(GUIDE) Masternode, Node, Full Node / Masternode setup with screens.

[wwzsocki]

Actually the guide i sent you seems pretty good, it has all the details from A to Z and there may be no need for you to write a new one, you could probably just include the guide in the OP.

Finally, I updated the first post with a guide you found. One more time thanks for your help.

This is a very detailed step by step guide with screens and could be used by many different masternodes setups. No Ubuntu or Linux knowledge needed.

1. Firstly go to Vultr and get an account.

2. Click on the + to “Deploy New Server”.



3. Choose your “Server Location”, choosing the closest place to you, this should minimize ping times.



4. Choose “Server Type”, choose “Windows 2016 x64”.



5. Choose “Server Size”, usually the most basic size will do, choose “20 GB SSD/1 CPU/512MB Memory/500GB Bandwidth”.



6. On “Additional Features” I always choose only “Enable IPv6" (don't know why to be honest).



7. On “Server Hostname & Label”, put the name you want for your VPS.

8. And finally, click on “Deploy Now”



9. Wait until the “Status” of your VPS says “Running”, then click on “View Console”.



10. You will get a screen as below, click on “Send CtrlAltDel”.



11. Click on the icon of “Ease of access”, then choose “On-Screen-Keyboard. This will save you hours of frustration, facilitates typing the correct characters in the password.



12. Go back to vultr.com, click on “Server Details”.



13. Click on “Show Password”.



14. Use the password from step #13 to access your VPS. Use On-Screen Keyboard so you don’t waste time typing incorrect characters.



15. Launch “Internet Explorer”, choose “Internet Options”, then click on “Security” tab, de-select “Enable Protected Mode”.



16. Then click on “Custom level…” button, look for option “File download”, and “Enable” it. Then click “OK”, click “Apply”, and lastly click “OK”



17. On “Internet Explorer” address bar, go to opera.com, and download and install Opera.



18. Once “Opera” is fully installed, and is open, go to your coin website and download and install it.

The steps below suppose that you have already downloaded your desired Wallet to your VPS and have the necessary collateral to run a masternode (X amount of coins). You can buy the collateral needed in exchange were your coin is listed.

19. On the wallet click on “Tools” -> “Debug Console”.

Enter the command: masternode genkey and copy the output on a Notepad.

Enter the command: getnewaddress and copy the output on a Notepad.



20. Send the amount needed for masternodes collateral of (X amount of coins) to the address that you just generated.

Copy the Transaction ID (TXid).

Wait at least 20 confirmations (if you attempt to start your masternode before you get 20 confirmations, your masternode won’t work and you have to restart procedure).



21. Now you need the Transaction Out (TXout), this gets the proof of your masternode collateral transaction.

Open the “Console Debug” and enter the command: masternode outputs

Check that transaction is the same as previous step and copy the result of Outputidx in your .txt file, or your Notepad of step #19.



22. Go to your “NAME OF COIN” system folder and edit the “NAMEOFCOIN.conf” file with your masternode information. Easiest way to find the this file it to go to the wallet of your coin, go to “Tools”, you will have either “Open Wallet Configuration File”, or “Show Automatic Backups”, if “Open Wallet Configuration File” exists, click on it, if it does not exist, click on “Show Automatic Backups”.



23. If from step #22 you had to choose, “Show Automatic Backups”, this step applies for you. Click on the name of the folder named after the coin, see red box below.



24. Access the conf file of your coin.



25. Now you have to enter the following information and save:

rpcuser=YOUR_USERNAME
rpcpassword=YOUR_PASSWORD
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
logtimestamps=1
maxconnections=64
masternode=1
externalip=YOUR_VPS_IP
bind=YOUR_VPS_IP
masternodeaddr=YOUR_VPS_IP:XXXXX
masternodeprivkey=YOUR_MASTERNODE_KEY

a. YOUR_VPS_IP= you obtain it from your vultr.com portal is below the name of your VPS.

b. bind= same as above.

c. masternodeaddr=same as above + :XXXXX (this is port number, specified by your coin)

d. masternodeprivkey= you obtained this number in step #19.

This is an alternate conf file of your coin, if option above does not work this, should do the trick.

rpcuser=random since this is disable, but needs to have something.
rpcpassword=random since this is disable, but needs to have something.
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
logtimestamps=1
maxconnections=256
masternode=1
externalip=YOUR_VPS_IP
bind=YOUR_VPS_IP
masternodeaddr=YOUR_VPS_IP:XXXXX
masternodeprivkey=YOUR_MASTERNODE_KEY
addnode=IP specified by your coin
addnode=IP specified by your coin
addnode=IP specified by your coin
port=XXXXX specified by your coin
staking=1

26. Now it’s time to get back to your Desktop Wallet, open it and click on:

“Tools” -> “Open Masternode Configuration File”.

