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Sequencer

Guides to running a sequencer node, reading the sequencer feed, and running the Sequencer Coordinator Manager.

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How to run a normal sequencer node for an Arbitrum chain

Learn how to run an normal Arbitrum chain sequencer node on your local machine

How to read the sequencer feed

Learn how to read the sequencer feed

How to run a Sequencer Coordinator Manager (SQM)

Learn how to run a Sequencer Coordinator Manager terminal UI tool on your local machine.

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Run a Classic node

Learn how to run an classic node on your local machine.

Run a sequencer node

Learn how to run an normal Arbitrum chain sequencer node on your local machine

For AI agents: a documentation index is available at the root level at /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt. Append .md to any docs page URL for the markdown version of that page.

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