BeastXUD Guide
This guide is written for professional market makers & traders to build an always-on xud node with a powerful Mini PC.
Two options are available:
GIGABYTE GB-BLCE-4105 BRIX: 148,99 €
4 GB RAM: 20 €
120GB M.2 SSD: 28 €
USB stick for backups: 3,99 €
Any >1GB USB stick will do.
A NAS/Samba share works too.
GIGABYTE GB-BLCE-4105 BRIX: 148,99 €
Alternative: ODROID H2+ - same platform, better specs (NVME), needs separate case + power supply, out of stock at times
32 GB RAM: 140 €
Alternative: List of compatible RAM
2TB SSD: 210 €
Alternative: 1 TB M.2 SSD NVME - for Odroid H2+
Alternative: 240GB M.2 SSD + 2TB HDD: 120 €
USB stick for backups: 3,99 €
Any >1GB USB stick will do.
A NAS/Samba share works too.
Download Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS onto your computer. Any other linux distribution supporting docker is also fine. This guide was written assuming
Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS.Insert a USB Stick into your computer and create the a bootable USB Stick with the ubuntu image you just downloaded.
Open your Mini PC, plug in RAM & drives, close it, connect it to your router via ethernet cable and to a power supply. Connect a screen via HDMI, a USB keyboard, the created bootable USB Stick, fire the Mini PC up and follow the the inital setup instructions.
Update ubuntu via
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgradeIf you are using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, install docker by running
sudo apt install docker.io. Otherwise if you are using any version besides Ubuntu 20.04, follow the official instructions to install docker.Add new user
xud:ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo adduser xudAdding user `xud' ...Adding new group `xud' (1001) ...Adding new user `xud' (1001) with group `xud' ...Creating home directory `/home/xud' ...Copying files from `/etc/skel' ...New password:Retype new password:passwd: password updated successfullyChanging the user information for xudEnter the new value, or press ENTER for the defaultFull Name []:Room Number []:Work Phone []:Home Phone []:Other []:Is the information correct? [Y/n] ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ YAdd the
xuduser to the sudo group (advanced users can skip this and use another user to run sudo commands), the docker group and test if docker is working:ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo usermod -aG sudo xudubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo usermod -aG docker xud# switch to user xudubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo su - xudxud@ubuntu:~$ docker run hello-worldHello from Docker!This message shows that your installation appears to be working correctly.Looking good! Optionally, add an alias to enter your xud environment by simply typing "xud":
xud@ubuntu:~$ sudo nano ~/.bash_aliases# add the linealias xud='bash ~/xud.sh'# CTRL+S, CTRL+X. Then runxud@ubuntu:~$ source ~/.bashrcConnect the USB stick to your machine and set it up. It is very important to do this for a mainnet setup (given you do not want to loose money)!
# check the USB stick's path withxud@ubuntu:~$ ls -la /dev/ | grep sdcrw------- 1 root root 2, 61 Dec 3 16:27 ptysdbrw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 Dec 3 16:27 sdabrw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 1 Dec 3 16:27 sda1 #this is your USB Stickcrw------- 1 root root 3, 61 Dec 3 16:27 ttysd# set it to automount via fstabxud@ubuntu:~$ sudo nano /etc/fstab# add the line/dev/sda1 /media/USB ext4 defaults 0 2# CTRL+S, CTRL+X. Then mount itxud@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /media/USBxud@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -a# check if mounting workedxud@ubuntu:~$ df -h# make sure xud can use itxud@ubuntu:~$ sudo chown xud:xud /media/USBDONE! Continue here.
