# Mainnet Setup

This section will take you through the process of taking a node from fresh machine to full validator. The general steps are as follows:

1. [install-sgx-1](https://docs.scrt.network/secret-network-documentation/infrastructure/running-a-node-validator/setting-up-a-node-validator/node-setup/install-sgx-1 "mention")
2. [install-secretd](https://docs.scrt.network/secret-network-documentation/infrastructure/running-a-node-validator/setting-up-a-node-validator/node-setup/install-secretd "mention")
3. [setup-full-node](https://docs.scrt.network/secret-network-documentation/infrastructure/running-a-node-validator/setting-up-a-node-validator/node-setup/setup-full-node "mention")
4. [snapshot](https://docs.scrt.network/secret-network-documentation/infrastructure/running-a-node-validator/setting-up-a-node-validator/node-setup/snapshot "mention") or [state-sync](https://docs.scrt.network/secret-network-documentation/infrastructure/running-a-node-validator/setting-up-a-node-validator/node-setup/state-sync "mention") the node
5. [becoming-a-validator](https://docs.scrt.network/secret-network-documentation/infrastructure/running-a-node-validator/setting-up-a-node-validator/node-setup/becoming-a-validator "mention")

If you wish to create an archive node, replace step 3 with [Running an Archive Node](https://docs.scrt.network/secret-network-documentation/infrastructure/running-a-node-validator/sentry-archive-and-ibc-node-setup/archive-nodes).