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This guide will assist you in setting up a ZelNode on a DigitalOcean VPS running Ubuntu 18.04.5 x 64

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1. ZEL collateral (10K Basic / 25K Super / 100K BAMF)
2. Control wallet (ZelMate)
3. VPS running Linux Ubuntu 18.04 (benchmark requirements can't be guaranteed for servers the team hasn't tested)
4. SSH client such as Putty or MobaXterm

• Section A : Downloading ZelMate Wallet
• Section B : Creating DigitalOCean VPS
• Section C : Downloading and Installing Putty
• Section D : Connecting VPS and Installing ZelNode Script
• Section E : Connecting and Starting ZelNode

(Make sure to backup your wallet.dat file for previous ZelCore full nodes or Swing wallets)

Step 1

• Download the current ZelMate wallet based on your OS by clicking here

Step 2

• First time users of a ZEL full node need to download the bootstrap file to decrease sync time by clicking here

Proceed to the next section while ZelMate wallet is downloading the blockchain

Step 1

• Register at DigitalOcean (use this referral link to receive a $100 credit that's good for 2 months)

Step 2

• After you have your account setup go here to create your ZelNode droplet

Step 3

• Choose server type: 'Ubuntu 18.04'

Step 4

• Choose Droplet (Basic/Super/BAMF)

Step 5

(Consider choosing a data center not near you to help decentralize the network. The location of the data center does not affect your rewards or setup process.)

Step 6

Step 1

• Download Putty here

Step 2

• Select the correct installer depending upon your operating system, and follow the install instructions

Step 1

• Copy your VPS IP (located within Droplets tab)

Step 2

• Open the Putty terminal and fill in the "Host Name" box with the IP address of your VPS

Step 3

• Once you hit 'Open' a security alert will open up (click yes)

Step 4

• Type "root" as the login/username

Step 5

• Copy the root password that DigitalOcean emailed you

Step 6

• Paste the password into the Putty terminal by right clicking (it will not show the password just press enter)

Step 7

• Enter password for root (UNIX password same as Step 5)

• Make new password and confirm

Step 8

• Update VPS with the following 2 commands

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Step 9

• Adduser to secure your VPS, by adding a new username so you aren't running everything as root

• Run the command below and use a username that you want associated with this server ('whodatbamf1' is an example, you need to generate your own username)

adduser YOURUSERNAME

Step 10

• You will then need to make a new password associated with your new username. Hit 'Enter' for the next 5 lines after your new password has been set, then 'Y' to save your information.

Step 11

• Grant sudo permissions for your adduser by running the command below to activate it

usermod -aG sudo YOURUSERNAME

Step 12

• Reboot server with the following command

sudo reboot -n

• Close Putty terminal while server reboots

Step 1 (ZelMate)

• Go to 'Own Addresses' tab, and select 'New T (Transparent) Address' button to create a new address

Step 2 (ZelMate)

• Name new address, zelNodeBasic1 is just an example (optional)

Step 3 (ZelMate)

• Fund that address with EXACT amount in a SINGLE TRANSACTION (10k Basic / 25k Super / 100k BAMF)

MAKE MULTIPLE BACKUPS OF YOUR WALLET.DAT AND PRIVATE KEYS, DO THIS FOR EVERY NEW ADDRESS THAT IS GENERATED

(CLICK 'WALLET' TAB AND SELECT 'BACKUP' FOR WALLET.DAT AND 'EXPORT PRIVATE KEYS' FOR PKS)

Step 4 (ZelMate)

• Select 'New ZelNode' under the 'ZelNodes' tab

Step 3 (ZelMate)

• Add your ZelNode information to the Create ZelNode popup and click 'Save' (Open up a Notepad file)

• ZelNode Alias - Can name the ZelNode anything you like (E.g.: trial123Basic1)
• Address (IP:Port Number) - The IP address & port (16125) of your ZelNode VPS/server
• ZelNode Key - ZelMate will auto-populate this field
• ZelNode Output - ZelMate will automatically populate the dropdown with transactions that match the collateral for an address (E.g. after you send EXACTLY 10,000 Zel to an address for a Basic, etc.). ZelNode Address and ZelNode Amount will auto-populate so you can ensure you chose the correct ZelNode Output for the ZelNode tier you want to set up.
• Copy the ZelNode Key into Notepad for use later when setting up ZelNode VPS/server

Step 4 (ZelMate)

• ZELmate will display a message that your ZelNode was added and the zelnode.conf file and that the wallet needs to be restarted and reindexed if its your first node

• Press "Yes" to quit and restart ZELmate. Let the wallet launch and sync completely

Step 4 (VPS)

• Log back into your VPS with the new username and password from Section D: Steps 9 and 10

DO NOT RUN THE INSTALL SCRIPT AS ROOT, ONLY RUN IT AS THE NEW USER THAT WAS MADE IN STEP 9

Step 5 (VPS)

• Paste the code below into the Putty terminal then press enter

wget -O zelnode.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zelcash/ZelNodeInstallv3/master/zelnodev3.sh && chmod +x zelnode.sh && ./zelnode.sh

HUGE SHOUTOUT TO GOOSE, SKYSLAYER AND DK808 FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS INSTALL SCRIPT

Step 6 (VPS)

• Confirm IP and enter private key from Step 3

Step 7

• Go to the ZelCash block explorer

https://explorer.zel.cash/

Step 8 (VPS)

• Press any key, then CTRL-C when the blocks match explorer in Step 6

(WAIT AT LEAST 15 MINUTES AFTER THE THE BLOCKCHAIN IS DONE SYNCING BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT STEP)

Step 9 (ZelMate)

• Once everything is ready to activate, Click the ZelNodes tab, on the left field, find the ZelNode you wish to start, right click, and select Start ZelNode

Step 10

• Run the following command in VPS to confirm that your ZelNode is showing 'Status 4' (If VPS does not show successfully started, wait 5 minutes and run the command again. Repeat if necesary)

zelcash-cli getzelnodestatus

• You can also view your ZelNode on the block explorer https://explorer.zel.cash/zelnodes

(It will show up as 'PRE_ENABLED' prior to 15 confirmations)

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!