Subnet 59

Miner setup is not documented in this validator repository. Use the dedicated miner repository for miner-specific installation and configuration instructions.

Refer to separate miner repository

Install Bittensor CLI, UV package manager, create and activate virtual environment, and sync project dependencies

pip install bittensor-cli && curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh && uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate && uv sync

Copy example environment file and configure required variables: BITTENSOR_WALLET_PATH, BITTENSOR_WALLET_COLD, BITTENSOR_WALLET_HOT, BABELBIT_NETUID=59, BITTENSOR_SUBTENSOR_ENDPOINT, SIGNER_URL, SUBTENSOR_GATEWAY_URL, BB_* paths and API endpoints

cp env.example .env && edit .env with your wallet and endpoint settings

Deploy validator stack using Docker Compose (recommended approach). Starts subtensor-gateway, signer, runner, validator, and model-cache services with shared volumes.

docker compose down && docker compose pull && docker compose up --build -d

Monitor validator logs to verify all services are healthy and operational

docker compose logs -f --tail 100

Alternative to Docker: run validator components locally. Start signer, subtensor-gateway, runner, and validate commands in separate terminal sessions for local development/testing.(optional)

bb -vv signer && bb -vv subtensor-gateway && bb -vv runner && bb -vv validate (in separate terminals)