How To setup STORJ Node on Ubuntu

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caused by some issues i had myself first time, setting up a STORJ Node on Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 here is a small easy and quick HowTo Setup, just copy and paste :>

what is STORJ?

#Storj Share is an open-source application that allows users to rent out their excess hard drive space in exchange for STORJ, a cryptocurrency similar to Ethereum. Those running Storj Share will act as decentralized cloud storage nodes for the network.

here's a quick and easy HowTo setup STORJ Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 guide with just few lines copy and paste code to get your node running

3 Steps

-> 1. update system and install dependencies

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade -y &&
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y &&
apt-get install npm systemd git nano python build-essential -y &&
wget -O- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.0/install.sh|bash

ReConnect

-> 2. install nvm

nvm install --lts &&
nvm install --lts

ReConnect

-> 3. finally storj cli install

npm install --global --unsafe-perm storjshare-daemon

(Notes: - Dont miss ReConnect , - its important to have nvm install --lts 2x to get correct version )

Congratulations! Your STORJ Node is running thats it.

you can call CLI just with storjshare f.E. get status of your running nodes with storjshare status.

now you can start the deamon and create new share just with

mkdir ~/storj-storage1
storjshare daemon &&
storjshare create --storj 0xYOUR-ETH-WALLET --storage ~/storj-storage1 --rpcport 40001 --rpcaddress XYOUR-SERVER-IP --size 10GB --manualforwarding TRUE

(Notes: - paste in your ETH-Wallet und Server IP before - check free diskspace with df -h , - dont forget to start the created share )

you facing problems? just leave a comment here or visit STORJ Support!

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