diff --git a/components/en/users/modules/node/pages/install.adoc b/components/en/users/modules/node/pages/install.adoc index 19a67f7..18dfecc 100644 --- a/components/en/users/modules/node/pages/install.adoc +++ b/components/en/users/modules/node/pages/install.adoc @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Below are the minimum system requirements to run a PocketNet node to use as a wa * 2 core x86-64 CPU * 4GB RAM -* 100 GB harddrive +* 150 GB harddrive * 10 Mbps internet connection @@ -45,15 +45,6 @@ Install package with root privilegies. To do this, open the terminal in the dire [source,shell] $ sudo dpkg -i pocketnetcore_*_linux_x64_setup.deb -Download and copy the checkpoints file from the releases to the `.pocketcoin/checkpoints` directory: - -[source,shell] -$ mkdir ~/.pocketcoin -$ mkdir ~/.pocketcoin/checkpoints -$ cd ~/.pocketcoin/checkpoints -$ wget https://github.com/pocketnetteam/pocketnet.core/releases/latest/download/main.sqlite3 --no-check-certificate -$ cd ~ - On Ubuntu and many Linux distributions it will be necessary to set the open files limit to 10000 in order to prevent errors. Run "ulimit -n" to view the current open file limit. Run below command to set ulimit to 10000 open files: [source,shell] @@ -71,21 +62,9 @@ If it is desired to run a full node to support the Bastyon front-end app, procee == Windows Setup -Download the `pocketnetcore_*_win_x64_setup.exe` installer and the `main.sqlite3` file from the GitHub releases page here: https://github.com/pocketnetteam/pocketnet.core/releases - -Run the installer. +Download the `pocketnetcore_*_win_x64_setup.exe` installer from the GitHub releases page here: https://github.com/pocketnetteam/pocketnet.core/releases -Before starting the PocketNet app for the first time, download the file for the main.sqlite3 file from the releases page: - -The `main.sqlite3` file must be copied into the checkpoints folder in the default Pocketcoin data directory, which typically is in the folder `%APPDATA%\Pocketcoin\checkpoints`. -Below are example commands to copy the file into the correct folder, assuming the `main.sqlite3` file was downloaded to the folder `%HOMEPATH%\Downloads`: - -[source,shell] -cd %APPDATA% -mkdir Pocketcoin -cd Pocketcoin -mkdir checkpoints -copy %HOMEPATH%\Downloads\main.sqlite3 %APPDATA%\Pocketcoin\checkpoints\main.sqlite3 +Run the installer and follow the instructions, change the installation location if necessary. Start the PocketNet Core application from the Windows Start menu. A Windows Security Alert will pop up for Windows Defender Firewall. Select "Allow access" to allow PocketNet Core through the Windows Defender Firewall for Private networks.