Setup StorX Storage Node manually

What is a storage node ?

A storage node is a critical component in a storage system or network, responsible for storing, managing, and providing access to data. The term can be used in various contexts, depending on the specific technology or architecture involved.

Steps to undergo to get started with the storx for node setup.

Machine/Server setup
Installation of the identity file in the device
Creation of identity file in Machine/Server
Setting config location
Installation of the docker in linux
Execution of the docker command to start node
Stake SRX token
Troubleshooting

Before we get started with the node deployment. Lets connect with the server using the ssh comand.

Firstly write the following command in the terminal to start working with the deployment in the server.

ssh username@enter_your_ip_address —>ssh [email protected]
Passward:--12312

Installation of the identity file in the device

Download the Identity Binary for the linux Open a terminal window as a usual user (not administrator or root), copy and paste the command in your terminal.

curl -L https://github.com/StorXNetwork/StorXMonitor/releases/latest/download/identity_linux_amd64.zip -o identity_linux_amd64.zip
unzip -o identity_linux_amd64.zip
chmod +x identity
sudo mv identity /usr/local/bin/identity

The above process will install the storage-node directory into your machine. you can view this using the "ls" command in your terminal. You will find the storage-node file with the "identity_linux_amd64.zip" file.

Creation of identity file in Machine/Server

Once you have done with the installation of identity file now you need to create identity file this process will continue until it reaches a difficulty level of at least 36! or more.

identity create storagenode

Use the above command to generate the Identity file.

Note:- This may take time so wait for the identity file to get generated showing the below interface in your system.

Confirmation of the identity

Run the following command to confirm you have the required identity files:

grep -c BEGIN ~/.local/share/storj/identity/storagenode/ca.cert
grep -c BEGIN ~/.local/share/storj/identity/storagenode/identity.cert

The following command will return output as below.

Setting config location

Once config is created on location " /root/.local/share/storj/identity/storagenode". Now we need to create "~/.storx/identity" and "~/.storx/config" directory. And then move identity directory to "/root/.local/share/storj/identity/storagenode/* ~/.storx/identity"
Copy the below command to your terminal

mkdir -p ~/.storx/identity
mkdir -p ~/.storx/config
mv /root/.local/share/storj/identity/storagenode/* ~/.storx/identity

Lets validate the files to check if it is created successfully. Copy the below command into terminal.

ls ~/.storx/identity/

You should be able to see the output as below in your terminal.

ca.cert ca.key identity.cert identity.key

Installation of the docker in linux

i. Add Docker's official GPG key:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

ii. Add the repository to Apt sources:

echo \
  "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update

iii. Install the Docker packages.

sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

Once the docker is installed in the system we can begin with the deployment— Skip the docker installation process if it's already installed.

Execution of the docker command to start node

Run the below command to run a Docker container based on the image.

docker run --rm -e SETUP="true" --mount
type=bind,source="/root/.storx/identity",destination=/app/identity --mount
type=bind,source="/root/.storx/config",destination=/app/config --name
storage_node_container storxnetwork/storxnode-2:latest

The below command will starts a StorX storage node in a Docker container.

docker run -d --restart unless-stopped --stop-timeout 300 -p 28967:28967/tcp -p 28967:28967/udp -p :14002:14002 -e WALLET="xdc1234567890123456789055555678901230007890" -e EMAIL="enter_your_mailId@gmail.com" -e ADDRESS="77.129.140.30:28967" -e STORAGE="2TB" --mount type=bind,source="/root/.storx/identity",destination=/app/identity --mount type=bind,source="/root/.storx/config",destination=/app/config --name storage_node_container storxnetwork/storxnode-2:latest

Note:- Before you run the above command set the Wallet, Email ID and the IP Address properly.

Once you are done with the set up you need to check for the logs if it is working properly using the below command:--

docker container logs -f storage_node_container

Ensure the output is similar to the below image.

You can check the containers in the docker using the below commands

docker ps

Once the setup is done. Yon can visit your browser and enter the ip address and check if the node is setup properly.

In your URL enter the http://your_ip_address:14002

Stake SRX token

Once the node is set up, you can check the status of the node setup on this https://farmer.storx.io/.

Once you are navigated to the https://farmer.storx.io/.
Enter your wallet id into the search bar.
Now you will be able to check the status of your node deployement.

After setting up StorageNode please Stake SRX token from the URL : https://farmer.storx.io/

IMP Note : You have to stake SRX token to get hosting and staking rewards.

Troubleshooting

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