In the ‘Masternode Configuration file’ we’ll need to input the following information:

MN Label: <Enter a label for your Masternode>

VPS IP:Port: <IP address of your VPS and port XXXXX>

Masternode genkey: <Masternode Genkey> (we generated previously on step #19).

TX id: <Your transaction through the Masternode> (we generated previously on step #19).

TX out: <OutputIndex of your transaction> (we generated previously on step #21).





27. Next, save the configuration file, close and restart your coin desktop wallet:

28. After restarting your Wallet, go to “Masternodes” Section, select your Masternode and click on “Start Alias”.



29. VERY IMPORTANT, go to “Control Panel” > “System and Security” > “System” choose “Remote settings”, and click on “Don’tallow remote connection to this computer”.



30. Don't forget to encrypt your wallet, create a backup, keep your VPS up to date with the latest drivers and latest antivirus version.

31. Increase security by setting account lockout policy, so if someone tried too many times, he’ll be locked out for a while. In your VPS, go to Start (“Windows” logo) on your VPS console, bottom left corner, type in “Local Security Policy”, then click on “Account Lockout Policy”, input “3” in “invalid login attempts”, then click “OK”.





Guide source: https://medium.com/@Panama_TJ/simplest-guide-to-setup-your-masternode-250a87349e42

[wwzsocki]

Are there any comprehensive & reliable lists of masternode coins? No inflated ROIs, etc

I think the best tools to check all masternodecoins and compare them in one place are:

https://masternodes.pro/
https://masternodes.online/

Two very good services which provide all the info you asked for.

This is a great question because this is the main problem with masternodecoins, after the period of profitability which is from 1 to 5 years, but mainly not more as 3, they just going to be inflated and finally the price is going down. If there is no additional value in the project like anonymous transfers or features inside the wallet like chat or something then with no use is no value and after high POS profitability period, all these projects just become death zones.

[Mike Mayor]

Wow, dude. This is very well written and must have taken you quite some time. I think I will bookmark this and come back and ask questions here if I need some help setting up a master node. I have a dynamic IP so I can use the master nodes and I have an extra pc. I am just wondering on average ho much RAM does a node take? How many could I run on 4gb RAM ?? could I run 5? What are other people here using to stake with or use master nodes. I have 1 pc with 2gb ram and a very small 140w PSU that runs 2 wallets staking 24/7 and it quite large so it is resource hungry.

[wwzsocki]

...I am just wondering on average ho much RAM does a node take? How many could I run on 4gb RAM ?? could I run 5? What are other people here using to stake with or use master nodes. I have 1 pc with 2gb ram and a very small 140w PSU that runs 2 wallets staking 24/7 and it quite large so it is resource hungry.

Every project has different specifications for resources needed to run a masternode on computer:



And here are specifications for VPN:



Here is post from a member who runs 8 wallets on his machine:

I run around 8 wallets open at the same time on an older i7 laptop with 4GB RAM, works like a charm. If you want to actually have 40 wallets open at once say for staking, you'll need some big power probably.

https://betweenblocks.org/post/430

But still, I will advise using VPS today. Of course one can use an old laptop for this but here is a great article why you shouldn't.
https://coinguides.org/masternode-requirements/

I hope this answers your questions. If you have any additional please feel free to ask and I will be happy to help (if I can).

[charlie137]

Are there any comprehensive & reliable lists of masternode coins? No inflated ROIs, etc

I think the best tools to check all masternodecoins and compare them in one place are:

https://masternodes.pro/
https://masternodes.online/

Two very good services which provide all the info you asked for.

This is a great question because this is the main problem with masternodecoins, after the period of profitability which is from 1 to 5 years, but mainly not more as 3, they just going to be inflated and finally the price is going down. If there is no additional value in the project like anonymous transfers or features inside the wallet like chat or something then with no use is no value and after high POS profitability period, all these projects just become death zones.

these resources are collection of scam projects) they don't care about the code and list any shit that pays their listing fee. want to check a project - go to github, not damn cmc or mnranks if you can not compare projects on github - you better learn or just burn your money)

ps check the github of the coin that is in the footer of mnrank - nice example of overall picture

[wwzsocki]

these resources are collection of scam projects...go to github, not damn cmc or mnranks ...

