--- sidebar_position: 2 --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.lium.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Provider Quickstart ## Get started in 5 min Three steps to a live provider on Bittensor Subnet 51. Want to know how much you'll earn? See [Rewards](rewards/index.mdx). :::warning Security Notice Run `btcli` on your **secure local machine**, not on the provider server. Only hotkeys belong on provider infrastructure — never your coldkey. ::: ### What GPU models can I bring to this subnet? The validator scores a fixed allow-list of NVIDIA models — Hopper / Blackwell datacenter (H100, H200, H800, B200, B300), Ampere & inference datacenter (A100, A10, T4, V100, P100, P40, M40), workstation (RTX 6000 / 5880 / 5000 Ada, RTX PRO 4000/5000/6000 Blackwell, RTX A-series, L4 / L40 / L40S, Quadro & TITAN), and consumer (full RTX 50/40/30/20-series and GTX 10/16-series). The complete list with per-model reward weight, the unrented-pool eligibility rule, and CVM-eligible GPUs lives in [Architecture → Supported GPUs](./architecture.md#supported-gpus). The source-of-truth is [`GPU_MODEL_RATES` in `lium-io`](https://github.com/Datura-ai/lium-io/blob/main/neurons/validators/src/services/const.py). ### Before you start — wallet & TAO You need a Bittensor wallet (one coldkey + at least one hotkey) and enough TAO on the coldkey to cover the dynamic subnet 51 registration fee. - Don't have a wallet yet? Install `btcli` (`pip install bittensor`) and create one — see the [Bittensor wallet docs](https://docs.bittensor.com/getting-started/wallets) for the `wallet new_coldkey` / `new_hotkey` flow. - Need TAO? Acquire it on a supported exchange and transfer it to your coldkey's SS58 address. The registration fee is dynamic — check the live cost on the [TaoMarketCap Subnet 51 registration page](https://taomarketcap.com/subnets/51/registration) before submitting (or run `btcli subnet list --netuid 51`). - Want to dry-run before burning the registration fee? Try [Staging (Testnet)](./staging.md) on Subnet 37 with free test TAO first. ### Step 1 — Register your provider on Subnet 51 ```bash btcli subnet register --netuid 51 --wallet.name --wallet.hotkey ``` Registration burns the dynamic subnet 51 fee from your coldkey balance. The transaction either confirms (your hotkey now has a UID on subnet 51) or fails (insufficient TAO, or the burn cost spiked between command issue and chain inclusion). ### Step 2 — Sign in to the Provider Portal 1. Add your provider hotkey to a supported wallet extension. Any SS58-compatible browser extension works — common choices are the [Polkadot.js extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/polkadot%7Bjs%7D-extension/mopnmbcafieddcagagdcbnhejhlodfdd) and the [Bittensor Wallet extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bittensor-wallet/bdgmdoedahdcjmpmifafdhnffjinddgc). 2. Sign in at [provider.lium.io/signature-login](https://provider.lium.io/signature-login) with that hotkey. 3. Open [Profile](https://provider.lium.io/profile) → **Central Provider** → select **Lium.io Central Provider Server**. This opt-in lets Lium operate the CPU coordinator for you, so you can skip the self-hosted provider setup. Prefer to run your own? See [Provider Configuration](./provider-configuration.md) for the self-hosted path. ### Step 3 — Set up your first node A provider with no GPU nodes earns nothing. Bring one online with the [Node Quickstart](./nodes/quickstart.md) — three steps: install [Sysbox](./nodes/sysbox.md) (**required** — validators reject any node without the `sysbox-runc` runtime), run the one-line `mine.sh` installer, and register the node back in the Provider Portal. You're live 🎉 :::info "Live" vs "earning" Being live means the provider is registered and the node is reachable. Earning starts after validators score your node — the first validator probe cycle takes roughly 15 minutes, and meaningful rental revenue depends on actual customer rentals matching your GPU type and price. Track scoring in the [Provider Portal monitoring view](./portal/monitoring.md) and emission externally on [TaoMarketCap](https://taomarketcap.com/subnets/51/miners). ::: ## Next steps - [Node Quickstart](./nodes/quickstart.md) — bring your first GPU online - [Provider Configuration](./provider-configuration.md) — self-hosted vs Central Provider Server trade-offs - [Self-hosted provider setup](./self-hosted-provider.md) — full install if you opted out of Central Provider Server - [Architecture](./architecture.md) — mental model of the system - [Provider Portal overview](./portal/overview.md) — day-2 management UI