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Environment Setup
This section will detail the hardware and software needed to run a Pocket node.
Hardware
Hardware Requirements: 4 CPU’s (or vCPU’s) | 16 GB RAM | 200GB Disk
These are just the hardware requirements for your Pocket node. You'll also need to run the full nodes of other blockchains, which may have their own hardware requirements that surpass Pocket's.
Software
There are three ways to install the software you need to run Pocket Network.
Source
Install your dependencies
Create source code directory
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mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/pokt-network && cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/pokt-network
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Download the source code
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git clone https://github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core.git && cd pocket-core
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Command
Example
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git checkout tags/<release tag>
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git checkout tags/RC-0.8.2
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Make sure you have $GOPATH setup
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Response (Mac)
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echo $GOPATH
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/Users/<your username>/go
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Build your binary and put it in the $GOPATH/bin directory
Command
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go build -o <$GOPATH/bin directory> <source code directory>/...
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go build -o $GOPATH/bin/pocket $GOPATH/src/github.com/pokt-network/pocket-core/app/cmd/pocket_core/main.go
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Test your installation
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pocket version
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> RC-0.8.2
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Homebrew
Install your dependencies
Install using Homebrew
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brew tap pokt-network/pocket-core && brew install pokt-network/pocket-core/pocket
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Test your installation
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pocket version
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> RC-0.8.2
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Docker
Environment
- Reverse Proxy: For SSL termination and request management
- Ports: Expose Pocket RPC (Default :8081) and P2P port (Default: 26656)
- SSL Cert: Required for Validator's serviceURI
Set your Open Files Limit
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ulimit -Sn 16384
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This Open Files Limit is set based on the standard config provided with Pocket Core in
<datadir>/config/config.json. If you modify your config, you will need to ensure that you modify your Open Files Limit too, according to the formula below.The required
ulimit can be calculated using this formula:({ulimit -Sn} >= {MaxNumInboundPeers} + {MaxNumOutboundPeers} + {GRPCMaxOpenConnections} + {MaxOpenConnections} + {Desired Concurrent Pocket RPC connections} + {100 (Constant number of wal, db and other open files)}Secure your Server
Make sure the server that hosts your node is protected by up-to-date anti-virus and anti-malware software. Protect your node with a firewall but make sure to maintain login access for yourself and keep the above ports open.
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