Run a Fantom full node

00 Prerequisites

Minimal Hardware Requirements

• 4 core
• 8 RAM
• 1.5TB SSD

Recommended Hardware Requirements

• 8 core
• 16 RAM
• 1.5TB SSD
• Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (64-bit).

Network Settings

• Open port 22 for SSH
• Open port 5050 for both TCP and UDP traffic

01 Install Dependencies

Whilst logged in as the new user via SSH

1.1 Install required Build Tools:

# Install build-essentials
$ sudo apt-get install -y build-essential

1.2 Install Go

$ wget https://dl.google.com/go/go1.15.10.linux-amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo tar -xvf go1.15.10.linux-amd64.tar.gz
$ sudo mv go /usr/local

• Export the required Go paths:

  # Export go paths
  $ vi ~/.bash_aliases
  
  # Append the following lines
  export GOROOT=/usr/local/go
  export GOPATH=$HOME/go
  export PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH

• Verify your Go installation

  # Verify go installation
  $ go version

02 Checkout and build go-opera

# Checkout and build go-opera
$ git clone https://github.com/Fantom-foundation/go-opera.git
$ cd go-opera/
$ git checkout release/1.0.2-rc.5
$ make

• Verify your Opera installation

$./build/opera help
VERSION:1.0.2-rc.5

• Ensure you have the latest version of a node for the Opera Network by checking this Fantom repo.

03 Run your Node

1.Download the Genesis file

mkdir -p $HOME/fantom
wget https://opera.fantom.network/mainnet.g - P $HOME/fantom/

2. Start a read-only node

./build/opera --metrics  --cache 64000 --genesis
$HOME/fantom/mainnet.g --nousb --http --http.addr '0.0.0.0' --http.port 8545 --http.corsdomain "*" --http.vhosts "*" --ws --ws.addr '0.0.0.0' --ws.port 8546  --ws.origins '0.0.0.0' --graphql --graphql.corsdomain '*' --graphql.vhosts '*' --datadir "$HOME/fantom/node" --http.api "net,eth,web3" --ws.api "net,eth,web3"