node onboarding

List your GPU in one command

Any NVIDIA machine can become a node. The installer verifies your hardware, sandboxes jobs in Docker, and brings you online in ~30 seconds. No exclusivity.

Step 1 · your node key

Nodes connect with an API key — no password ever lives on the machine. Sign in to generate one.

Generate a node key, then paste it into the command below as PETABYTE_API_KEY. The node registers & attests itself with this key.

Step 2 · run the installer

Linux · Ubuntu/Debian

PETABYTE_API_URL=https://petabyte.market \
PETABYTE_API_KEY=pk_your_node_key \
PRICE_PER_HOUR=1.5 \
bash <(curl -fsSL https://petabyte.market/install.sh)

Windows · WSL2

$env:PETABYTE_API_URL="https://petabyte.market"
$env:PETABYTE_API_KEY="pk_your_node_key"
$env:PRICE_PER_HOUR="1.5"
irm https://petabyte.market/install.ps1 | iex

Elevated PowerShell. Installs WSL2 + the agent.

Verify

systemctl status petabyte-agent
journalctl -u petabyte-agent -f

Your GPU appears in the marketplace within a minute.

What should I charge?

Type your GPU — we suggest a price from what similar live nodes charge and the cloud reference. You always set the final number.

Try it risk-free

The agent runs in an isolated Linux sandbox — it never touches your games or files, and only works when your PC is idle. Pause anytime, or remove it completely in one command. If Petabyte turned on WSL for you, uninstalling turns it back off.

$env:PETABYTE_ACTION="pause";     irm https://petabyte.market/manage.ps1 | iex
$env:PETABYTE_ACTION="uninstall"; irm https://petabyte.market/manage.ps1 | iex

Get paid

One balance. Withdraw anytime or on a weekly schedule — bank, USDC, or gift card. Opt in to idle-fallback and earn a background trickle whenever the node isn't rented. Open the app →