# Initial Setup

# Hardware

We recommend the following hardware specifications:

16G RAM
4vCPUs
500GB Disk space

# Setup Instructions

We recommend using Ubuntu 18.04 or 20.04. The following setup instructions are assuming you are using one of these images and the setup may be different if not.

Note

The following commands are included in the Quickstart Script and are therefore not required if you are using the script. The script also includes the steps outlined in Run A Full Node.

# Install Dependencies

Update packages:

sudo apt update

Install tools:

sudo apt install git build-essential wget jq -y

# Install Go

Download Go:

wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Verify data integrity:

sha256sum go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Verify SHA-256 hash:

f242a9db6a0ad1846de7b6d94d507915d14062660616a61ef7c808a76e4f1676

Unpack Go download:

sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.17.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Set up environment:

echo '
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
export GOBIN=$GOPATH/bin
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOBIN' >> ~/.profile

Source profile file:

. ~/.profile

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