Installation (Holesky/Mainnet) - Krews Docs

Note: You must be whitelisted to operate on Aligned. Current operator version in docs: v0.19.1 (check docs for updates).

1) Requirements

Linux x86_64
Go, Rust, Foundry
Build deps: pkg-config, libssl-dev, g++

Component	Specification
CPU	16 cores
Memory	32 GB RAM
Bandwidth	1 Gbps
Storage	256 GB disk space

2) Clone and build

git clone https://github.com/yetanotherco/aligned_layer.git --branch v0.19.1
cd aligned_layer

# Install Foundry
make foundry_install && foundryup

# Build operator (testnet example: Holesky/Hoodi)
make operator_build ENVIRONMENT=testnet

# For mainnet build:
# make operator_build ENVIRONMENT=mainnet

3) Configure your operator

Provide RPC endpoints, keys, and strategy-specific settings in your config file(s). See the docs for the required fields and supported strategies list.

4) Register the operator

Follow the registration step in docs (requires whitelisting and EigenLayer operator registration).

5) Start the operator

# From the repo root, using your config
./operator/build/aligned-operator --config <path_to_config.toml>

(Optional) Run with systemd as shown in the docs for persistence.

6) Check version & status

./operator/build/aligned-operator --version

# Telemetry (replace <operator_address>):
# Mainnet
curl https://mainnet.telemetry.alignedlayer.com/versions/<operator_address>
# Holesky
curl https://holesky.telemetry.alignedlayer.com/versions/<operator_address>