Register a Node

Choose a model and the GPUs you'll rent. Each box is a setup Gonka has a ready-made configuration for; "Whole 8-GPU servers" run that setup several times at once and earn that many times more. The number on the right is how many hosts run the model right now.

Once you pick a setup, GNOT lists what to rent: the GPUs, a dedicated server (never spot — it can be taken back mid-epoch, and then that epoch pays nothing), 1,000 GB of disk, memory of 1.5 × the GPUs', Linux with an NVIDIA driver for CUDA 13 (or 12.9), the root login and two open ports. "What it earns →" shows what that setup earns before you pay for anything. No SSH key yet? "Create an SSH key" makes one right there, ready for your provider's form.

A rented server, which GNOT reaches over SSH, or the computer you're using.

Paste the SSH command your provider shows, or fill in the address, user and key. The key made on the first step is already chosen.

GNOT checks the server against everything Gonka needs. Anything with a Fix button is repaired in one click — Docker, the NVIDIA container toolkit, the model downloader, even an old NVIDIA driver — and you see the exact commands first.

GNOT creates your wallet on your own computer. Its 24 recovery words are shown once: write them on paper and never share them. Then send it a little GNK: 0.01 GNK is plenty to set up, and the node's network fees come from it too, a little each epoch (Gonka's guide suggests starting with 10 GNK, which lasts a long time). GNOT watches the wallet live and sees the GNK arrive by itself; "How do I get GNK?" shows the ways.

Simple uses your server's IP address; Secure uses your own domain with HTTPS. Either way, ports 8000 and 5000 must be open in your provider's dashboard.

GNOT shows the same setups as on the first step, whole 8-GPU servers included, marks the ones that fit your server, and picks the one you chose on the first step — here 8 × H100, which runs Gonka's 4-GPU setup twice at once.

Exactly what will be written to your server: the model, your node's address and the setup — here 8 × H100, two copies at once. Both settings files can be opened, read and changed first, and internal ports are locked down automatically.

The model files are hundreds of GB, so this is the longest step. It resumes by itself if interrupted; you can leave it running.

GNOT runs Gonka's official launch sequence in order: the software, the blockchain node, the server's own key, registering your host on the network, the permissions (signed on your computer) and the full node. The activity log shows every command.

A small deposit — a fraction of a GNK — that lets your node earn in full; without it the network counts only 20% of your GPUs' work. It stays yours and can be withdrawn later; it can be cut by 10–20% for downtime or invalid work.

GNOT watches your node until it is fully ready — registered, reachable from the internet and active — and says what it is doing. You can leave it running and walk away.

GNOT now follows your node in My nodes, in Gonka Host Monitor/Vote inside the same app: see how it is doing, vote with it, use a command line on its server, or shut it down safely. From here: keep the server on, keep your 24 words safe, and never delete the .tmkms folder on the server.