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Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04

1. Upgrade Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04​

This guide provides guidance on how to upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS without creating a new VPS. You can run your core node without shutting it down during the upgrade. It is, however, recommended to shut down the core node and nodemon during the upgrade. The upgrade should take about 30 minutes.

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Check to make sure you have at least 150 GB of storage on your VPS. If not, you will need to upgrade your VPS to a larger one. Some VPS providers allow you to upgrade your VPS to the next tier.

1.1. - Login to the VPS as root or nrgstaker. Either of the accounts can be used for the upgrade.

1.2. - Update apt packages.

sudo apt update && sudo apt dist-upgrade -y
sudo reboot

1.3. - Log back into the VPS and run the following to purge old packages.

sudo apt --purge autoremove -y

1.4. - Intall Update Manager.

sudo apt install update-manager-core -y

1.5. - Perform the upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The software will check for required disk space and other things before upgrading. If it meets the requirements, you can continue with the upgrade. Accept all the defaults during the upgrade.

sudo do-release-upgrade

1.6. - The VPS will reboot after the upgrade is completed. If it does not reboot, run the following command to restart the VPS:

sudo reboot

2. Update nodemon Configuration (if you run nodemon)​

2.1. - Edit Rootkit Hunter configuration file

sudo nan
o /etc/rkhunter.conf

2.2. - Change the following three lines:

2.2.1. - Scroll down and find the following 2 lines

SCRIPTWHITELIST=/usr/bin/egrep
SCRIPTWHITELIST=/usr/bin/fgrep

and change them to...

SCRIPTWHITELIST=/bin/egrep
SCRIPTWHITELIST=/bin/fgrep

2.2.1. - Add the following line after the above to lines:

SCRIPTWHITELIST=/bin/which

2.3. - Re-build Rootkit Hunter Database

sudo rkhunter --propupd

3. Verify Upgrade​

3.1. - Run the following command to check the version:

lsb_release -a

3.2. - The output should be similar to below:

info

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal

Success

Congratulations! You have upgraded your VPS to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

4. Useful commands​

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Energi Core Node will automatically start, even after a VPS reboot.

4.1 - Here are some useful commands for your VPS :

4.1.1 - Status checking

systemctl status energi3

CTRL + C to exit the status.

4.1.2 - Manual start

systemctl start energi3

4.1.3 - Manual stop

systemctl stop energi3

4.2. - Accessing the Core Node

  • Run the following command to enter the console:
energi3 attach
  • Make sure that you are running on the latest version. Our latest version can be found here

  • Check if your wallet was properly imported by running:
personal.listAccounts

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  • Exit Energi Core Node by running the following command :
exit
Success

Congratulations! You are now all set!

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