<p>A stake pool is just a full node with some additional configuration, so the binaries are the same.</p>
<p>If you need to run <code>cardano-node</code>, you might want to start with its <a href="https://docs.cardano.org/projects/cardano-node/en/latest/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Getting started documentation</a> and you can find the release binaries on the <a href="https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-node/releases" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Github's release page</a> of <code>cardano-node</code>.</p>

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<p>I am looking to setup a full node on an Ubuntu 20.04 server for mainnet and leave it running. I don't intend to run a stakepool. Are there any packaged distributions I can use?</p>

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I would like to run a relay node on Ubuntu 20 server without creating a wallet, what are my options? Are packaged binaries available?
# I would like to run a relay node on Ubuntu 20 server without creating a wallet, what are my options? Are packaged binaries available?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-25)

I am looking to setup a full node on an Ubuntu 20.04 server for mainnet and leave it running. I don't intend to run a stakepool. Are there any packaged distributions I can use?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-05-25. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

A stake pool is just a full node with some additional configuration, so the binaries are the same.

If you need to run `cardano-node`, you might want to start with its [Getting started documentation](https://docs.cardano.org/projects/cardano-node/en/latest/) and you can find the release binaries on the [Github's release page](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-node/releases) of `cardano-node`.


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