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# Start a Node

## **Start a Node**

To run a Node on a host, follow the steps below.

To run a Node on your host, please, follow the steps below.

Entered address on putty, enter your ID and password. 

For the next step, 

Add this code in putty and next enter your XDC wallet address to receive StorX rewards

```
sudo su -c "bash <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StorXNetwork/StorX-Node/main/bootstrap.sh)" root 
```

After git and docker has been installed, node on StorX Network has been set up.