> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://certified.cryptobounty.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://certified.cryptobounty.org/guides/untitled.md). # Starting the Node ## Starting the Node Follow these steps to get a relay node running and/or a block producer node ## Relay ``` cardano-node run \ --topology mainnet-topology.json \ --database-path /db \ --socket-path /db/node.socket \ --host-addr \ --port \ --config mainnet-config.json ``` ## Block Producer ``` cardano-node run \ --topology mainnet-topology.json \ --database-path /db \ --socket-path /db/node.socket \ --host-addr \ --port \ --config mainnet-config.json \ --shelley-kes-key kes.skey \ --shelley-vrf-key vrf.skey \ --shelley-operational-certificate node.cert ```