> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tape.network/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Run Tapedrive Locally

export const runFormUrl = (path, source) => {
  return `https://form.typeform.com/to/jJlpMc8r#path=${path}&source=${source}`;
};

Local Tapedrive isn't released yet. The [installer](/install) already puts the node and
gateway binaries on your machine, but the setup that configures and starts them is still
in progress.

## Tapedrive plus tapesvm, on your machines

Local Tapedrive is the whole system on hardware you control. It is the same software
that runs Tapenet, so you are running a private network of your own. Tapedrive stores and
serves your data. Instead of Solana, it uses tapesvm, a high-performance drop-in
replacement.

It runs on one machine, with Tapedrive and tapesvm side by side, or across several. There
is no minimum hardware requirement. Your data stays on your machines, so this is the path
for private data.

## A private network is different from a node on the public network

Both run on hardware you control. They differ in what they store, what they cost, and
what they need.

|                | Private network             | Node on the public network                                   |
| -------------- | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Stores         | Your own data, kept private | The public network's data                                    |
| Coordinated by | tapesvm, on your machines   | Solana                                                       |
| Stake          | None                        | Required to join                                             |
| Earnings       | None                        | Paid for storage you prove                                   |
| Hardware       | No minimum                  | About 4 TiB of disk, 16 GB of RAM, and a 500 Mbps connection |
| Status         | In progress                 | Early access                                                 |

If you want to contribute storage to the public network, follow the
[storage node guide](/protocol/node-setup/storage-node).

## Get early access

<Card title="Tell us about your setup" icon="clipboard-list" href={runFormUrl("private", "local")}>
  A two-minute form. Tell us what you want to run, and we'll email you when local
  Tapedrive is ready to try.
</Card>

## Use Tapenet in the meantime

Your tools work today against [Tapenet](/tapenet).
[Set up a wallet and funding](/tapenet/access), then follow the
[quickstart](/protocol/quickstart). Tapenet data is public and the network may be reset,
so keep private or irreplaceable data off it for now.