# 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 (<https://app.energywebx.com/verify/pools>) 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.&#x20;

#### 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

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