Run a Full/Light Node
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By following these steps, you should be able to successfully set up and start a Nubit Full/Light Node. If you encounter any issues, please provide detailed information, and further assistance will be provided.
Clone the nubit-node repository.
Note: The git clone command above already specifies the nubit-alphatestnet-1 branch of the nubit-node repository, which includes the latest version of the code.
When using git clone, you may need to temporarily comment out the UseKeychain fields in your ~/.ssh/config file. Specifically, comment out # IgnoreUnknown UseKeychain and # UseKeychain yes .
In the cloned repository directory, run the following command to install the CLI:
Set up your environment by running the following commands:
Note: Set NODE_TYPE to light if you prefer to start a light node.
Remove any existing data to ensure a clean setup:
To initialize the node, run the following command. This will automatically generate a nubit address along with its MNEMONIC. Please make sure to securely save the MNEMONIC as it will only appear once.
To quickly sync to the latest block, a snapshot is provided and updated every 12 hours. Follow these steps:
Download the snapshot using wget. The snapshot file for a full node is approximately 14.1GB and for a light node is 904MB, so ensure you have sufficient disk space available.
Extract the downloaded snapshot to update your node's data:
This will update your node to a recent state. Keep it running to ensure it syncs to the latest block. For the most current block information, please visit the chain explorer at explorer.nubit.org.
Finally, start the node with the command below:
Note: We request user to submit node metrics to our OTEL every 6 minutes. No private information would be leaked in this process.
The following message indicates a successfully running node.
