Tutorial — Run a node
Join the testnet as a provider
tenzro join provisions an identity, a wallet, and a hardware profile in one shot. After that, stake, register as a provider, and start serving — your endpoint is discoverable within an epoch.- Level
- Beginner
- Time
- ~15 min
- Prerequisites
- Linux box, CPU or GPU, public IP optional
- Stack
- CLI
01
Join the network
One command runs identity + wallet provisioning and reports your detected hardware capabilities.
tenzro join02
Top up from the faucet and stake
Faucet drips 100 TNZO. Stake a portion to qualify as a provider.
tenzro faucet
tenzro stake deposit --role model-provider --amount 5003
Register as a provider
Provider registration writes your endpoint metadata, supported models, and pricing into the catalog.
tenzro provider register
tenzro provider status04
Serve a model and watch traffic
Once a model is up, the router places real requests against your endpoint and your reputation begins to accrue.
tenzro model serve qwen-3-0.6b
tenzro provider status --watchRelated