Quickstart: I want to run a node

You will need

• Linux host (recommended) with open TCP port 30333 (P2P)
• Rust toolchain (for building from source) or a release binary (when available)

Steps

1. Clone and build the node:

git clone https://github.com/catalyst-network/catalyst-node-rust
cd catalyst-node-rust
make setup
make build

2. Start a local node with RPC enabled:

./target/release/catalyst-cli start --rpc

Verify

In a second terminal:

./target/release/catalyst-cli status --rpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8545

Troubleshooting

• If you’re setting up a long-running node (systemd, firewall, pruning, upgrades), follow Node operators → Run a node.