[LEGACY] Systemnode Setup Guide (Windows/macOS/Linux) Wallet version 0.12.4.1

[EdwardMorra]

Table of Contents

• Encrypt your wallet
• Backup your wallet
• Set-up a VPS
• Start Systemnode setup
• Login to your VPS
• Install your Systemnode on the vps
• Check if the installation went correctly
• Backup Systemnode.conf and wallet
• Start your node(s)
• Additional notes

Step 1
Click settings, encrypt wallet

Enter a new password and save a copy somewhere safe.



IMPORTANT: interrupting the encryption process corrupts the wallet.dat (so if the wallet stops responding let it continue!)

Step 2
In the wallet, click file -> backup wallet

Save your wallet.dat carefully (recommended is on 2-3 separate hard drives and not on cloud storage. Please do your own research on good practices regarding wallet safety).

Step 3
Get yourself a Linux Ubuntu 16.04 VPS. Take note of the password and IPV4 address that comes with the VPS this is needed for the next step.
Note: the VPS should have at least 1GB of RAM (or 512MB + 512MB vswap) and around 10GB of storage.

Step 4
To start the Systemnode setup you can go to the Systemnodes tab and go to my Systemnodes and press New Node:


Here, do the following:

• Enter the name(alias) of the node
• Enter the IP address of the vps you created
• And if you wish to name the transaction to yourself a label

Continue to step 5

OR
When you send 500 crw to yourself (using a 0 fee transaction for example) you will be greeted with the following message as the transaction comes in.


Click “yes” in the following screen:

• Enter the name(alias) of the node
• Enter the IP address of the vps you created

Continue to step 5
   
Step 5
[/list]On a Windows machine, you now need to download PuTTy and install it.


On a Mac or Linux machine, open the Terminal.

Enter the IP address of the VPS you created and login to the server using root as the user and the password
supplied by your VPS provider.

Step 6
Once you're logged into your VPS as root, follow the next steps:
First we need to get your Systemnode’s key from the wallet click on the copy to clipboard button:


Then on the VPS to simplify the process, we’re going to use a script.

First, replace PLACE-YOUR-SYSTEMNODE-KEY-HERE with your Systemnode genkey you just copied to clipboard:
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sudo apt-get install curl -y && curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Crowndev/crowncoin/master/scripts/crown-server-install.sh | bash -s -- -s -p PLACE-YOUR-SYSTEMNODE-GENKEY-HERE
Copy and paste the above line with your genkey in your VPS (putty requires a right click to paste) and hit the enter key.

Step 7
Check the status of the node by typing: crown-cli getinfo on the vps.
Now wait for the blockchain to sync fully. In the meantime you can continue with step 8.

Step 8
Back up your wallet.dat just like you did in step 2

and then back up your systemnode.conf
On Windows:
Go to AppData/Roaming/Crown (where the wallet.dat is stored - this may be a hidden folder). Copy systemnode.conf to the places where you backed up your wallet.
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On macOS:
Open a finder window, press cmd + shift + G and navigate to ~/Library/Application Support/Crown, where you will find systemnode.conf
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On Linux:
You can find systemnode.conf in ~/.crown and copy to a backup place

Step 9
Once the blockchain has fully synchronised on your VPS, run your local CrownQT wallet.

Go to the Systemnode tab and select the Systemnode that just fully synchronised and click Start Alias on the bottom:


After entering your password you will get the request to start it:


After clicking Yes you should get the following message and be done:

PLEASE NOTE

It can take several days for your Systemnode to receive its first payment.
The minimum waiting time (in days) for your first Systemnode payment is approximately Amount of Systemnodes / 1440
Maximum time before first payment is the above * 2

Usually as long as the Systemnode says enabled in your Systemnode tab, and the active section shows anything above 00:00, you should be good to go.

It may take up to half an hour for your Systemnode's uptime to change from 00:00 to the actual time. Please be patient.

How to check if you installed your Systemnode correctly
Enter crown-cli systemnode status into your VPS command line.

If it outputs this is not a Systemnode, something may have gone wrong in the process.

If it says not capable Systemnode: Hot node, waiting for remote activation, you should activate the node from your local wallet as decribed in step 9.

If the command outputs that the Systemnode is enabled but not yet activated, wait for the VPS wallet to sync with the network. This may take a few minutes. It may be that your wallet is not synced up to the current block. Enter crown-cli getinfo, look at the block your wallet is at and compare that to the current block on http://crown.today

[LuxoCrypto]

I just installed my first Systemnode! 

I used arubacloud.com and got myself a VPS for $1/month.

Make sure your server is up to date. Login to your server using PuTTY and run the following command:
sudo apt-get upgrade

Then follow the above instructions and you'll be up and running in no time.

[torrmh]

Hey!

Sorry for being a total newbie here, but this is my first time playing around with VPN/Putty/nodes.

I just installed my first CRW-SN on a VPN. I just restarted the VPN, and I am trying to check if everything works, so I type in crown-cli getinfo into Putty after login into the VPN root, but I get the error message "    error: {"code":-28,"message":"Loading wallet..."}  "

Any tips on how I solve this? Do I have to restart the program somehow? I tried right clicking my systemnode in my wallet and start, but does not seem to help.

[EdwardMorra]

the error is nothing to worry about, the wallet is loading so should be OK after a little while (then it still has to get to current block which you see where it is at with crown-cli getinfo aswell... once it is at the current block you can start it from you local wallet and all should be A Ok... Check if it is at that point with crown-cli systemnode status)

[Sjerruf]

I just installed my first Systemnode! 

I used arubacloud.com and got myself a VPS for $1/month.

Make sure your server is up to date. Login to your server using PuTTY and run the following command:
sudo apt-get upgrade

Then follow the above instructions and you'll be up and running in no time.

I wanted to register an account also on Aruba Cloud but they wanted my ID card number for security reasons.. is it something to trust? because the 1 dollar VPS price is just to awesome....

Thanks !!

[EdwardMorra]

I just installed my first Systemnode! 

I used arubacloud.com and got myself a VPS for $1/month.

Make sure your server is up to date. Login to your server using PuTTY and run the following command:
sudo apt-get upgrade

Then follow the above instructions and you'll be up and running in no time.

I wanted to register an account also on Aruba Cloud but they wanted my ID card number for security reasons.. is it something to trust? because the 1 dollar VPS price is just to awesome....

Thanks !!

Hey I haven't done the ID card thing but I do use their service.... once you are ready to set up make sure to not use the Legacy, OLD guide https://forum.crown.tech/index.php?topic=7705.msg8218#msg8218