The VPS you plan to install your masternode on needs to have at least 400MB of RAM and 5GB of free disk space. We do not recommend using servers who do not meet those criteria, and your masternode will not be stable. We also recommend you do not use cloud hosting for your masternode.
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First, we will do the initial collateral TX and send exactly 10000 ELLI to one of our addresses. To keep things sorted in case we setup more masternodes we will label the addresses we use.
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Open your ELLI wallet and switch to the "Receive" tab.
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Click into the label field and create a label, I will use MN1
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Now click on "Request payment"
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The generated address will now be labelled as MN1 If you want to setup more masternodes just repeat the steps so you end up with several addresses for the total number of nodes you wish to setup. Example: For 10 nodes you will need 10 addresses, label them all.
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Once all addresses are created send 10000 ELLI each to them. Ensure that you send exactly 10000 ELLI and do it in a single transaction. You can double check where the coins are coming from by checking it via coin control usually, that's not an issue.
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As soon as all 10k transactions are done, we will wait for 6 confirmations. You can check this in your wallet or use the explorer. It should take around 6 minutes if all transaction have 6 confirmations
Generate your Masternode Private Key
In your wallet, open Tools -> Debug console and run the following command to get your masternode key:
masternode genkeyPlease note: If you plan to set up more than one masternode, you need to create a key with the above command for each one.
Run this command to get your output information:
masternode outputsCopy both the key and output information to a text file.
Close your wallet and open the ELLI Appdata folder. Its location depends on your OS.
- Windows: Press Windows+R and write %appdata% - there, open the folder ELLI.
- macOS: Press Command+Space to open Spotlight, write ~/Library/Application Support/ELLI and press Enter.
- Linux: Open ~/.elli/
In your appdata folder, open masternode.conf with a text editor and add a new line in this format to the bottom of the file:
masternodename ipaddress:61317 genkey collateralTxID outputIDAn example would be
mn1 127.0.0.2:61317 93HaYBVUCYjEMeeH1Y4sBGLALQZE1Yc1K64xiqgX37tGBDQL8Xg 2bcd3c84c84f87eaa86e4e56834c92927a07f9e18718810b92e0d0324456a67c 0
masternodename is a name you choose, ipaddress is the public IP of your VPS, masternodeprivatekey is the output from masternode genkey, and collateralTxID & outputID come from masternode outputs. Please note that masternodename must not contain any spaces, and should not contain any special characters.
Restart and unlock your wallet.
SSH (Putty on Windows, Terminal.app on macOS) to your VPS, login as root (Please note: It's normal that you don't see your password after typing or pasting it) and run the following command:
bash <( curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elliotproject/mn-autosetup-script/master/install.sh )When the script asks, confirm your VPS IP Address and paste your masternode key (You can copy your key and paste into the VPS if connected with Putty by right clicking)
The installer will then present you with a few options.
Follow the instructions on screen.
After the basic installation is done, the wallet will sync. You will see the following message:
Your masternode is syncing. Please wait for this process to finish.
This can take up to a few hours. Do not close this window.
Once you see "Masternode setup completed." on screen, you are done.
If your masternode is stuck on a block or behaving badly, you can refresh it. Please note that this script must be run as root.
bash <( curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elliotproject/mn-autosetup-script/master/refresh_node.sh )
No other attention is required.
To update your node please run this command and follow the instructions. Please note that this script must be run as root.
bash <( curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elliotproject/mn-autosetup-script/master/update_node.sh )