Step 1: Set Up Your Server

Hardware requirements:

• Minimum: 16 GB RAM, 100 GB NVME SSD, 4-core CPU (3.2 GHz)
• Recommended: 32 GB RAM, 500 GB NVME SSD, 6-core CPU (4.2 GHz)
• Operating System: Linux (Ubuntu is recommended)

Step 2: Install Dependencies

For Ubuntu:

sudo apt update
sudo snap install go --classic
sudo apt-get install git gcc make

For Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S go git gcc make

Step 3: Build the althea Binary

1. Clone the Althea repository:

   git clone <https://github.com/althea-net/althea-chain.git>
   cd althea-chain
   
   

2. Build the binary:

   make install
   
   

3. Move the binary to your system path:

   sudo mv $HOME/go/bin/althea /usr/local/bin
   
   

Step 4: Initialize the Node

Set up the configuration files and initialize your node:

althea init <moniker> --chain-id <chain_id>

Replace <moniker> with your desired node name and <chain_id> with the appropriate chain ID.

Step 5: Configure the Node

1. Download the genesis file for the Althea network:

   wget <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/althea-net/mainnet/master/genesis.json> -P $HOME/.althea/config/