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# Run as BTC validator

Please confirm that you have:

* [Prepared the necessary accounts](/guides-of-data-consensus/others/operation-references/preparation-before-you-start/account-preparation.md#account-preparation-for-validator)
* [Got an available BTC RPC node](/guides-of-data-consensus/others/operation-references/preparation-before-you-start/run-a-btc-node.md)
* [Got a server to run the client](/guides-of-data-consensus/others/operation-references/preparation-before-you-start/environment-requirements.md)
* [Installed the software dependencies on the server](/guides-of-data-consensus/others/operation-references/preparation-before-you-start/prerequisites.md)

The validator client can be:

* [Run from source code](/guides-of-data-consensus/run-a-btc-validator/run-as-btc-validator/run-from-source-code.md)
* [Run with Docker](/guides-of-data-consensus/run-a-btc-validator/run-as-btc-validator/run-with-docker.md)

Choose your preferred method, and let's get started!