Installation

System requirements

Component	Minimum	Recommended
RAM	8 GB	16 GB
CPU (amd64/x86)	4 cores	8 cores
Storage (SSD)	20–40 GB	200–300 GB

Prefer a stable Linux server distribution. Plan a persistent data directory (e.g., /var/lib/avail).

Choose a network

Mainnet: --chain mainnet
Turing Testnet: --chain turing (if your binary supports it) or use the Turing chainspec from Network Info and pass its file path: --chain /path/to/turing/chainspec.raw.json.

Option A — Pre-built binary (recommended)

Download the latest tarball from Releases and extract it.
Run the node with a persistent data path:

mkdir -p /var/lib/avail
./avail-node --name "<your-node-name>" --chain mainnet -d /var/lib/avail

Run on Turing (testnet):

./avail-node --name "<your-node-name>" --chain turing -d /var/lib/avail
# or provide the explicit chainspec file if needed:
# ./avail-node --name "<your-node-name>" --chain /path/to/turing/chainspec.raw.json -d /var/lib/avail

Option B — Docker

docker run --restart=on-failure -d   -v /root/avail/node-data:/da/node-data   -p 9944:9944 -p 30333:30333   docker.io/availj/avail:<LATEST-AVAIL-NODE-VERSION>   --chain mainnet -d ./output --name "<your-node-name>"

Turing (testnet):

docker run --restart=on-failure -d   -v /root/avail/node-data:/da/node-data   -p 9944:9944 -p 30333:30333   docker.io/availj/avail:<LATEST-AVAIL-NODE-VERSION>   --chain turing -d ./output --name "<your-node-name>"

Replace <LATEST-AVAIL-NODE-VERSION> with the latest tag from Docker Hub or the Releases page.

Option C — Build from source

# Install Rust (if missing)
curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh
source $HOME/.cargo/env

# Build
git clone https://github.com/availproject/avail.git
cd avail
cargo build --release --locked

# Run (Mainnet)
mkdir -p /var/lib/avail
./target/release/avail-node --name "<your-node-name>" --chain mainnet -d /var/lib/avail

Run on Turing:

./target/release/avail-node --name "<your-node-name>" --chain turing -d /var/lib/avail
# or with an explicit chainspec file:
# ./target/release/avail-node --name "<your-node-name>" --chain /path/to/turing/chainspec.raw.json -d /var/lib/avail

Verify the node

Logs should show peers and heights, e.g. Idle (N peers), best: #<height> ... finalized #<height> ...
Check Telemetry: find your node by its --name under the Mainnet or Turing tab.

Krews

Networks

Dashboard

System requirements

Choose a network

Option A — Pre-built binary (recommended)

Option B — Docker

Option C — Build from source

Verify the node

​System requirements

​Choose a network

​Option A — Pre-built binary (recommended)

​Option B — Docker

​Option C — Build from source

​Verify the node

System requirements

Choose a network

Option A — Pre-built binary (recommended)

Option B — Docker

Option C — Build from source

Verify the node