> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.livepeer.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Orchestrator Quickstart

> Choose your quickstart path – video transcoding, AI inference, or join a pool – and get your first orchestrator node running.

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The quickstart gets you from zero to a working Orchestrator node as fast as possible. Pick the path that matches your goal.

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## Choose your path

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  <Card title="Video Transcoding" icon="film" href="/v2/orchestrators/quickstart/video-transcoding" arrow>
    The default path. Run a transcoding Orchestrator with Docker in under 30 minutes. Requires an NVIDIA GPU.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Join a Pool" icon="users" href="/v2/orchestrators/guides/setup-paths/join-a-pool" arrow>
    Contribute your GPU to an existing Orchestrator pool. No staking, no activation – just install and connect.
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<Note>
  **AI quickstart coming soon.** To add AI inference pipelines to your node today, complete the video transcoding quickstart first, then follow the [AI Workloads Guide](/v2/Orchestrators/guides/workloads-and-ai/ai-workloads-guide).
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## What you will need

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    <TableCell>Docker Engine + NVIDIA Container Toolkit</TableCell>
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    <TableCell>Ethereum account with ETH and LPT on Arbitrum One</TableCell>
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    <TableCell>8935 TCP open to the public internet</TableCell>
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For detailed hardware guidance, see [Hardware Reference](/v2/Orchestrators/guides/feasibility-and-hardware/hardware-reference).

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## Quickstart vs Setup guide

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If you need more control – custom binary installs, split Orchestrator/transcoder, advanced pricing, or AI pipelines – use the [Setup Guide](/v2/Orchestrators/setup/guide) instead.

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## After the quickstart

Once your node is running and you have received your first job:

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  <Card title="Add AI Workloads" icon="microchip-ai" href="/v2/orchestrators/guides/workloads-and-ai/ai-workloads-guide" arrow>
    Add AI inference pipelines alongside transcoding.
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  <Card title="Optimise Earnings" icon="coins" href="/v2/orchestrators/guides/staking-and-rewards/earnings" arrow>
    Understand your revenue streams and tune your parameters.
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    Enable Prometheus metrics and track node health.
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    Increase your stake and job selection probability.
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