How to install Cardano full node

Cardano RPC in Toolkit is the node plus Ogmios. Install downloads the official Mithril cardano-db (latest + ancillary) before start — not genesis IBD.

During the snapshot the panel shows honest percent from the Mithril client log (steps 1–7, files, MiB). After that, sync percent is Ogmios networkSynchronization.

Preprod and preview use the same Snapshot ExtraStep with their Mithril aggregators. Same panel wizard: ports, install, snapshot, start, logs.

Environments

mainnetpreprodpreview

How to install Cardano node

Choose mainnet, preprod, preview in Toolkit, then follow these steps to provision and run a Cardano full node.

1. Install the panel and host agent using the documentation, then register the server in the panel.
2. In Add node, select Cardano and the required environment.
3. Review the network options, start provisioning, and follow sync status and logs from the node page.

Operate from the panel

After the node is up you manage it in the same UI — Node Config (edit the live files and apply), client updates, restart, logs, public RPC. You do not need SSH to change conf. Install-time choices (snapshot flavor, history window, disk layout) are stored on that node.

FAQ

How do I install Cardano full node?

Install the host agent, add the server, then choose Cardano and an environment in Add node. Toolkit provisions cardano-node + Ogmios and tracks sync from the panel.

Can I change the Cardano config later?

Yes. Node page → Node Config. Edit and apply; restart from the same page. A different snapshot or history flavor is an Install choice — changing it later usually means wipe and Add node again.

Pruned or light?

Mithril official snapshot, then full-chain catch-up. Synced from Ogmios networkSynchronization.

Other networks

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