#Overview

This section covers how to access the rewards your node generates while validating.

#Prerequisites

Before configuring your Smartnode, please make sure you:

• Have set up a node machine (or virtual machine) and secured it (via the Securing your Node guide)
• Have the Smartnode installed and configured on it
• Have a node wallet loaded on your Smartnode
• Synced your Execution and Consensus clients
• Provisioned your node with a withdrawal address, set up your fallback clients (optional), opted into the Smoothing Pool (optional), and configured MEV
• Created at least one minipool

#Guides

Claiming Node Operator Rewards explains how RPL rewards and Execution-layer rewards work, and how to access them.

Distributing Skimmed Minipool Rewards covers accessing rewards from the Beacon Chain that periodically get "skimmed" by the protocol and delivered to your minipools.