Setup

Check out Hardware - Prerequisites.

Node Type	RAM	NVMe Storage	Cores	Bandwidth
Validator	8 GB	6 GB - 50 GB*	4+	100 mbps
Full (Archive)	4 GB	50 GB	4+	100 mbps
Default (Explorer)	4 GB	25 GB	4+	100 mbps

Software

The recommended operating system versions are listed below, although any Linux-based distribution should work. Binaries are also provided for Windows but it is not a recommended OS.

Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (goes EOL in April 2025)
Amazon Linux 2023

Update

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sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install curl git wget htop tmux build-essential jq make lz4 gcc unzip -y

Go Installation

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cd $HOME
VER="1.23.4"
wget "https://golang.org/dl/go$VER.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf "go$VER.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
rm "go$VER.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
[ ! -f ~/.bash_profile ] && touch ~/.bash_profile
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:~/go/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile
source $HOME/.bash_profile
[ ! -d ~/go/bin ] && mkdir -p ~/go/bin

Install Node :

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git clone https://github.com/ExocoreNetwork/exocore.git
cd exocore
git checkout v1.0.9
make install

Version Check :

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exocored version

ImuaServices

ImuaSnapshot