1. System Requirements

Before proceeding, ensure your system meets the minimum requirements:

• Operating System: Linux (Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 recommended)
• CPU: 4 cores
• RAM: 8 GB
• Disk: 250 GB SSD
• Network: Stable internet connection with at least 1 Mbps upload/download speed.

2. Install Prerequisites

Make sure your system has the necessary tools and dependencies installed.

# Update and install basic tools
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install -y build-essential curl wget jq git

# Install Go (Golang)
GO_VERSION="1.21.1"
wget <https://go.dev/dl/go$GO_VERSION.linux-amd64.tar.gz>
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go$GO_VERSION.linux-amd64.tar.gz
echo "export PATH=\\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:\\$HOME/go/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

# Verify Go installation
go version

3. Clone the Rebus Chain Repository

Download the Rebus Chain source code and build the binary.

# Clone the Rebus Chain repository
git clone <https://github.com/rebuschain/rebus.core.git>
cd rebus.core

# Check out the latest stable release
git checkout v0.3.0

# Build the binary
make install

# Verify installation
rebusd version

4. Initialize the Node

Set up the Rebus Chain node configuration.

# Initialize the node with a moniker (replace <your-moniker> with your node name)
rebusd init <your-moniker> --chain-id reb_1111-1

# Fetch the genesis file
curl -o ~/.rebusd/config/genesis.json <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rebuschain/rebus.core/main/genesis.json>

# Add persistent peers to the configuration
PEERS="peer1@ip1:26656,peer2@ip2:26656"  # Replace with actual peers from the network
sed -i.bak "s/^persistent_peers *=.*/persistent_peers = \\"$PEERS\\"/" ~/.rebusd/config/config.toml

# Optional: Set minimum gas prices
sed -i.bak 's/^minimum-gas-prices *=.*/minimum-gas-prices = "0.025urebus"/' ~/.rebusd/config/app.toml