# Get started
In order to participate in the GNY network you will need to run a Blockchain node. It helps to decentralize the network in case other nodes drop out. For producing blocks you need to run a Blockchain node and activate the block generation by supplying your Delegate secret.
A Blockchain node consists of a node.js app and a postgres database.
# Prerequisites
We support currently only Linux. Please use Ubuntu or one of its derivates:
- Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
# Install Git
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install git
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Install Git from the Git Website (opens new window)
# Install node.js
Install node.js with nvm
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"
[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm
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If this didn't worked please visit the nvm website (opens new window)
Install node.js version v12.22.6:
nvm install v12.22.6
nvm alias default
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# Install PostgreSQL 10
# Import repo key
sudo apt install curl ca-certificates gnupg
curl https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo apt-key add -
# Add PostgreSQL apt repo
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt $(lsb_release -cs)-pgdg main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list'
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install postgresql-10
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# Setup PostgreSQL
sudo --login --user postgres psql -c "ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD 'docker';"
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# Install necessary dependencies:
sudo apt-get install curl ntp wget libssl-dev openssl make gcc g++ autoconf automake python build-essential -y
sudo apt-get install libtool libtool-bin -y
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# Clone Repository
# Compile project
npm ci && \
npm run lerna:bootstrap && \
npm run lerna:tsc
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