¶ 1. Setup VPS at GCP
The following table lists the specifications for a VPS to run a Energi Gen 3 Masternode:
| Hardware | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| CPU (Core) | 1 x 1 GHz | 2 x 2 GHz |
| RAM (Memory) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 100 GB | 100 GB |
| SWAP | 2 GB | 0 GB |
| Operating System | Ubuntu 18.04 x64 | Ubuntu 18.04 x64 |
Use the Recommended configuration for best results
¶ 1.1. Create VPS
¶ 1.1.1. Create VM Instance
¶ 1.1.2. New VM Instance
Select E2 Series and E2-medium machine type:
Scroll down and change Boot disk:
Under Boot disk select the following and enter 30 GB for the SSD persistent disk:
Click Select:
Go back to the VM Instances and click the 3 dots on the right of the VPS. On the drop down select View network details
Click Firewall Rules on the side column twice. Then click Create Firewall Rule
Enter the information and select the options like below and then scroll down on the page.
Select and enter data like below:
After that, scroll down and click CREATE
Validate that the Firewall rule has been added:
¶ 2. Create Key
Download PuTTY Ken Generator and start it
Click on Generate to create a key:
Move the mouse until a key is generated:
Change the Key comment to nrgstaker.
Clic Save private key:
Click Yes when the warning pops up:
Create a New Folder called c:\energi3. Save the private key in the folder:
Right click over the public key box and scroll down to Select All:
Right click over the public key box and scroll down to Copy:
Exit PuTTY Key Generator:
¶ 3. Add Public Key to VPS
Go back to the GCP VM instance and click on the VPS name:
Edit the VM Instance details:
Scroll down to SSH Key and click Show and edit
Paste the Public key copied from PuTTY Key Generator and Save it.
¶ 4. Setup PuTTY and Login
Start PuTTY and select Auth on the left. Then select Browse:
Go to the c:\energi3 folder and select nrgstaker. Click Open:
You will see the following:
Click on Sessions and then enter nrgstaker@IP_OF_VPS. You will find the IP of the VPS on the VM Instances page. Enter a name in the Saved Sessions box and then click Save. Click Open to login to the VPS.
The first time you login to the VPS a Seurity Alert will pop up. Click Yes and continue.
You will be logged into the VPS as user nrgstaker:
Run the following commands on the PuTTY Terminal:
mkdir -p .energicore3/keystore
chmod -R 700 .energicore3
In the PuTTY terminal now type the following to login as user root:
sudo su -
NOTE: You will not be presented with a username and a password in section 3.2 since you have created and logged in as nrgstaker already.
Follow the instructions in Install Energi Core Node on Linux VPS to install and setup Energi Core Node on the VPS.