Full node: pd

This section describes how to build and run pd, the node implementation for Penumbra. This is not necessary to use Penumbra, but promotes decentralization and allows deeper interactions with network data.

The Tutorial section has a quickstart tutorial for setting up pd on a bare metal server rented from a cloud provider.

The other pages describe running a node in detail:

• Requirements describes the compute resource necessary to run a Penumbra node;
• Installing pd describes how to install or build pd;
• Joining a network describes how to join an existing Penumbra network;
• Becoming a validator describes how to become a validator and participate in consensus;
• Indexing ABCI events describes how to ingest events into a database for further processing or analysis;

Finally, the FAQs page has frequently asked questions about running a node.