> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://livepeerfoundation-d4522ba3.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Run the Livepeer network

> Everything you need to operate a Livepeer orchestrator or delegate your LPT — and nothing you don't.

Livepeer is a decentralized marketplace for **real-time AI video compute**. Applications send jobs;
GPU operators do the work and get paid. This site covers the two roles on the **supply side** of that
marketplace:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Orchestrators" icon="microchip" href="/network/explanation/orchestrators">
    Connect GPUs to the network. Process video transcoding and AI inference jobs, and earn ETH fees plus LPT rewards.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Delegators" icon="coins" href="/network/explanation/delegators">
    Hold LPT? Bond it to an orchestrator to help secure the network and share in its rewards — no hardware required.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Start here

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Run your first orchestrator" icon="rocket" href="/network/tutorials/run-your-first-orchestrator">
    A guided, end-to-end walkthrough: from a bare GPU machine to a node that earns on mainnet.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Delegate your first LPT" icon="hand-holding-dollar" href="/network/tutorials/delegate-your-first-lpt">
    A guided walkthrough: from LPT in your wallet to a confirmed, reward-earning delegation.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  **Looking to build on Livepeer instead?** These docs cover *running* the network. A developer
  platform — and a Build section of these docs — is on the way. In the meantime, ask in the
  [Livepeer Discord](https://discord.gg/livepeer); the team and community can point you at what's
  possible today.
</Note>

## How these docs are organized

The sidebar follows the [Diátaxis](https://diataxis.fr) framework. Each section answers a
different kind of question, so go to the one that matches what you need right now:

| If you want to…                  | Go to                                                       | Example                        |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| **Learn by doing**, step by step | [Tutorials](/network/tutorials/run-your-first-orchestrator) | Run your first orchestrator    |
| **Accomplish a specific task**   | [How-to guides](/network/guides/orchestrator-configure)     | Set competitive pricing        |
| **Understand how it works**      | [Explanation](/network/explanation/orchestrators)           | How the network works          |
| **Look up an exact value**       | [Reference](/network/reference/cli-flags)                   | CLI flags, protocol parameters |

<Note>
  Network values such as inflation, the unbonding period, the active-set size, and contract
  addresses are **governance-controlled and change over time**. Treat the numbers here as a
  starting point and verify the live values on the [Livepeer Explorer](https://explorer.livepeer.org)
  and on-chain. See [Protocol parameters](/network/reference/protocol-parameters).
</Note>