# Operator management

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## Operator whitelisting

You can select the operators you wish to whitelist and submit a transaction to add them to the operator whitelist.&#x20;

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Once you have whitelisted the operator, you can contact the various operators to ask them to host the operator. Please note that you will need to provide operator setup and instruction, e.g., dockerFile, to the operators.&#x20;

## Aggregator endpoint

Your operator (for a BLS-based service manager) will need to connect to an aggregator to aggregate the signatures and submit them on the chain.&#x20;

The endpoint can be easily found in the "Manage AVS" UI.

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## Checkng operator status

You can hover over a particular operator to check its status, such as whether it is whitelisted or registered. You can also eject or terminate the operator if it is already registered and running.&#x20;

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## Activating AltLayer Hosted Operator (Gated feature)&#x20;

**Please note this feature is in the closed alpha phase and is currently available to selected developers.**&#x20;

Click "Activate Hosted Operator" and select the quorum and strategies you wish to use. Click "Register" to proceed to the next step.&#x20;

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Fill in the code you received from AltLayer team and click on "Launch" to proceed.&#x20;

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Once activated, your operator will start running.&#x20;

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You can hover over the operator and click "Credentials" to access your operator endpoint information.&#x20;

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