Of course, one should not rely only on one source and check all available information about the project he is interested in, especially Github.

Both these services are good to compare all masternodecoin projects in one place.

If you have something against these services it would be great to post some links or other materials as proof, because like this is only FUD.

[wwzsocki]

that Kalkulus looks like an empty common-template project, besides the fact its pretty much centralized (check chainparams) 🚨🚨🚨 https://github.com/kalkulusteam/klks/graphs/contributors

Why are you talking about this Kalkulus project here? I don't think I have written anything about this? Can you please explain?

[wwzsocki]

its on your screenshots, no?...

As you see this is only a guide on how to set up a masternode and my post has nothing to do with Kalkulusteam project.

There is no single link to this project, website or wallet in my OP.

Please read my OP carefully and you will understand the purpose of this guide and why exactly this one was used.

Please remove links from posts above to not mislead members and point them to a scammy project (as you said).

[charlie137]

its on your screenshots, no?...

As you see this is only a guide on how to set up a masternode and my post has nothing to do with Kalkulusteam project.

There is no single link to this project, website or wallet in my OP.

Please read my OP carefully and you will understand the purpose of this guide and why exactly this one was used.

Please remove links from posts above to not mislead members and point them to a scammy project (as you said).

your post misleading users to think that thats how you deploy a masternode but it does not mentioning that this is a legacy protocol)
thats how you deploy masternode, with hardening instructions) https://docs.dash.org/en/stable/masternodes/setup.html

[wwzsocki]

your post misleading users to think that thats how you deploy a masternode ahahah) but it does not mentioning that this is a legacy protocol

As I told you in the PM I am doing this to help members and spread the knowledge about cryptocurrencies. Mistakes can happen.

If there are any mistakes in my guide or article feel free to point them out and  I will do my best to correct all of them.

I don't know what you are talking about and kindly ask you to provide a full detailed answer describing all the problems you found in details.

[charlie137]

your post misleading users to think that thats how you deploy a masternode ahahah) but it does not mentioning that this is a legacy protocol

As I told you in the PM I am doing this to help members and spread the knowledge about cryptocurrencies. Mistakes can happen.

If there are any mistakes in my guide or article feel free to point them out and  I will do my best to correct all of them.

I don't know what you are talking about and kindly ask you to provide a full detailed answer describing all the problems you found in details.

you asking me to remove links highlighting the quality of the project - why you don't want people to see that? you chose to use scammy project as an example - so maybe you just need to fix your post?))
idk either whats going on - i stated multiple times whats wrong with your post

[wwzsocki]

you asking me to remove links highlighting the quality of the project - why you don't want people to see that? you chose to use scammy project as an example - so maybe you just need to fix your post?))
idk either whats going on - i stated multiple times whats wrong with your post

One more and the last time.

If you read my OP carefully, you will see, that this Maternode Setup Guide is added on members request, after discussion in this thread.

This isn't my guide and I haven't found it, but after check, it suited our needs because is detailed and looks professional.

No matter if this is Dash, Kalkulusteam or Pivx guide. The main purpose was, to have a good quality Masternode Setup guide.

There are no links whatsoever, to Kalkulusteam project in my post or guide. There is even no single word about this project in my OP.

If there is no Kalkulusteam name, on the wallet screen in the guide, nobody would ever know, it was made for Kalkulus... project.

You are the only one spreading links to scammy project, as you said, because I don't know anything about this Kalkulus thing.

I hope this finally explains you something, but I rather doubt it.

[charlie137]

you asking me to remove links highlighting the quality of the project - why you don't want people to see that? you chose to use scammy project as an example - so maybe you just need to fix your post?))
idk either whats going on - i stated multiple times whats wrong with your post

One more and the last time.

If you read my OP carefully you will see that this Maternode Setup Guide is added on members request after discussion in this thread.

This isn't my guide and I haven't found it, but after check, it suited our needs because is detailed and looks professional.

No matter if this is Dash, Kalkulusteam or Pivx guide. The main purpose was to have a good quality Masternode Setup guide.

There are no links whatsoever to Kalkulusteam project in my post or guide. There is even no single word about this project in my OP.

If there is no Kalkulusteam name on the wallet screen in the guide, nobody would ever know, it was made for Kalkulus... project.

You are the only one spreading links to scammy project, as you said, because I don't know anything about this Kalkulus thing.

I hope that this finally explains you something, but I rather doubt it.

and here it is 🚨🚨🚨 you saying this is a professional guide to deploy a node - so professionals never verify binaries they deploy? see my point now?

