This article is following the How To Set Up a KAPU V.2.0 RELAY node 1/2: after you have your RELAY node up-and-running you can proceed to configure and run the forger node.

It is advisable to run the forger process in the same virtual machine of the relay node, however remote configurations are possible you need to undergo additional setup for it that is out of the scope of this document.

1. Configure KAPU Forger

Connect to the kapu node:
ssh kapu@xx.xx.xx.xx
Launch the kapushell-core script and configure the forger:
cd kapushell-core
bash kapushellcore.sh
Select Forger menu
Configure Forger

2. Start Forger

Insert node password in case you chosen (1) in the previous step

Forger is successfully started:

Check FORGER Logs

Forger started successfully

3. Monitor your node

To monitor your node you have two options:

check the logs from the main menu: this logs are cumulative of relay and forger processes installed in the node
check processes from the main menu: this will show a detailed view of the processes run in your node with memory consumption, cpu usage of both relay and forger nodes.

Select "L" from the main menu: