Guide how to create Linode VPS to run Cartesi Noether Node
Cartesi presented step-by-step how to create a Noether node on Linode.
🔹1 — Create an account
Head to linode.com and create an account by clicking on the “Sign Up” button and following the instructions:
Once you complete the process, Linode reviews your account and authorizes it before you can access it. This is usually fast and accounts are verified about 10 minutes after you completed the process.
🔹2 — Create a new Virtual Private Server (VPS)
Once your account was activated, it’s time to create a VPS to run your Noether node inside. Head to the Linode dashboard. Once you are inside it you’ll see a button on the top left with the “Create” label, click it and you should be presented with the options shown in the picture below:
Select the first option (“Linode” — High-performance SSD Linux servers). Once you selected it, you should be presented with a screen to input the parameters to create your VPS similar to the one below:
On the distribution combo box, select Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. You can choose the region you want for your VPS data center location (you might want to choose the one nearest to you) and then choose the size of your VPS. Currently, the smallest option (Nanonode 1GB) is enough to run a Noether node.
You can now customize a label for your VPS and add tags (both are optional). Input the root password for your VPS (root is the default admin user on Unix-based OSes — don’t lose this password, store it somewhere safe like a good password manager). After doing this, you are ready to create the server. It is optional but strongly encouraged, to add an SSH key to your server (ssh is a good way to interact with your server, and by adding your key to it, it becomes easier and safer to access your VPS — you can learn more about accessing Linode servers using SSH here, learn how to generate an SSH key pair for Linux and Mac here and do the same for Windows here]).
🔹3 — Accessing your new VPS
Once your VPS is created like shown in the previous picture, you can access it in two different ways: using the integrated Linode Shell (LISH) from the Linode Dashboard or using SSH (the preferred method).
🔹4 — Installing Docker
Now that you have access to your VPS is time to install docker. It takes just a few commands directly on the terminal. Paste the given commands one at a time and press the enter key to execute them. Do wait for a given command to finish its execution before inputting the next command.
🔹5 — Running your node
Now it’s time to run your node. You can either set up a new node from scratch or migrate an existing node to your Linode VPS.
About Cartesi
Cartesi is a multi-chain layer-2 infrastructure that allows any software developer to create smart contracts with mainstream software tools and languages they are used to while achieving massive scalability and low costs. Cartesi combines a groundbreaking virtual machine, optimistic rollups and side-chains to revolutionize the way developers create blockchain applications.
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https://medium.com/cartesi/how-to-create-a-linode-vps-to-run-your-noether-node-4136874362e9