[wwzsocki]

and here it is 🚨🚨🚨 you saying this is a professional guide to deploy a node - so professionals never verify binaries they deploy? see my point now?

Truly, I try my best to discuss all the problems you have found in this guide, but it seems like you keep throwing new things and forget about the previous one.

I already explained to you in details, everything many times and asked for this same, but you never provided any additional information.

First was scammy Kalkulus... project bad, used as an example in the guide. Later was something, about legacy protocol but you never explained what is this all about. And now you come with an accusation that I haven't checked binaries, when I even don't know how to do it.

Slowly I am tired because of this discussion and I feel like we don't understand each other at all.

[charlie137]

and here it is 🚨🚨🚨 you saying this is a professional guide to deploy a node - so professionals never verify binaries they deploy? see my point now?

First was scammy Kalkulus... project bad, used as an example in the guide. Later was something, about legacy protocol but you never explained what is this all about. And now you come with an accusation that I haven't checked binaries, when I even don't know how to do it.

Slowly I am tired because of this discussion and I feel like we don't understand each other at all.

you posted that this guide looks professional - how come a noob now explaining to you that you missing checksums for your binaries? thats hard to understand indeed.

[wwzsocki]

you posted that this guide looks professional - how come a noob now explaining to you that you missing checksums for your binaries? thats hard to understand indeed.

Please stop or I will have to ask moderators for help with you.

One more time. If you have found any mistakes in this guide, please just point me to them and explain in details what is wrong.

I don't understand what you are talking about? What binaries? Which checksums? I don't know much about this.

This wasn't the purpose of this article and guide.

I will be very happy to help you, with all the problems you have, but you have to start, to communicate properly and explain everything, with all the details needed.

[wwzsocki]

If there are any questions regarding this thread or something has to be added/changed, just tell me what exactly and I will be happy to do this if possible.

I want to discuss masternodecoins, masternodes, POS and how to make money on it? And if this is still possible today? How much are you making? What coins are you holding?

Actually, almost all masternodecoins bottomed and this is a great opportunity, to buy a masternode, with a very high discount.

There are plenty of topics to discuss and we can help each other, with a little insider info. If you are POS miner, masternode owner tell us what you have and how this business looks today, please?

[charlie137]

If there are any questions regarding this thread or something has to be added/changed, just tell me what exactly and I will be happy to do this if possible.

I want to discuss masternodecoins, masternodes, POS and how to make money on it? And if this is still possible today? How much are you making? What coins are you holding?

Actually, almost all masternodecoins bottomed and this is a great opportunity, to buy a masternode, with a very high discount.

There are plenty of topics to discuss and we can help each other, with a little insider info. If you are POS miner, masternode owner tell us what you have and how this business looks today, please?

i can't really take PoS seriously - algo is centralizing generation around bigger bags, hi bankers)) feels like its purpose, like mnstats and etc - to produce nice-looking ROI numbers. but that awesome ROI might actually worth nothing (check CRAVE history as an example). reason for all MN projects are bottoming - because the field is learning to check github))))))))

[wwzsocki]

i can't really take PoS seriously - algo is centralizing generation around bigger bags, hi bankers)) feels like its purpose, like mnstats and etc - to produce nice-looking ROI numbers. but that awesome ROI might actually worth nothing (check CRAVE history as an example). reason for all MN projects are bottoming - because the field is learning to check github))))))))

So you think there will be no POS, masternode coins in the near future? Have you ever mined POS coins or have Masternode?

Almost all alts bottomed 95 - 99% and many people keep waiting for the bull run to start. The last one was triggered when BTC started to go down, which should be the case at this moment if nothing change with BTC price. ROI even highest will not be enough if the price goes down 99% this is obvious.

[charlie137]

i can't really take PoS seriously - algo is centralizing generation around bigger bags, hi bankers)) feels like its purpose, like mnstats and etc - to produce nice-looking ROI numbers. but that awesome ROI might actually worth nothing (check CRAVE history as an example). reason for all MN projects are bottoming - because the field is learning to check github))))))))

So you think there will be no POS, masternode coins in the near future? Have you ever mined POS coins or have Masternode?

Almost all alts bottomed 95 - 99% and many people keep waiting for the bull run to start. The last one was triggered when BTC started to go down, which should be the case at this moment if nothing change with BTC price. ROI even highest will not be enough if the price goes down 99% this is obvious.

i think there was no PoS at the first place))
you can not mine PoS coins technically ahahh, but i participated in the network flow, guess that is what you meant. good example of how shit ends https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2547950.0