# Welcome

This document will help you to launch a node and become a validator on the Humanode Network.

It contains the following guides:

1. [Guide to Launch and Run Node using Launcher App](/mainnet-guide/launcher/launch-and-run-a-node-using-launcher-app.md)
2. [Guide to Launch and Setup a Node Manually](/mainnet-guide/manual/launch-and-set-up-a-node-manually.md)
3. [Guide to Become a Validator](/mainnet-guide/validator/become-a-validator.md)
4. [Guide to Claim Tokens](/mainnet-guide/token-claims/claiming-the-hmnd-tokens.md)

Navigate to the desired guide.

## I want to Learn

If you want to learn about the Humanode chain and its components in detail, check the following:

{% embed url="<https://whitepaper.humanode.io/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://gitbook.humanode.io/docs>" %}


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```
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```

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Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.