# Dapp walkthrough ## Node operators With ether.fi, Node Operators may participate in an **Auction** for the right to run additional validators on ethereum. This auction mechanism serves two purposes: uses market forces to differentiate between operators (performance) and compensates all stakeholders for participating in the protocol (Stakers, eETH holders, Node Operators, and the Protocol). Here's a set of videos demonstrating the Node Operator's actions in ether.fi's validator auctions: **Make a bid**: {% embed url="" %} **Cancel a bid**: {% embed url="" %} Node operators are currently **whitelisted.** To request to be added to the whitelist please email . When applying to be a node operator, ether.fi will take into consideration a set of important qualifications: * good node performance history * demonstration that validator node infrastructure is both robust and resilient * alignment with general ether.fi's goals and beliefs --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://etherfi.gitbook.io/etherfi/node-operators/dapp-walkthrough.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.