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Quick Install#

Run the following command to get started

bash -c "$(curl -s https://node.phenotype.dev)"
source available on GitHub

Prerequisities#

  • Java
  • Python
  • Windows Subsystem if running Windows

Java#

curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
sdk install java

Java 11 is recommended.

Python#

# Ubuntu
sudo apt update && upgrade
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip ipython3

# OSX
brew install python

Windows#

See this guide or run this command in your terminal. This will enable the Linux Subsystem and allow you to execute as Linux. 

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Docker Compose#

version: "3.8"

services:
  # Ergo blockchain node
  node:
    image: ergoplatform/ergo
    container_name: mn-ergo-node
    command: --mainnet -c /etc/ergo.conf
    volumes:
      - ./.ergo:/home/ergo/.ergo
      - ./ergo.conf:/etc/ergo.conf:ro
    ports:
      - 9053:9053
      - 9030:9030
    restart: unless-stopped
    # Increase or decrease the max heap value as required
    environment:
        - MAX_HEAP=4G
    logging:
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

Run the node with

docker-compose up -d

Follow the logs with

docker logs -f ergo-mainnet -n 200