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Requirements

Hardware

Storage 2 TB+ | CPU 4 Cores | Memory 16 GB.

Get some ETH

We recommend having at least 0.2 Holesky ETH in your wallet. Get some from the faucet.

Set up SGX environment

Get your machine environment ready with Fortanix.
Ensure your machine has SGX support and enable it in your BIOS.

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Set up your Environment

1

Install the Othentic CLI

Make sure you’re running the Node v22.6.0 (precisely), see here:
node -v
If you don’t have Node installed, you can download it through NVM.Now run the installation command:
npm i -g @othentic/othentic-cli
Verify the installation by running:
othentic-cli -v
You should see an output similar to the below (version may vary based on releases):
othentic-cli version 1.x.y
2

Register as an Operator

The Othentic CLI provides commands for registering as an operator as well as managing your account:
For Holesky, our AVS Governance address is: “
othentic-cli operator register
Now, convert some of that ETH to stETH before depositing into EigenLayer:
othentic-cli operator deposit --strategy stETH --shares 0.01 --convert 0.012
Activate your Operator by depositing into EigenLayer. Deposit at least 0.01 stETH into EigenLayer pool:
othentic-cli operator deposit --strategy stETH --shares 0.01
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You're ready to opt-in to our AVS

Now all you need to do is follow our instructions to run an AVS node 🎉.