title_body: What do I need to run a stake pool?
upvoted_answer: Running a stake pool requires two main components, technical ability and marketing savvy. I'll outline some of this at a high level for you below.
  Technical
  
  Linux server administration. You must be able to setup and administer a server that will run your pool and relay nodes. You will need to be comfortable running applications in the terminal.
  Bash scripting (for setting up your pool, running the nodes, etc.)
  
  Marketing
  
  A pool cannot make blocks without attracting delegation. It take around 1.2M ADA to average one block per epoch.
  Pools need effective marketing to attract enough delegators unless you own enough ADA yourself.
  This is actually the hardest part about running a pool.
  
  One last thing is pledge, currently the pledge only has a small effect on the rewards a pool earns. However, this is set to increase in the future. The exact amount of pledge needed is unknown but will be more than a few thousand ADA. Looking at most of the pools that are out there I would assume anything less than 50-100k ADA will not be sufficient.
  There is a plethora of resources for how to setup a node, but hopefully this helps to answer the question of whether or not this is something you want to pursue. Good luck!