Hate building your VPS nodes manually? Wish you could just copy paste them? You can!
(Note: this guide is for DigitalOcean only. Other providers like Linode also offer a cloning system, although a bit more complicated.)
Step 1: Build a node using the latest version of the setup script. If you've built the node previously, you might want to rebuild it. Older versions didn't include a "run at startup" routine which is required for this guide to be useful.
Step 2: Once you have your node configured, shut down the mining software gracefully. The command should be like
~/stop-something
Step 3: Shut down your Droplet from the droplet screen. Only do this once you're sure you've completed step 2 correctly.
Step 4: Once the node has shutdown, create a snapshot of the node in it's powered-off state. Give the snapshot a name (although it's not terribly important).
Step 4.5: Your snapshot process should now start. It can take anywhere from 30 seconds to 5 minutes, so be patient.
Step 5: This step is optional. If you wish to clone your node to regions besides the one your parent node was in, you'll need to distribute the snapshot. It can take anywhere from 3 to 15 minutes to complete. Doing this allows you to make a snapshot in NewYork and clone it to SanFrancisco or Amsterdam. This can be good for diversifying your node locations.
Step 6: Create a new Droplet and give it a name. Select the node type you'd like to build, then scroll all the way to the bottom. Don't click Create yet!
Step 6.5: Select a region for your node. If you skipped Step 5, it must be the same region as "parent" node.
Instead of selecting an operating system, click the "My Images" tab and select the image you created in Step 4.
Step 7: Congratulations! You've cloned a node! As soon as it comes online, it should automatically begin mining.
Please note that your new node has a different password! You'll need to check your email address to find out what it is. Feel free to change the password by logging in and running the
passwd command.
Note: You can only have so many Droplets running at one time. To see how many you can create, click the gear button at the bottom left.
Be sure to check your Droplet limit regularly! The longer you're a customer, the more nodes you can have running at once.
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