🔧 Prerequisites

Before continuing, make sure your setup meets the Hardware Requirements and the following environment prerequisites.

System Requirements

• Bare-metal server

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or newer

• Linux kernel v6.8.0.60-generic or higher

• HyperThreading (HT) / Simultaneous MultiThreading (SMT) disabled in BIOS (these features negatively impact node performance)

⚠️ Kernel Warning There is a known issue affecting Linux kernel versions v6.8.0.56-generic → v6.8.0.59-generic (inclusive) which can cause Monad clients to hang in an uninterruptible sleep state, severely impacting node stability.

Recommended: v6.8.0.60-generic or newer.