# Setup Process To run the K2 node, first, you have to [install the Koii command-line tools](https://docs.koii.network/microservices-and-tasks/task-development-guide/task-development-flow/koii-cli). ### Download the Latest Release K2 Releases are published on our github. Click the link below to get the latest version. {% embed url="" %} ### Configure Koii CLI The Koii CLI includes `get` and `set` configuration commands to automatically set the `--url` argument for CLI commands. For example: ``` koii config set --url https://k2-testnet.koii.live ``` Next, set the koii configuration to use your validator keypair: ``` koii config set --keypair ``` Example: ``` koii config set --keypair /Users//.config/koii/id.json ``` You should see an output similar to this: ``` Config File: /Users//.config/koii/cli/config.yml RPC URL: http://localhost:8899 WebSocket URL: ws://localhost:8900/ (computed) Keypair Path: /Users//.config/koii/id.json Commitment: confirmed ``` ### Airdrop & Check Validator Balance Airdrop yourself some KOII to get started: ``` koii airdrop 400 ``` To view your current balance: ``` koii balance ``` ### Create an Authorized Withdrawer Account If you haven't created one before now, create an authorized-withdrawer keypair to be used as the ultimate authority over your validator. This keypair will be able to withdraw from your vote account and will have additional permission to change all other aspects of your vote account. This is a very important keypair since anyone in possession of it has the ability to permanently take control of your vote account and make any changes they please. Therefore, it's crucial to store your authorized-withdrawer keypair in a secure location. It doesn't have to be stored on your validator, and it shouldn't be stored anywhere where unauthorized people could access it. To create your authorized-withdrawer keypair: ``` koii-keygen new -o ~/authorized-withdrawer-keypair.json ``` ### Create Vote Account Create a vote-account keypair and create the vote account on the network. To create a vote-account keypair: ``` koii-keygen new -o ~/vote-account-keypair.json ``` To create a vote account: 
koii create-vote-account <PATH_TO_VOTE_ACCOUNT_KEYPAIR> <PATH_TO_VALIDATOR_KEYPAIR> <PATH_TO_AUTHORIZED_WITHDRAWER_KEYPAIR>
Example: ``` koii create-vote-account ~/vote-account-keypair.json ~/validator-keypair.json ~/authorized-withdrawer-keypair.json ``` The command above will create your vote account on the blockchain with all the default options. Remember to move your authorized withdrawer keypair into a very secure location after running the `create-vote-account` command. ### Connect Your Validator Connect to the cluster by running: ``` koii-validator \ --identity ~/validator-keypair.json \ --vote-account ~/vote-account-keypair.json \ --rpc-port 8899 \ --entrypoint k2-testnet.koii.live:8001 \ --limit-ledger-size \ --log ~/koii-validator.log ``` --- # 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://koii-network.gitbook.io/getting-started/settlement-layer/running-a-k2-node/setup-process.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.