A VPS with 4GB of RAM, anything above 40GB SSD storage and 2 CPU cores is the absolute minimum requirement. Start following the guide while logged in as root.
This guide is tailored to and tested on Debian 9 "Stretch". Before starting, please install the latest updates:
apt update
apt -y upgrade
The packages required in order to compile a VerusCoin wallet can be installed like this:
apt -y install build-essential git pkg-config libc6-dev m4 g++-multilib autoconf \
libtool ncurses-dev unzip git python python-zmq zlib1g-dev wget \
libcurl4-openssl-dev bsdmainutils automake curl
Create a useraccount for the wallet. Switch to that account.
useradd -m -d /home/veruscoin -s /bin/bash veruscoin
su - veruscoin
Now, clone the source tree and build the binaries:
git clone https://github.com/VerusCoin/VerusCoin
cd VerusCoin
./zcutil/fetch-params.sh
./zcutil/build.sh -j$(nproc)
After that is done, create a ~/bin directory and copy over the binaries. Strip the debug symbols.
mkdir ~/bin
cp src/komodod src/komodo-cli src/komodo-tx ~/bin
strip ~/bin/komodo*
Now, lets create the data directory. Then, get the bootstrap and unpack it there.
mkdir -p ~/.komodo/VRSC
cd ~/.komodo/VRSC
wget https://bootstrap.0x03.services/veruscoin/VRSC-bootstrap.tar.gz
tar zxf VRSC-bootstrap.tar.gz
rm VRSC-bootstrap.tar.gz
Create ~/.komodo/VRSC/VRSC.conf and include the parameters listed below, adapt the ones that need adaption.
A resonably secure rpcpassword can be generated using this command:
cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 32 | head -n 1.
server=1
listen=1
listenonion=0
maxconnections=256
# wallet is not needed
disablewallet=1
# logging related options
logtimestamps=1
logips=1
shrinkdebugfile=0
# how many blocks to check on startup
checkblocks=64
# indexing options
txindex=1
addressindex=1
timestampindex=1
spentindex=1
# make sure ipv4 & ipv6 is used
bind=0.0.0.0
bind=::
# rpc settings
rpcuser=veruscoin
rpcpassword=your-secret-veruscoin-rpc-password
rpcport=27486
rpcthreads=256
rpcworkqueue=1024
rpcbind=127.0.0.1
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
# if a peer jacks up more than 25 times in a row, ban it
banscore=25
# make sure gen is off
gen=0
# addnodes
seednode=185.25.48.236:27485
addnode=185.25.48.236:27487
seednode=185.64.105.111:27485
addnode=185.64.105.111:27487
seednode=185.25.48.72:27485
seednode=185.25.48.72:27487
For proper ElectrumX operation, txindex=1 is crucial. Afterwards, start the daemon and let it sync the small rest of the blockchain:
komodod -ac_name=VRSC -ac_algo=verushash -ac_cc=1 -ac_veruspos=50 -ac_supply=0 -ac_eras=3 \
-ac_reward=0,38400000000,2400000000 -ac_halving=1,43200,1051920 -ac_decay=100000000,0,0 -ac_end=10080,226080,0 \
-ac_timelockgte=19200000000 -ac_timeunlockfrom=129600 -ac_timeunlockto=1180800 -addnode=185.25.48.236 \
-addnode=185.64.105.111 -daemon
To check the status and know when the initial sync has been completed, issue
komodo-cli -ac_name=VRSC getinfo
When it has synced up to height, the blocks and longestchain values will be at par. Additionally, you should verify against the explorer that you are in fact not on a fork. While we wait for this to happen, lets continue.
To install Python 3.7.1 from source, execute the below steps.
apt update; apt -y upgrade
apt -y install build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev libreadline-dev \
libsqlite3-dev libgdbm-dev libdb5.3-dev libbz2-dev libexpat1-dev liblzma-dev tk-dev libffi-dev
cd /usr/src/
wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.1/Python-3.7.1.tgz
tar zxvf Python-3.7.1.tgz
cd Python-3.7.1/
./configure --enable-optimizations
make -j$(nproc)
make altinstall
pip3.7 install multidict chardet
Create a new system user for electrumx.
useradd -rMs /bin/false electrumx
Now, check out the Veruscoin ElectrumX repo and install it:
cd /usr/src
git clone https://github.com/VerusCoin/electrumx
cd electrumx; python3.7 setup.py install
Switch back to root. Copy over the systemd unit file and create /etc/electrumx.conf. Create a datadir and assign ownership to the electrumx user.
cp /usr/src/electrumx/contrib/systemd/electrumx.service /etc/systemd/system
cat <<EOF >/etc/electrumx.conf
COIN = Verus
DB_DIRECTORY = /electrumdb/VRSC
DAEMON_URL = http://veruscoin:your-secret-veruscoin-rpc-password@127.0.0.1:27486/
RPC_HOST = 127.0.0.1
RPC_PORT = 8000
HOST =
TCP_PORT = 10000
EVENT_LOOP_POLICY = uvloop
PEER_DISCOVERY = self
EOF
mkdir -p /electrumdb/VRSC && chown electrumx:electrumx /electrumdb/VRSC
Make sure the VerusCoin wallet is running. You should now be able to start ElectrumX.
systemctl start electrumx.service
Display the logs with this command:
journalctl -fu electrumx.service
Enable autostart with this command:
systemctl enable electrumx.service
Initial sync will take up to 3 hours to complete. Before that is done, ElectrumX will only allow RPC connections via loopback, but no external connections. To check ElectrumX status, do
electrumx_rpc getinfo
To see info about connected clients, execute
electrumx_rpc sessions
None of the topics below is strictly necessary, but most of them are recommended.
