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

# Chain operators

> Routes chain operators to the quickstart, guides, tutorials, tools, and reference for launching and running an OP Stack chain.

You are launching or operating your own OP Stack chain. Deploy first, then
use the guides, tools, and reference material to run it in production.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Deploy a chain" href="/chain-operators/quickstart">
    Launch your first OP Stack chain with op-deployer.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Configure and manage your chain" href="/chain-operators/guides/configuration/getting-started">
    Set up the batcher, proposer, and challenger, enable features, and follow
    production best practices.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Work through a tutorial" href="/chain-operators/tutorials/create-l2-rollup">
    Build a rollup component by component, upgrade L1 contracts, and
    customize your chain step by step.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run the supporting tools" href="/chain-operators/tools/op-deployer/overview">
    Operate op-deployer, op-conductor, chain monitoring, and the RPC
    frontends that keep a chain healthy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Look up configuration reference" href="/chain-operators/reference/batcher-configuration">
    Check flag-level reference for the batcher, challenger, deployment
    configuration, and fee parameters.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Not running your own chain?" href="/">
    Route by role from the documentation home: app developers, node
    operators, and protocol learners each have their own section.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>