Setup Checklist

Pre-flight checklist for orchestrator setup - hardware, software, network, wallet, and tokens by node mode before installing go-livepeer.

Confirm every item on this checklist before proceeding to . Issues found after installation are harder to diagnose.

Hardware

Video

CPU-only transcoding works for testing and basic validation. Production video nodes need GPU acceleration for reliable throughput.

AI

VRAM determines which AI pipelines the orchestrator can serve. 8 GB runs quantised LLMs only. 24 GB+ unlocks diffusion, audio, vision, and Cascade AI. See for per-model VRAM requirements.

Dual

NVENC/NVDEC (video) use dedicated silicon separate from CUDA cores (AI). Both workloads share VRAM. A 24 GB GPU supports video transcoding alongside one warm AI model. See for VRAM coexistence details.

Software

Network

Wallet and Tokens

Plan for hours to days when acquiring LPT, depending on exchange availability and bridging from Ethereum L1.

Quick Verification

Run these commands to confirm the prerequisites are met:

# GPU visible and driver installed
nvidia-smi

# CUDA version (skip if using Docker - it bundles CUDA)
nvcc --version

# Docker GPU passthrough works
docker run --rm --gpus all nvidia/cuda:12.0-base nvidia-smi

# Port 8935 reachable (run from a DIFFERENT machine)
curl -k https://YOUR_PUBLIC_IP:8935/status

Ready

Once all items pass, proceed to installation.

Install go-livepeer

Download and install the go-livepeer binary or Docker image.

Full Requirements Reference

Detailed hardware tiers, VRAM per workload, and non-technical requirements.