Farcaster is a decentralized social network built on the Ethereum blockchain, specifically designed for creating and connecting social apps
Raised: $180M from Paradigm, a16z and others
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How to run a node:
• Visit Alchemy or Infura website and Log in
• Click on “Create new API Key”
• Create Endpoints Ethereum(mainnet) and Optimism(mainnet) and save it
• Save HTTPS
• Next, you need to rent a server, use these hosting:
• Requirements:- 16 GB of RAM - 4 CPU cores or vCPUs - 140 GB of free storage - A public IP address with ports 2282 - 2285 exposed
• Create your server and save your password
• Open the terminal (console)
• Insert the following code:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
curl -sSL https://download.thehubble.xyz/bootstrap.sh | bash
• After running the command, insert Ethereum Endpoints, Optimism, and your FID
• Synchronizing a node can take up to an hour, so you can close the console window, it is running in the background
• Node monitoring is automatically installed with the node. For this, copy the IP address of your node and paste it in [enter ip address of your Droplet]
• Copy the result and paste it into a new window in your browser to monitor the node
• To update your node, go back to its console and stop it by inserting the following command:
docker stop $(docker ps -a -q)
• After that, insert the following command to start the node again
cd ~/hubble && ./hubble.sh upgrade
To check the status of your node, open the browser and enter: :3000 in url field, for example: 12.123.123.12:3000
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