Aztec Network

1. Purchase the node and wait until it is deployed (online)
2. Wait until the node is fully synced. It might take up to few hours. You will see block-number and proof in the dashboard after the sync. If you don't see block number and proof this means that your node is not yet synced, please wait patiently.
3. Go to Aztec official discord channel: operators | start-here
4. Type in /operator start
5. Put in your EVM address, block-number and proof from your node dashboard
6. If everything is correct you will get an Apprentice role
7. Wait a few days. Your node should appear in explorer: https://aztec.nethermind.io/
8. Go to upgrade-role channel and use /checkip command to claim Guardian role. IP address is available on the right side in Node Data section. Please note that criteria for Guardian role is not disclosed publicly and we don't know will you be eligible or not during next snapshot. Try again every day until the role is claimed. If your node shows healthy logs and block number is updating then you just have to wait, there is nothing else we can do to speed up this process.
9. You can optionally use telegram bot @azteccheck_bot to track your node. Please note that it might be delayed and it only shows uptime since last restart, so that if it shows uptime 24 hours but your node is launched one week ago it is normal.

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🧠 Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I see "Validator registration failed: Proof is too old" what should I do?
A: Please try again in a few hours (your proof should refresh). Sometimes the network is down. Sometimes you will also see "Bot not responding error", or "500 code error", this means there is an issue on Aztec side, please wait until they fix it. Do not contact us if it failed once, most likely if you try after 8-12 hours it will work.

Q: I see "ERROR: p2p:reqresp Error on libp2p subprotocol ...", is my node broken?
A: No, your node is fine. This is a very common error in Aztec Network, it is not critical and there is nothing we can do to fix it. This error means that ANOTHER node in the network does not respond to your requests. Your node is working fine. You might want to check Aztec discord because sometimes if there are too many errors the network is down you they are fixing it.