</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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