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Run a Node
Ways to run a Stacks node or miner, and the minimum machine they need.
This section covers running Stacks network nodes and miners. Several paths are available, from Docker to a hosted provider, and the pages below cover each one along with the Bitcoin node a Stacks node depends on.
Running your own node increases the decentralization of the network and removes your dependence on someone else's infrastructure.
Minimum viable requirements
These are minimums. Provision above them if you can.
