before you start to be a storage provider

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before you start

It is important to understand the crypto-economic modelling and how Filecoin works, then it is necessary to research how to buy the hardware and how to deploy the program, Filecoin is a long-term project, so think before you act.

read spec

It is advisable to read our spec in its entirety, some of the mathematical formulas may be difficult to understand, but that is fine, as long as you understand them in a general way. The main focus should be on the section on crypto-economic modelling, which is linked here. This section is likely to be important for your future investments and after reading it you may have an idea of the future returns and possible penalties.

read officials docs

The official docs are a more comprehensive introduction to many of the ecological projects, as well as an introduction to chain interaction and storage clients, and storage providers, so if you should learn how to filter the content, you don't need to read it all, just focus on what you want to know, and read the rest in general. Of course, if you have the time, it's fine to look closely.

learn about the current deposits and block reward

You can view the current deposits and block reward from the block browser. For example filfox. Knowing the current stage of the mainnet operation can help you make better decisions, and of course, any block browser will do. Also, if you have read our specs carefully, this part will be relatively easy to understand.

Some useful content for newcomers

what to understand before even thinking about hardware Video explanation, and relatively new content.

The Evolution of a Lotus Node You can see the evolution of lotus and learn about the changes it has undergone.

Thanks to @f8-ptrk and @stuberman for their help.