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Prerequisites

This guide explains what are the requirements to install and run an Archway full node.

Hardware requirements:

The following hardware requirements are expected:

  • Linux distribution
  • x86_64 processor
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 500 GB to 2 TB storage*
  • Storage size for validators depends on the level of desired pruning.

Installing Prerequisites

Below are the packages that your machine needs to complete the installation process.

# updates and upgrades the list of local packagessudo apt-get update && sudo apt upgrade -y#installs docker, build-essential package and gitsudo apt-get install build-essential docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin git

Installing Go

Go Version 1.16 or higher is required to run an Archway node. Please find a guide here on how to install Go.

Ensure the Go environment variables are set properly on your system.

As an example, you may need to install Go by running:

sudo apt install golang-go

and set up the GOPATH by launching:

export GOPATH=$HOME/goexport PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin

or:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin

and applying those changes with:

source ~/.profile

Docker (optional)

You can also install archwayd by using Docker.

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WARNING

For Linux users, it's recommended to run the Docker daemon in Rootless Mode.

Next Steps

You are ready to go! Let's go forward with installing archwayd

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