# Validators Validators are cruicial for the Trac Network because they validate and verify incoming transactions from users of apps into the Main Settlement Bus. Those transactions signal the smart contracts of apps to process operations. This section answers the following questions: * What are the requirements to become a validator? * What are the hardware specs? * What software to install and use to operate a validator? * How to earn $trac and other assets? ($trac available on mainnet release) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.trac.network/documentation/validators.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.