Steps to setup a Eternity (ENT) Masternode

Desktop Controller wallet OS: Windows 10

Latest Wallet Win64 (Portable Version): https://github.com/eternity-group/eternity/releases/download/v0.12.0.61/eternity-0.12.0-win64.zip

Eternity Masternode OS: Ubuntu Desktop 16.04

VM Spec's:

Hyper-V 
4 Cores
4GB RAM

Eternity Masternode Instructions

You don't want to use the root account to run the Masternode, but in Ubuntu you setup a new user during the install process anyway. So in this guide we will skip this typical step.

If you want to create a new user that is in addition to the one you create at install you can do so with the following commands.

sudo adduser newusername

Add the user to the sudo group so that they can issue commans with superuser privileges.

sudo usermod -aG sudo newusername

Make sure system is up to date on packages.

sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade

Next, we want to update firewall rules accordingly.

sudo ufw default deny
sudo ufw logging on
sudo ufw allow 4854/tcp
sudo ufw allow 4855/tcp
sudo ufw limit OpenSSH
sudo ufw --force enable

As of 8-26-2017 this wallet version and github link will pull the latest Eternity Wallet version.Let's add the wallet to you Eternity Masternode system.

In this guide we are going to make the running of the node a little easier. It requires us to compile the wallet and install it, but the time we put into this now will safe us time down the road.

NEW First clone the repo from Git and grab the source code:

cd
git clone https://github.com/eternity-group/eternity.git

Compile the masternode using the Berkely DB v4.8 and no GUI. Note the use of teo dashes (--) in the configure command! Copy and paste sometimes screws up the dashes... So check them.

cd cd ~/eternity/
./autogen.sh
./configure --without-gui
make
sudo make install

Start the wallet to create the needed files and folders.

eternityd

You may encounter error messages when starting the wallet for the first time. Ignore these for now and proceed to create the eternity.conf file if it is not present.

cd
cd .eternity/
nano eternity.conf

Add the following to the eternity.conf file.

rpcuser=long random username
rpcpassword=longer random password
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
logtimestamps=1
maxconnections=256
eternitynode=1
eternitynodeprivkey=XXXX
addnode=176.65.120.174
addnode=176.65.120.5
addnode=2.95.220.18
addnode=46.119.117.105
addnode=5.19.241.85

Save the file Ctrl +x and exit.

In the Desktop Controller wallet, open the Debug console and:

eternitynode genkey

You get the EternityNode private_key

getaccountaddress <node-alias>

The Desktop Controller associated address that you will send your 1000 ENT to. Send EXACTLY 1000 ENT to this address in one transaction!

Back at the command prompt on your Eternity Masternode edit the eternity.conf file.

cd
cd .eternity/
nano eternity.conf

Put your private_key obtained with enternitynode genkey before in the of place XXXX and save.

Than start the wallet on the Masternode

eternityd

In the wallet on your Desktop Controller issue this in the console:

eternitynode getoutputs

We get the collateral TX_ID and TX_INDEX(0 or 1) (85898ae7956757657ced9689687687a 1 for example)

We open eternitynode.conf on our Desktop Controller wallet and put a new line as:

Node-alias VPS_IP:4855 Private_key TX_ID TX_INDEX

Save the file.

Close and re-open the Desktop Controller wallet software.

On the Eternity Masternode, check if the wallet is synced:

eternity-cli getinfo

Take a look at the block number to be sure wallet has synced. Current block at the tme of this writing is 184322.

Check that the node creation transaction has at least 16 confirmations.

In the console on your Desktop Controller wallet:

eternitynode start-alias <node-alias>

Message : eternitynode succesfully started etc.......

Back in the Masternode VM:

eternity-cli eternitynode status

"status" : "Eternitynode successfully started"

And done. My nodes have the bad habit to fall down every 10-15 days, take a look sometimes to their status with:

eternitynode list-conf

Final Note: Make sure you backup your wallet.dat files.

ENT donations if you find this helpful are greatly appreciated.