Guided setup: zero to attesting
The fastest path from a blank server to an attesting Aztec sequencer. Pick your track, fill the configuration panel once, copy commands as you go.
One of two ways to learn the operator stack
This guided setup is one entry point into the operator docs. It's the right starting place if you've never run an Aztec sequencer before. For lookup material once your node is live, the topic-organised reference pages stay authoritative: Setup (deeper details on each subsystem), Keystore management, Monitoring, Sequencer management, and the CLI / API references. When this guide hands you off to a deeper topic, it links to the reference page for that topic.
Pick your track
The Playbook adapts to your choices:
- Network swaps RPC URL hints, contract addresses, and Docker image tag in every code block on every page.
- Stake mode changes the funding requirements, the registration flow, and the rewards page.
- Topology changes the server requirements and the Docker Compose file (HA mode runs a sequencer plus a separate publisher).
Your choices persist across pages. Flip any toggle at any time.
What you'll do
| # | Step | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pre-flight | ~2 min |
| 2 | Install Aztec toolchain | ~2 min |
| 3 | Generate keystore | ~5 min |
| 4 | Fund your accounts | ~5 min |
| 5 | Configure environment | ~5 min |
| 6 | Create Docker Compose | ~3 min |
| 7 | Start the node | 5 to 15 min |
| 8 | Register as sequencer | ~10 min |
| 9 | Verify everything works | ~5 min |
| 10 | Day-2 essentials | ~5 min |
| 11 | Provider operations (provider mode only) | ~5 min |
How to read it
- Code blocks personalize themselves. Starting in generate keystore, a configuration panel appears at the top of pages that need it. Paste your RPC URLs, keys, and addresses once. Every code block on every page after that auto-fills with your values. Secrets are masked in the page (
0x7988a4****1234) and copy as plaintext when you click Copy (real). - "What just happened?" sections at the end of each step explain the why. Skip them on the first pass; come back when something breaks.
- Sections in dashed boxes with a coloured tag ("HA", "Provider", etc.) only show because of your track choices. Flip the toggles up top to see other paths.