Solana validator node....almost?!

In this video we go though the steps of getting a validator node running. It didn't quite work because despite the requisite ports reported as open it can not connect to the network entirely....we will be doing more research this week and see what maybe causing the issue.

We discuss where to download the CLI for Solana, setting up the necessary accounts and attempting to launch the validator. At the end we discuss the network requirements that seem to be causing the issue.