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This guide will help you install and run a Bee [light node](/docs/bee/working-with-bee/node-types) using the [shell script](/docs/bee/installation/shell-script-install) install method. After explaining how to install and start the node, the guide then explains how to use the [`swarm-cli` command line tool](/docs/bee/working-with-bee/swarm-cli) to find your node's address, fund your node, and buy a batch of postage stamps. Finally it explains how to upload data using a postage stamp batch and how to download that data.
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This guide will help you install and run a Bee [light node](/docs/bee/working-with-bee/node-types) using the [shell script](/docs/bee/installation/shell-script-install) install method. After explaining how to install and start the node, the guide then explains how to use the [`swarm-cli` command line tool](/docs/bee/working-with-bee/swarm-cli) to find your node's address, fund your node, and finally wait for it to sync.
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A "light" node can download and upload data from Swarm but does not share its disk space with the network and does not earn rewards. [Learn more](/docs/bee/working-with-bee/node-types).
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If you wait too long to fund your node it may shut itself down. In that case, simply use the same startup command to start the node again.
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## Wait to Sync (~30 Minutes)
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## Wait to Sync (~5 Minutes)
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After starting and funding a Bee light node for the first time, the node will automatically issue a [transaction](https://gnosisscan.io/tx/0xf8048c4e8020ccef842c9a901e6262e9c06d6f5926ff31bdb7dd9d7274dcf19c) on Gnosis Chain to deploy the node's [chequebook contract](/docs/concepts/incentives/bandwidth-incentives#chequebook-contract).
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The node then needs to sync blockchain data before it can buy a postage stamp batch. The process may take ***half an hour or longer*** depending on your RPC provider and network speed.
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The node then needs to sync blockchain data before it can buy a postage stamp batch. The process may take **~5 minutes** depending on your RPC provider and network speed.
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You can check your node's syncing progress with the `swarm-cli status` command:
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API: http://localhost:1633 [OK]
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Version: 2.6.0-390a402e
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Version: 2.6.0-d0aa8b93
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Mode: light
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Chainsync
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Block: 39,566,742 / 41,710,807 (Δ 2,144,065)
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Connected Peers: 143
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Population: 6991
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ERROR Request failed with status code 503
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xBZZ: 0.0000000000000000
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There may be additional information in the Bee logs.
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```
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The `Chainsync` section tells us how many blocks our node has synced so far out of the total Gnosis Chain blocks (and the number after the Δ symbol shows how many blocks still need to be synced):
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Block: 33,515,656 / 38,855,407 (Δ 5,339,751)
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The `Topology` section will show information about which other nodes your own node is connected with. It will display an `ERROR` until the node is fully initialized.
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After several minutes, your node will be fully synced, and can now interact with the Swarm network - we can use `swarm-cli status` again to confirm:
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Mode: light
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Block: 41,710,955 / 41,710,962 (Δ 7)
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Available xBZZ: 0.0000000000000000
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Total xBZZ: 0.0000000000000000
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API: http://localhost:1633 [OK]
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Block: 41,711,260 / 41,711,268 (Δ 8)
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The `Chainsync` section tells us how many blocks our node has synced so far out of the total Gnosis Chain blocks (and the number after the Δ symbol shows how many blocks still need to be synced):
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## Next Steps
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With your node now fully synced, you're ready start [uploading and downloading](/docs/develop/access-the-swarm/upload-and-download) or start learning how to [develop on Swarm](/docs/develop/introduction).
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