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Expand Up @@ -14,9 +14,19 @@ There are two ways to connect to a Miden node:

## Running the Miden node locally

:::tip[Prerequisites]
Building the node from source requires a C/C++ toolchain (for compiling RocksDB). On **macOS**, make sure you have the Xcode Command Line Tools installed:

```bash
xcode-select --install
```

On **Ubuntu**, see the [node installation page](https://docs.miden.xyz/miden-node/operator/installation#install-using-cargo) for the required packages. If you run into `'cstdint' file not found` errors on macOS, see the [troubleshooting section](https://docs.miden.xyz/miden-node/operator/installation#install-using-cargo) on the installation page.
:::

### Step 1: Install the Miden node

Next, install the miden-node crate using this command:
Install the miden-node crate using this command:

```bash
cargo install miden-node --locked --version 0.13.0
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