Node Operators Guide

Run an LBTC Full Node

Help decentralize Late Bitcoiners. Three minutes on a $5 VPS. Free forever after.

01 Quick install

ssh root@YOUR_VPS_IP

apt update && apt install -y python3 python3-pip git

mkdir -p /opt/lbtc-pro && cd /opt/lbtc-pro
scp -r [email protected]:/opt/lbtc-pro/node.py .
scp -r [email protected]:/opt/lbtc-pro/defi .
scp -r [email protected]:/opt/lbtc-pro/register_peer.py .

pip3 install flask flask-socketio requests ecdsa python-socketio

LBTC_API_SECRET=$(python3 -c "import secrets; print(secrets.token_hex(32))")
echo "Save this: $LBTC_API_SECRET"
LBTC_API_SECRET=$LBTC_API_SECRET python3 node.py

02 Run forever (systemd)

nano /etc/systemd/system/lbtc-node.service

Paste:

[Unit]
Description=LBTC Full Node
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
WorkingDirectory=/opt/lbtc-pro
Environment="LBTC_API_SECRET=PASTE_YOUR_SECRET_HERE"
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/lbtc-pro/node.py
Restart=always
RestartSec=5

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable lbtc-node
systemctl start lbtc-node
systemctl status lbtc-node

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