This guide will assist you in setting up a Maria Masternode on a Linux Server running Ubuntu 18.04. (Use at your own risk)
If you require further assistance contact the support team @ Discord
- 100,000 Maria.
- A Vultr VPS running Linux Ubuntu 18.04.
- A Windows local wallet.
- An SSH client such as Bitvise
- Section A: Creating the VPS within Vultr.
- Section B: Downloading and installing Bitvise.
- Section C: Connecting to the VPS and installing the MN script via Bitvise.
- Section D: Preparing the local wallet.
- Section E: Connecting & Starting the masternode.
Section A: Creating the VPS within Vultr
Step 1
- Register at Vultr
Step 2
- After you have added funds to your account go here to create your Server
Step 3
- Choose a server location (preferably somewhere close to you)
Step 4
- Choose a server type: Ubuntu 18.04
Step 5
- Choose a server size: $5/mo will be fine
Step 6
- Set a Server Hostname & Label (name it whatever you want)
Step 7
- Click "Deploy now"
Step 1
- Download Bitvise here
Step 2
- Select the correct installer depending upon your operating system. Then follow the install instructions.
Step 1
- Copy your VPS IP (you can find this by going to the server tab within Vultr and clicking on your server.
Step 2
- Open the bitvise application and fill in the "Hostname" box with the IP of your VPS.
Step 3
- Copy the root password from the VULTR server page.
Step 4
- Type "root" as the login/username.
Step 5
- Paste the password into the Bitvise terminal by right clicking (it will not show the password so just press enter)
Step 6
- Once you have clicked open it will open a security alert (click yes).
Step 7
- Paste the code below into the Bitvise terminal then press enter (it will just go to a new line)
wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hostmaria/masternode-installer/master/ubuntu-18.04-5.5.1-mn-install
Step 8
- Paste the code below into the Bitvise terminal then press enter
bash ubuntu-18.04-5.5.1-mn-install.sh
Step 9
- Sit back and wait for the install (this will take 10-20 mins)
Step 10
- When prompted to enter your Gen key - press enter
Step 11
- You will now see all of the relavant information for your server.
- Keep this terminal open as we will need the info for the wallet setup.
Step 1
- Download and install the Maria wallet here
Step 2
- Send EXACLY 100,000 NBLA to a receive address within your wallet.
Step 3
- Create a text document to temporarily store information that you will need.
step 4
- Go to the console within the wallet
Step 5
- Type the commands below and press enter
createmasternodekey
getmasternodeoutputs
Step 6
- Copy your Masternode Genkey.
- Copy the long key (this is your transaction ID) and the 1 or 2 at the end (this is your output index)
- Paste these into the text document you created earlier as you will need them in the next step.
Step 1
- Now Click on the Masternodes Tab, Click my masternodes and Click on create
Step 2
- Fill in the form.
- For
Aliastype something like "MN01" don't use spaces - The
Addressis the IP and port of your server (this will be in the Bitvise terminal that you still have open). - The
PrivKeyis your masternode Gen key (This is also in the Bitvise terminal that you have open). - The
TxHashis the transaction ID/long key that you copied to the text file. - The
Output Indexis the 0 or 1 that you copied to your text file. - The
Reward AddressYou can leave Blank. - The
Reward %You can leave this Blank.
Click "Ok"
Step 3
- Close out of the wallet and reopen Wallet *Click on the Masternodes tab "My masternodes"
- Click update than start all in the masternodes tab
step 4
- Check the status of your masternode within the VPS by using the command below:
mariad-cli masternode status
maria-cli getinfo
*You should see status 9
If you do, congratulations! You have now setup a masternode. If you do not, please contact support and they will assist you.