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# Solo Stakers (Archived)

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**This section is archived.** The ether.fi solo staker program is no longer active, and these guides are kept for historical reference — they may be out of date. To run validators with ether.fi today, see [Node Operators](/etherfi/run-a-validator/node-operators.md).
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Solo stakers run Ethereum validators that secure the ether.fi network. Through **distributed validator technology (DVT)** — powered by Obol and SSV — you can operate a validator with improved fault tolerance and without trusting a single machine. This section walks you through onboarding, hardware, setup with Avado or Dappnode, and validator lifecycle management.

New operator? Begin with onboarding, then pick the setup path that matches your hardware.

## Get set up

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>🥩 Operation Solo Staker</strong></td><td>Onboarding plus full Obol and SSV setup guides (Avado, Dappnode, and custom).</td><td><a href="/pages/FwjKppWBfBPr5vlw8vuW">/pages/FwjKppWBfBPr5vlw8vuW</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>👋 Solo Staker Onboarding</strong></td><td>Start here — what you need and how to join the network.</td><td><a href="/pages/pBqpGrPOKrXERLtZ4Fo7">/pages/pBqpGrPOKrXERLtZ4Fo7</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>🔗 Solo Staking Hardware</strong></td><td>Recommended hardware to run a reliable validator.</td><td><a href="/pages/k2m4QsfCChJnkdIafEww">/pages/k2m4QsfCChJnkdIafEww</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>🚪 Validator Exits</strong></td><td>How to exit a validator and what to expect.</td><td><a href="/pages/GonMDrzqhLYPBPqzaDVp">/pages/GonMDrzqhLYPBPqzaDVp</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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Running validators at scale as a professional operator? See the [Node Operators](/etherfi/run-a-validator/node-operators.md) section instead.
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