Random Beacons are at the heart of the network. They are needed to randomly select providers to create a new keep. Providers need to stake KEEP tokens, create a node and maintain it to be part of the network and earn fees.
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This article is a step-by-step tutorial to set-up a random beacon node in TestNet (Ropsten) with a deployment in the cloud with Vultr. This is the tutorial we used to set-up our own testnet node! No previous knowledge needed, give it a go ;) What you will need (explained in the article):
How to set up and run Random Beacon node. Step by step guide for beginners
In this step-by-step tutorial you can learn how to launch both nodes (BEACON and ECSDA) at once on one vps. Steps: