Make a Galleoncoin Node in Ubuntu 18.04

Tutorial – How to Install a Galleoncoin node on Ubuntu Server 18.04

How to Install a node for your coin on Ubuntu Server 18.04.The steps should be the same for any more recent ubuntu version.

Update your Ubuntu server with the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

Install the required dependencies with the following command:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libtool autotools-dev automake pkg-config libssl-dev libevent-dev bsdmainutils python3 libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-chrono-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-thread-dev libboost-all-dev libboost-program-options-dev libminiupnpc-dev libzmq3-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler unzip software-properties-common cmake -y

Install the repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin with the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:bitcoin/bitcoin

Confirm the installation of the repository by pressing on the enter key. enter

Install Berkeley DB with the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libdb4.8-dev libdb4.8++-dev -y

Download the Linux daemon and tools for your wallet with the following command:

wget "https://github.com/GALE-forkbeard/Galleoncoin/releases/download/v1.5.0/galleoncoin-1.5.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

Extract the tar file with the following command:

tar -xzvf galleoncoin-1.4.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz

 

Type the following command to install the daemon and tools for your wallet:

sudo mv galleoncoind galleoncoin-cli galleoncoin-tx /usr/bin/

Create the data directory for your coin with the following command:

mkdir $HOME/.galleoncoin

Open .conf file with nano editor (any editor will work).

nano $HOME/.galleoncoin/galleoncoin.conf -t

Paste the following into nano:

rpcuser=rpc_galleoncoin
rpcpassword=**Your strong password here***
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
listen=1
server=1
txindex=1
daemon=1

maxconnections=64
addnode=23.94.248.155
addnode=172.245.94.117
addnode=23.94.250.55

(More nodes are available on the discord channel)

Save the file with the keyboard shortcut ctrl + x.

Type the following command to start your node:

galleoncoind

You can verify that it’s working with the command:

 galleoncoin-cli getinfo

You may also install a GalleonCoin masternode to earn GALE.

For more information, please visit this guide to controlling your Linux wallet through ssh