VPS Service

This guide provides instructions for setting up a Shardeum Validator using a VPS (Virtual Private Server) service like Google Cloud Platform, Contabo, Digital Ocean, AWS EC2, etc.

Detailed Setup Process

This approach offers more control over infrastructure compared to one-click node setup. It requires selecting a cloud provider and configuring a server that meets Shardeum's node requirements. After setup, you'll use SSH to connect and launch the validator.

Key steps:

1. Choose a Cloud Provider

The choice of cloud provider is largely a matter of personal preference. Here are some of the most popular options in our community:

• Contabo
• Google Cloud Platform, etc

2. Server Configuration Requirements

Ensure your server meets the minimum requirements

3. Instance Launch Process

1. Log in to your chosen cloud provider and create a new instance, droplet, or virtual machine
2. Open required ports: (port 9001, 8080 and 10001 )

4. Connect to your server

Depending on the cloud provider, you can connect to your server using the provider's console or SSH.

# Connect to your server
ssh -i your-key.pem ubuntu@your-server-ip
 
# Update system packages
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
 
# Install required dependencies
sudo apt install -y curl docker.io docker-compose

5. Security Configuration

# Configure UFW firewall
sudo ufw allow ssh
sudo ufw allow 8080/tcp  # Dashboard
sudo ufw allow 9001/tcp  # Validator port
sudo ufw allow 10001/tcp  # Validator port
sudo ufw enable
 
# (OPTIONAL) Create dedicated user
sudo adduser shardeum
sudo usermod -aG docker shardeum
sudo usermod -aG sudo shardeum

6. Launch the node

# Switch to shardeum user
su - shardeum
 
# Download installer
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shardeum/validator-dashboard/dev/installer.sh && chmod +x installer.sh && ./installer.sh

7. Dashboard Access

• Open web browser
• Navigate to http://[YOUR-SERVER-IP]:8080
• Create a password at first login Complete initial setup:
  • Connect wallet
  • Stake required SHM
  • Start validator

Resources

• Run a Shardeum Validator on GCP