At the beginning need to rent a vps/vds server, for a masternode the configuration : (1 CPU 1 GHz / 512 mb RAM / 7 GB diskspace) will be enough.
You also need to have 20 000 coins on your wallet balance.
I’ll make it clear in advance for understanding: don’t worry, the coins will always be in your local wallet under your total control ! , with the condition that you will not move it from a specific address, but details about this are written below.
Then need to install Ubuntu 22.04/23.04/24.04 (or Debian 11, 12) , if this cannot be done automatically using the dashboard in the hosting account, then ask the hosting administrator to install this OS version.
After installation the hosting will give you the server’s IP address, login and password.
Next step is enter to server using any SSH-client , recommend PuTTY
1. Preparing Collateral in Local win64 Wallet
1.1 Create new address in your local wallet
1.2 Send 20000 to this address
1.3 Wait 15 confirmations
1.4 Open console then get 2 keys
Enter commands:
masternode outputs
masternode genkeyFor convenience, you can temporarily copy output keys to separate text file.
1.5 Edit masternode.conf file in local wallet
Add line in masternode.conf file at format as written below
mn1 your_ip_address:33333 your_masternode_genkey your_masternode_outputmn1 – name of masternode, you can set any
33333 – standart masternode port
This will look similar to the following:
mn1 49.12.117.64:33333 7Wowe2ZWhjddh1FXxi5UqBqSvGNkx3NsYKY4NLnhStZEJYmMyqg 7422b6e19b55ae41cb153b9be83d50721dfg6fd78a365763a7d35d2840967d54 0Then save in masternode.conf file
2. Preparing VPS/VDS server part
2.1 Сonnect to server via ssh connection (port 22) using PuTTY
2.2 First, let’s enter these 3 commands one by one
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo rebootAfter rebooting, connect to server via ssh again
2.3 Сopy and enter these commands line by line. After entering each line press enter
sudo apt install htop
sudo apt install zip
sudo apt install unzip
sudo apt install build-essential libtool autotools-dev automake pkg-config libssl-dev libevent-dev bsdmainutils
sudo apt install libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-chrono-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libqt5gui5 libqt5core5a libqt5dbus5 qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler
sudo apt install libqrencode4
sudo ufw allow 333332.4 Let’s download wallet program and copy of blockchain for quick synchronization. To do this, run 2 commands
wget https://github.com/swampcoin/swamp/releases/download/v2.0.0.3.1/swamp-v2.0.0.3-debian-11-12-ubuntu22-23.04-64-bit.zip
wget https://swampcoin.club/swampcoin_win64_chain.zip2.5 Next need to prepare downloaded files. Unzip, rename and delete unnecessary. Run next commands.
sudo unzip swamp-v2.0.0.3-debian-11-12-ubuntu22-23.04-64-bit.zip
sudo unzip swampcoin_win64_chain.zip
sudo rm ~/swampcoin_win64_chain.zip
sudo mv ~/swampcoin_win64_chain ~/.swampcore
sudo chmod -R 777 ~/.swampcore
sudo chmod 755 swampd swamp-cli swamp-tx 2.6 Edit masternode.conf file in VPS/VDS using nano text editor.
nano ~/.swampcore/masternode.confdelate all lines and paste line same as at paragraph 1.5 above
mn1 your_ip_address:33333 your_masternode_genkey your_masternode_outputСheck that there are no empty lines at bottom – after last line !!!
Press Ctrl+O then Enter – save changes at file
Press Ctrl+X – Exit from nano editor
2.7 Edit swamp.conf file in VPS/VDS using nano text editor.
nano ~/.swampcore/swamp.confThen paste below
listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
rpcuser=your_rpc_user
rpcpassword=your_rpcpassword
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=33334
masternode=1
masternodeprivkey=your_masternode_genkey
externalip=your_ip_address:33333set your
your_rpc_user – login (could be anything)
your_rpcpassword – password (could be anything)
your_masternode_genkey
ip of your VPS/VDS server
After the IP be sure to indicate the port “:33333”. as it is written in the example.
Сheck that there are no empty lines at bottom – after last line !!!
Press Ctrl+O then Enter – save changes at file
Press Ctrl+X – Exit from nano editor
2.8 Then set up access rights for node application files
go to the folder “swamp-v2.0.0.3-debian-11-12-ubuntu22-23.04-64-bit” & set up access rights.
Run next commands
cd swamp-v2.0.0.3-debian-11-12-ubuntu22-23.04-64-bit
sudo chmod swampd swamp-cli swamp-tx 7552.9 Then run main daemon “swampd“
Run next commands:
./swampdWait some time for synchronization to complete
You can check synchronization with command:
./swamp-cli mnsync statusOutput will look similar to the following:
"AssetID": 999,
"AssetName": "MASTERNODE_SYNC_FINISHED",
"AssetStartTime": 1729540993,
"Attempt": 0,
"IsBlockchainSynced": true,
"IsMasternodeListSynced": true,
"IsWinnersListSynced": true,
"IsSynced": true,
"IsFailed": falsewhen “IsSynced”: true – this means that synchronization complete
2.10 Now you can start node up
by using command at your local QT wallet console:
masternode start-alias mn1Or by cli command at your local wallet
./swamp-cli masternode start-alias mn1Output will look similar to the following:
"alias": "mn1",
"result": "successful"this means that masternode starting – ok
3. Adding launch of swamp masternode to crontab scheduler
Run command:
crontab –ethen add line
@reboot cd /path to/swamp-v2.0.0.3-debian-11-12-ubuntu22-23.04-64-bit && ./swampd/path to/ – replace with actual path to folder
Then save changes:
Press Ctrl+O then Enter – save changes at file
Press Ctrl+X – Exit from nano editor
Now masternode setup is complete & after some time, masternode rewards will start coming to your local wallet.
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