System Requirements

Before setting up an Arkeo node, ensure your system meets the following minimum requirements:

1. Hardware:
   • CPU: 4 cores (8 cores recommended)
   • RAM: 16 GB (32 GB recommended)
   • Storage: 500 GB SSD (1 TB recommended)
   • Network: 100 Mbps dedicated connection
2. Software:
   • Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or later
   • Go version 1.19 or later
3. Network:
   • Allow incoming connections on port 26656 (P2P)
   • Allow outgoing connections on port 26657 (RPC)

System Preparation

Update your system and install necessary dependencies:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install curl liblz4-tool build-essential git wget jq make gcc tmux htop nvme-cli pkg-config libssl-dev libleveldb-dev tar clang bsdmainutils ncdu unzip libleveldb-dev -y

Install Go (if not already installed):

ver="1.19.1"
cd $HOME
wget "<https://golang.org/dl/go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz>"
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
rm "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin" >> ~/.bash_profile
source ~/.bash_profile
go version

Node Installation

Clone the Arkeo repository:

cd $HOME
rm -rf arkeo
git clone <https://github.com/arkeonetwork/arkeo>
cd arkeo

Build the binaries:

make install

Node Configuration

Initialize the node:

arkeod init <your_moniker> --chain-id arkeo

Download the genesis file: