Compute Provider on NuNet

Basic Steps to Onboard a Machine as a Compute Provider on NuNet:

1. Download and install the Device Management Service (DMS): Install the DMS on your machine, which will enable you to connect to the NuNet platform and make your computing resources available for running ML jobs.

2. Download and install the Compute Provider Dashboard (CPD) : Install the Compute Provider Dashboard on your local machine, making it accessible for you to manage and monitor the ML jobs assigned to your machine and receive NTX tokens for your contributions.

3. Onboard your machine: Please refer to our CPD and NuNet CLI user guides for complete details on how to onboard your machine.

   1. Specify your Cardano address: During the DMS onboarding process, provide the Cardano address of the wallet connected to the Compute Provider Dashboard when using the NuNet CLI. This address will be used for receiving NTX token rewards for your deployment contributions. For Public Alpha we are using the PreProd Cardano Network.

   2. Allocate your Resources: Completing the onboarding process for your machine makes it available for receiving ML job requests while connected to the NuNet platform. Onboarding allows providing the necessary information about your machine to NuNet's Distributed Hash Table, or DHT, such as the available CPU or GPU resources, RAM, and other hardware details. This information will be used to match your machine with ML jobs requiring appropriate resources to deploy them.

4. Create Cardano testnet wallet: Make sure you choose the testnet network when setting up your wallet (Eternl or Nami wallet). The name of the specific Cardano testnet would be PreProd Cardano Network.

5. Set up your wallet: Connect your Cardano wallet to the Compute Provider Dashboard at localhost:9992. Ensure that your wallet has enough tADA for transaction fees. This wallet will be used to receive the NTX tokens on the PreProd Cardano Network as a reward for providing compute resources on NuNet. Make sure the wallet address on this wallet is the same as you specified in Step 3.1 when requesting your NTX tokens.

6. Receive ML jobs: Your machine will be automatically assigned ML jobs based on the resources needed and your machine's availability.

7. Receive NTX token rewards: Upon the successful completion of an ML job, you will receive NTX token rewards in your connected wallet. The amount of NTX tokens received will be based on the resources contributed and the terms set by the service provider.

8. Continue providing compute resources: Keep your machine connected to the NuNet platform and continue providing compute resources for ML jobs, earning NTX tokens as a reward for your contributions.

For a more comprehensive overview, you can always refer to our user guides in the Components Installation section. [Add YouTube video on running the Public Alpha as a Compute Provider.]