Switchboard Documentation
  • Switchboard On Demand
  • Understanding Switchboard
    • Introduction
      • Why Switchboard Oracles?
      • Vision & mission
      • Brief History and Key Achievements to Date
      • Switchboard’s Architecture, Tech Stack and Security
        • Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs)
        • Oracle Queues
        • Node Architecture
  • Product Documentation
    • Data Feeds
      • Getting Started with Switchboard Data Feeds
      • Solana / SVM
        • Part 1: Designing and Simulating Your Feed
          • Option 1: Drag-and-Drop Feed Builder
          • Option 2: Designing a Feed in Typescript
        • Part 2: Deploying your Feed On-Chain
        • Part 3: Integrating your Feed
          • Integrating your Feed On-Chain
          • Integrating into Frontends
        • Costs
        • Integrating on Eclipse
      • EVM
        • Part 1: Prerequisites and Quick Start Guide
        • Part 2: Designing and Creating Your Feed
          • Option 1: Drag-and-Drop Feed Builder
          • Option 2: Designing a Feed in Typescript
        • Part 3: Integrating your Feed
          • Integrating your Feed On-Chain
          • Integrating your Feed with Typescript
          • Integrating into Frontends (EVM)
      • Aptos
      • Sui
      • Movement
      • Starknet
      • Optional Features
        • Switchboard Secrets
      • Task Types
    • Aggregator
      • How to use the Switchboard Oracle Aggregator
    • Randomness
      • Why Randomness is important?
      • Switchboard's Approach to Verifiable Randomness
      • Tutorials
        • Solana / SVM
        • EVM
  • Tooling and Resources
    • Crossbar
      • Run Crossbar with Docker Compose
    • Switchboard Command Line Interface
    • Technical Resources and Documentation
      • SDKs and Documentation
      • Solana Accounts
      • EVM Identifiers
      • Code Examples (Github)
  • Switchboard Protocol
    • (Re)staking
      • What is (re)staking?
      • What are Node Consensus Networks (NCNs)?
      • What are Vault Receipt Tokens (VRTs)?
      • The Node Partner Program
      • The Switchboard NCN
    • Running a Switchboard Oracle
      • Prerequisites
        • Knowledge about Linux, containers and Self-Hosting
        • Hardware Requirements and AMD SEV SNP
        • Software Requirements
        • Network Requirements
      • Hardware: tested providers and setup
        • OVH
      • Platform: Kubernetes + AMD SEV SNP
        • Bare Metal with Kubernetes (K3s)
      • The Git Repo: Clone Our Code
        • Repo Structure
      • Configuration: Tweaking Configurations
        • cfg/00-common-vars.cfg
        • cfg/00-devnet-vars.cfg and cfg/00-mainnet-vars.cfg
      • Installation: Setup Via Scripts
        • Bare Metal with Kubernetes (K3s) + AMD SEV SNP
  • Frequently Asked Questions and Glossary
    • FAQ
    • Glossary
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  1. Switchboard Protocol
  2. Running a Switchboard Oracle
  3. Prerequisites

Knowledge about Linux, containers and Self-Hosting

You know Linux right.. right?!?

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About self-hosting and ...

Throughout this manual we assume a good grasp and knowledge of basic networking concepts, Linux system administration and cloud hosting, especially via containers and a basic understanding of Kubernetes.

During the installation process multiple of the following tools will be used:

  • Linux (Ubuntu 24.04)

  • ctr (containerd)

  • git

  • ssh

  • Solana CLI tool

  • Switchboard CLI tool

... definitely some Kubernetes?

Our deployment platform of choice is Kubernetes on bare metal via `k3s`, so you'll also use the following tools:

  • Kubernetes (via k3s or Azure/AKS)

  • helm

  • kubectl

  • (optional) k9s

In order to enable Trusted Computing via AMD SEV SNP (more on this in the next section) a minimal knowledge about navigating a server/computer motherboard BIOS will also be needed to configure your system to enable the needed features.

... definitely some TEE (AMD SEV SNP)!

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