From f7a62ea1adafb2201b4964eae105ff7519a4db20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Armani Ferrante Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2021 09:34:42 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add section for running a validator to node-setup (#87) --- docs/node-setup.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/node-setup.md b/docs/node-setup.md index d508086..7a0b3bd 100644 --- a/docs/node-setup.md +++ b/docs/node-setup.md @@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ def find_market_addresses(program_id: str): return [info['pubkey'] for info in resp['result']] ``` +## Running your own Solana Validator + +Cranking markets can place a lot of load on a Solana RPC server. As a result, it's highly recommended +to run one's own validator. Otherwise, one is subject to any rate limits imposed by a given RPC node. +An example and guide for setting up your own Solana validator can be found [here](https://github.com/project-serum/validators). Once setup is complete, one can specify its url with the `network.cluster` option in the CLI config. + ## Switching to Mainnet Beta When operating over multiple networks, you can specify your config file with the