<> If you run a `nym-node` for the first time, you will need to specify a few parameters, please read the section [Essential Parameters & Variables](#essential-paramteters--varibles) before you start and make sure that your `nym-node` is up to date with the [latest version](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/). **Initialise and Run:** To initialise and run your node, use this command: ```sh ./nym-node run --mode mixnode --public-ips "$(curl -4 https://ifconfig.me)" --accept-operator-terms-and-conditions ``` **Init only** Adding `--init-only` option results in `nym-node` initialising a configuration file `config.toml` without running - a good option for an initial node setup. Remember that if you using this flag on a node which already has a config file, this will not over-write the values, unless used with a specified flag `--write-changes` (`-w`) - a good option for introducing changes to your `config.toml` file. Initialise only with a custom `--id` and `--init-only` command: ```sh ./nym-node run --mode mixnode --id --init-only --public-ips "$(curl -4 https://ifconfig.me)" --accept-operator-terms-and-conditions ``` If you prefer to have a generic local identifier set to `default-nym-node`, skip `--id` option. **Deny init** `--deny-init` was introduced as an additional safety for migration from legacy binaries to `nym-node` to prevent operators initialise over existing nodes. For most of the operators, this flag is not needed. In this example we run the node with custom `--id` without initialising, using `--deny-init` command: ```sh ./nym-node run --mode mixnode --id --deny-init --accept-operator-terms-and-conditions ```