> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.exsat.network/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.exsat.network/guides-of-data-consensus/run-a-sychronizer/run-as-synchronizer.md).

# Run as Synchronizer

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-synchronizer)
* [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)
* [Install the software dependencies on the server](/guides-of-data-consensus/others/operation-references/preparation-before-you-start/prerequisites.md)

The client can be:

* [Run from source code](/guides-of-data-consensus/others/operation-references.md)
* [Run with Docker](/guides-of-data-consensus/run-a-sychronizer/run-as-synchronizer/run-with-docker.md)

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