# Stratis Configure a beacon node using Prysm, a consensus-layer client. Configure a validator client and stake STRAX using Prysm. Recommended Hardware Requirements OS: 64-bit Linux, Mac OS X 10.14+, Windows 10+ 64-bit | We use 64-bit Linux in this guide . CPU: 4+ cores @ 2.8+ GHz Memory: 8GB+ RAM Storage: SSD with at least 1TB free space Network: 8 MBit/sec broadband --- # 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.ravenode.xyz/testnet/stratis.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.