Set Up the Machine

GPU-Based Setup

info

Recommended Setup

1. Hardware Requirements:

   • A Linux cloud machine with an RTX 40xx GPU.
   • An on-premises machine with an RTX 4070 or RTX 4090 GPU.

2. CUDA Installation: The GPU-based prover code currently requires CUDA by default. Download CUDA and install the version suitable for your GPU.

3. Install RiscZero: Follow the instructions on the RiscZero website.

   For x86-64 Linux and arm64 macOS, install the C++ toolchains by running:

   rzup install cpp

CPU-Based Prover

warning

Not Recommended: You can still participate, but the prover may take a couple of hours to generate proofs on a CPU.

1. System Requirements: The CPU-based prover code requires high memory to compile the prover. Preferably, use a machine with more than 16 GB of memory and 8 vCPUs.

2. Install RiscZero: Follow the instructions on the RiscZero website.

   For x86-64 Linux and arm64 macOS, install the C++ toolchains by running:

   rzup install cpp