Phase 1: Node Setup

Below are the steps to get your Overlay Node ready for submission.

Step 1: Download Overlay Binary

Visit the GitHub Releases page and download the latest version of the seda-overlay-ts binary for your platform, or use one of the following commands:

Linux x64

curl -L -o seda-overlay https://github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-overlay-ts/releases/download/v1.0.2/seda-overlay-linux-x64

Linux ARM64

Step 2: Make It Executable and Verify Version

chmod +x seda-overlay

Check the seda-overlay-ts version:

./seda-overlay --version

# Output: 1.0.0-rc.23 (or higher)

Step 3: Initialize and Configure the Node

./seda-overlay init --network <testnet | mainnet>

# Output:
# Config file has been created at: /home/ec2-user/.seda/testnet/config.jsonc
# Please fill in all properties (such as mnemonic)

Open the config file and enter your SEDA mnemonic (an account with tokens is required, both on testnet and mainnet).

Step 4: Fetch Your Node's Public Key (for allowlisting)

./seda-overlay identities info --network <testnet | mainnet> --offline

This will print your node’s identity public key. Example:

Config file: /home/ec2-user/.seda/testnet/config.jsonc
┌─────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ (index) │ Identity Public Key                                                  │
├─────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0       │ '020c4fe9e5063e7b5051284423089682082cf085a3b8f9e86bdb30407d761efc49' │
└─────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Step 5: Submit your Overlay Public Key

📫 Submit this Overlay Public Key to the SEDA team to be included in the allowlist via the Form linked below:

• Mainnet: https://forms.gle/K3nzqtCrzF8wVeyCA

• Testnet: https://forms.gle/tB1qJwM6NWCy7ECx9

Do not confuse it with your operator SEDA address (starting with seda...).

Phase 2: Running the Overlay Node