Getting Started
Welcome to the Union Testnet! This guide will instruct you on running a node and creating a validator for union-testnet-10.
These are the general steps for running a node and creating a validator for the Union testnet.
You may run the Union node on your own machine or a VPS, please ensure your machine or VPS meets our node operator requirements.
To begin - you first need to obtain and run the client binary, uniond.
We offer both Linux binaries and Docker images that are capable of running the client binary.
Unionvisor is a utility for managing uniond deployments. It manages running, upgrading, and interacting with the node. Read our guide for Running Unionvisor to learn more.
For more manual control, we also release each version of uniond as a Docker image. You can learn more in our Running the Client Binary guide.
Tokens will be distributed by the Union team to those that need them to create their validator or conduct testing.
Once you have the tokens required to create a validator and have synced your node, you can follow our Creating a Validator guide to complete your onboarding.
During the onboarding process, these resources may be useful.
If you have any questions while completing the onboarding process, please first visit our FAQ.