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Node Install

Node Install#

This page will guide you through the various ways you can run a node in the Taraxa Albidum testnet...

Requirements:

  • A Mac or Linux shell environment
  • curl with ssl support

Install Options:

TODO Make it more clear that these are one-liner or one-click install paths... support for manual install to Google Cloud, Vultr, and AWS as well.

Installing a Taraxa Node on Digital Ocean#

This is the easiest way to get started for someone without a different pre-existing cloud computing account.

Pre-requisite Step A: Create a Digital Ocean Account#

Follow these instructions to signup for a Digital Ocean account

Pre-requisite Step B: Generate an API Key#

You need a Digital Ocean API token to use One Click Install. Follow [here][DOAPIkeyHelp] to get it.

You may export your token as the env var DIGITALOCEAN_ACCESS_TOKEN or insert it when script ask for it.

One-line Install Script#

To launch a Taraxa node as droplet on Digital Ocean you need only run our one-liner install script:

TODO Lets make a shortened alias of this url with the Taraxa domain?

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Taraxa-project/taraxa-ops/master/scripts/one-click-DO.sh)"

Each run of this script will generate a Droplet on Digital Ocean running a Taraxa node. You will receive an email to the address used in your Digital Ocean registration with login credentials. The Taraxa node runs as a docker image, and the script on the instance will contact the Taraxa faucet to request coins to be sent to your node.

Your node is now up and running! You can learn more about node operation and monitoring.

Installing a Taraxa Node on AWS#

TODO

Installing a Taraxa Node on a local machine#

TODO

[DOAPIkeyHelp]: https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/api/create-personal-access-token/