1: Environment setup
1: Environment setup
Local environment setup
This guide will assist you in setting up and running a Masa Miner node on your local machine using a Go Binary, preparing it for configuration and deployment.
Minimum System Requirements
- CPU: 2 CPU cores or threads (Minimal CPU power) | RAM: 4GB | Storage: 120GB
Windows Users: The miner is not directly compatible with Windows. You must install and configure WSL2 to proceed. The miner is compatible with Linux and macOS.
Local environment setup
This guide will assist you in setting up and running a Masa Miner node on your local machine using a Go Binary, preparing it for configuration and deployment.
Minimum System Requirements
- CPU: 2 CPU cores or threads (Minimal CPU power) | RAM: 4GB | Storage: 120GB
Windows Users: The miner is not directly compatible with Windows. You must install and configure WSL2 to proceed. The miner is compatible with Linux and macOS.
Setup a Digital Ocean account
Sign up for a Digital Ocean account and navigate to create a droplet.
Minimum System Requirements
- vCPUs: 2 (minimal CPU power) | RAM: 4GB | Storage: 120GB
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Step 1
Create a new Droplet
Droplets are virtual machines that anyone can setup in seconds. You can use droplets, either standalone or as part of a larger, cloud based infrastructure.
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Step 2
Choose an image of the operating system. Note: We have tested the miner with Ubuntu 22.04.
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Step 3
Select the size of the droplet.
- Shared CPU | Premium Inter | 4GB RAM | 120 GB SSD | 4TB Transfer
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Step 4
Setup your SSH keys and access via the terminal.
Open a terminal and connect to your droplet using SSH. You can find the droplet’s IP address in the Droplets dashboard.