# Steps to installing and participating in Verified Compute Cloud 2026 #### 1. Visit [https:energywebx.com/](http://energywebx.com/) Select your OS: Windows, macOS or Linux. Download and install applications on your PC. Note:\ The VCC Runtime is a lightweight background app.\ It will NOT open a full interface.\ It runs as a taskbar/system tray icon. #### 2. After installing successfully. Go to the EWX Marketplace Unified () application and subscribe to Verified Compute Playground 2026 (Testing Only) or Sustainable Aviation Fuel Certificate Registry (SAFc) Production Pool Note:\ The Playground is for testing purposes only.\ The actual production pool is SAFc available in the VCC Hub. #### a. After subscribing, ensure that the Operator Account has a linked VCC Runtime Account (previously called Worker Node Account) This can be your existing linked runtime account #### b. Go to the Energy Web VCC Runtime and set the runtime seed phrase which is the seed phrase of your linked worker node account Important: * Use the seed phrase of your existing Worker Node / Runtime Account * If your setup has never run logic before, you may not have a worker node seed phrase yet (this is normal) #### c. After setting the seed phrase, click on the "Start Runtime" menu item on the Energy Web VCC Runtime app Important:\ Ensure any previous Worker Node / Marketplace Desktop app using the same seed is NOT running to avoid duplicate vote submissions. #### 3. Subscription amount: Minimum is 3500 stEWT for SAFc pool #### 4. Once running: The runtime will automatically submit votes. #### 5. If the subscribed pool does not appear in the runtime: * It may not yet be active in the pool * Wait for activation or refresh later #### Notes: * You’ll need some stEWT in your wallet to subscribe * Use [EWX](https://app.energywebx.com/) (Unified App) * The runtime executes logic locally, while subscription and staking are done on the web marketplace * Successful setup = runtime is started and votes begin submitting automatically