# Prerequisites

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**Early access:** You're on the Tashi Alphanet, a public testing phase. Real $TASHI is not involved, and all features are subject to change or reset.
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* Solana devnet account containing at least 0.1 SOL
  * Use the [Solana Faucet](https://faucet.solana.com/) to request a free airdrop of SOL to your wallet address on `devnet`.
* Browser-based wallet extension implementing the Solana Wallet Standard
  * [Phantom wallet](https://phantom.com/) was used to test these steps
  * Set your wallet to use Solana's `devnet`.
* A supported 64-bit operating system (see below)
* An Internet connection with a stable IP address
* Recommended: set up port-forwarding for UDP port `39065`

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The following system specifications are recommendations, not hard minimums. 

The worker node can function on systems with fewer resources, but its functionality may be limited.

These are the platforms we've chosen to support for the Alpha release. Support for more platforms and processor architectures will be added in the future.

If you're interested in running worker nodes but we don't currently support your platform, \
we'd love to talk about it. [Join our Discord](https://discord.com/invite/fPNdgUCGnk) and let's chat.
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### Linux 64-bit

* Multi-core Intel or AMD x86-64 processor
* 4 GB RAM
* Recommended distribution: Ubuntu or Debian
  * These instructions may require adjustment for other distributions.
* `bash` (default on most Linux distributions) or a compatible shell like`zsh`
* Install one of these supported container runtimes:
  * [Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/)
    * Recommended: [Linux Post-Install Steps](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/) to create containers without superuser privileges
  * [Podman](https://podman.io/docs/installation#installing-on-linux)
    * Recommended: enable [rootless ](https://github.com/containers/podman/blob/main/docs/tutorials/rootless_tutorial.md)execution to create containers without superuser privileges

### Windows 64-bit (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

* Multi-core Intel or AMD x86-64 processor
* 4 GB RAM
* Set up [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about)
  * Recommended distribution: Ubuntu or Debian
* Set up a supported container runtime as listed above under [#linux-64-bit](#linux-64-bit "mention").

### macOS (Intel Silicon)

* Only Intel-based Macs are currently supported. Apple Silicon may be supported in a future release.
* `bash` or `zsh`
* Install [Docker Desktop for Mac](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/mac-install/)


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