# Update Proposal for Storage Node Operators - Open for Comments **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Tags:** storj-payouts\ **Created:** [April 17, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/update-proposal-for-storage-node-operators-open-for-comments/22339 "2023-04-17T18:14:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 247
**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/update-proposal-for-storage-node-operators-open-for-comments/22339/247 "2023-10-12T04:51:43Z")
We have these: > [@\[Tech Preview\] Linux Installer Part 2](https://forum.storj.io/t/tech-preview-linux-installer-part-2/13976): > > For the first tech preview, we had to build the installer ourselves. This step is not needed anymore. We have an apt repository for you. With the following 3 commands, you can install a storage node. echo "deb [trusted=yes] http://deb.storj.io buster-staging main" \> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/storjlabs.list sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install storagenode Disqualification Warning Don’t migrate docker nodes yet. It would require a surprising number of manual modifications. If you miss one you… > [@How to set up a non-Docker node using systemd services with the official native storagenode binary](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-to-set-up-a-non-docker-node-using-systemd-services-with-the-official-native-storagenode-binary/10107): > > Following the [Tech Preview] post below, here’s my method for standing up the Linux-native storagenode and storagenode-updater services on Ubuntu 20.04. Prerequisites Create and authorize a Storj identity as per [Storj Documentation](https://documentation.storj.io/dependencies/identity). Install Ubuntu 20.04 server. Set up a static IP and configure port forwarding Set up an appropriate storage medium and mount to /mnt/storagenode. Create a storj-storagenode system user: adduser --system --group --home /mnt/storagenode --no-create-home storj-stora… and your guide 🙂 > [@Guide for installing Storage Node without docker (Linux)?](https://forum.storj.io/t/guide-for-installing-storage-node-without-docker-linux/21045/3): > > Oh, by the way, you can install podman and run your containers rootless in the userspace. Podman will even generate the service wrappers for you—one less thing to need to do manyally—and take care of auto-updating when the image changes (I.e. no need for watchtower, root access, installing docker, and what not). This approach maybe easier to adapt since STORJ already provides docker images. I’ve posted summary of how to run docker containers (different ones, but process is the same for storj) r… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.storj.io/t/update-proposal-for-storage-node-operators-open-for-comments/22339)._