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How to install Solana full node

Install Agave (solana-validator) as a self-hosted Solana full node on your server. This guide covers the agent, network selection, setup, and sync.

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Client

Agave (solana-validator)

RPC

JSON-RPC (getHealth, getSlot, getBalance, sendTransaction)

History

Full validator ledger after snapshot catch-up. Progress is slots behind — not a fake me/tip ratio.

A Solana RPC node is a heavy Agave validator in RPC mode. Toolkit installs the catalog pin; the validator catches up from the cluster (no separate snapshot ExtraStep). Progress is slots behind — not a made-up percentage.

Mainnet, testnet, devnet, and localnet are separate environments. Multi-disk layout is recommended: accounts, ledger, and snapshots on fast NVMe.

Environments

mainnettestnetdevnetlocalnet

How to install Solana node

Choose mainnet, testnet, devnet, localnet in Toolkit, then follow these steps to provision and run a Solana full node.

  1. Install the panel and host agent using the documentation, then register the server in the panel.
  2. In Add node, select Solana 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 Solana full node?
Install the host agent, add the server, then choose Solana and an environment in Add node. Toolkit provisions Agave (solana-validator) and tracks sync from the panel.
Can I change the Solana 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?
Full validator ledger after snapshot catch-up. Progress is slots behind — not a fake me/tip ratio.

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