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As root, generate a proper /etc/ssh/moduli like this:
ssh-keygen -G "/root/moduli.candidates" -b 4096
mv /etc/ssh/moduli /etc/ssh/moduli.old
ssh-keygen -T /etc/ssh/moduli -f "/root/module.candidates"
rm "/root/moduli.candidates"
Add the recommended changes from CiperLi.st to /etc/ssh/sshd_config, also make sure that PermitRootLogin is at least set to without-password. Then remove and re-generate your host keys like this:
cd /etc/ssh
rm ssh_host_*key*
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ssh_host_ed25519_key < /dev/null
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -f ssh_host_rsa_key < /dev/null
To finish, restart the ssh server:
/etc/init.d/sshd restart
As root user, create a file called /etc/logrotate.d/veruscoin with these contents:
/home/veruscoin/.komodo/VRSC/debug.log
{
rotate 14
daily
compress
delaycompress
copytruncate
missingok
notifempty
}
Switch to the veruscoin user. Edit the crontab using crontab -e and include the lines below:
@reboot /home/veruscoin/bin/komodod -ac_name=VRSC -ac_algo=verushash -ac_cc=1 -ac_veruspos=50 -ac_supply=0 -ac_eras=3 -ac_reward=0,38400000000,2400000000 -ac_halving=1,43200,1051920 -ac_decay=100000000,0,0 -ac_end=10080,226080,0 -ac_timelockgte=19200000000 -ac_timeunlockfrom=129600 -ac_timeunlockto=1180800 -addnode=185.25.48.236 -addnode=185.64.105.111 -daemon 1>/dev/null 2>&1
Switch to the veruscoin user. Create a file called /home/veruscoin/bin/veruscoind that looks like this:
#!/bin/bash
OLDPWD="$(pwd)"
cd /home/veruscoin/.komodo/VRSC
/home/veruscoin/bin/komodod -ac_name=VRSC -ac_algo=verushash -ac_cc=1 -ac_veruspos=50 -ac_supply=0 -ac_eras=3 -ac_reward=0,38400000000,2400000000 -ac_halving=1,43200,1051920 -ac_decay=100000000,0,0 -ac_end=10080,226080,0 -ac_timelockgte=19200000000 -ac_timeunlockfrom=129600 -ac_timeunlockto=1180800 -addnode=185.25.48.236 -addnode=185.64.105.111 ${@}
cd "${OLDPWD}"
Create another file called /home/veruscoin/bin/veruscoin-cli that looks like this:
#!/bin/bash
/home/veruscoin/bin/komodo-cli -ac_name=VRSC ${@}
Make both files executable:
chmod +x /home/veruscoin/bin/veruscoin*
From now on, any time you would have to use the huge komodod or komodo-cli commands, you can just use them as shown below:
veruscoind -daemon 1>/dev/null 2>&1
veruscoin-cli addnode 1.2.3.4 onetry
Add this to your /etc/security/limits.conf:
* soft nofile 1048576
* hard nofile 1048576
Reboot to activate the changes. Alternatively you can make sure all running processes are restarted from within a shell that has been launched after the above changes were put in place.
If your pool is expected to receive a lot of load, consider implementing below changes, all as root:
Enable the tcp_bbr kernel module:
modprobe tcp_bbr
echo tcp_bbr >> /etc/modules
Edit your /etc/sysctl.conf to include below settings:
net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control=bbr
net.core.rmem_default = 1048576
net.core.wmem_default = 1048576
net.core.rmem_max = 16777216
net.core.wmem_max = 16777216
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 16777216
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 65536 16777216
net.ipv4.udp_rmem_min = 16384
net.ipv4.udp_wmem_min = 16384
net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 262144
net.ipv4.tcp_max_orphans = 262144
net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 262144
net.ipv4.tcp_tw_reuse = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_max_tw_buckets = 2000000
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 16001 65530
net.core.somaxconn = 20480
net.ipv4.tcp_low_latency = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_mtu_probing = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen = 3
net.ipv4.tcp_limit_output_bytes = 131072
Run below command to activate the changes, alternatively reboot the machine:
sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
If your system has a lot of RAM, you can change the swapping behaviour to only swap when necessary. Edit /etc/sysctl.conf to include this setting:
vm.swappiness=1
The range is 1-100. The lower the number, the later the system will start swapping stuff out. Run below command to activate the change, alternatively reboot the machine:
sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
As a last sanity check before reboots, molly-guard will prompt you for the hostname of the system you're about to reboot. Install it like this:
apt -y install molly-guard
Check /etc/molly-guard/rc for more options.