Cardano Node 8.0.0 Installation

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We just finished testing and successfully deploying Cardano Node 8.0.0 release on the production mainnet environment. Below is a guide on how to use our scripts in case you need some guidance on how to install it from scratch or upgrade any existing relay or BP-node.

Note: Upgrading to 8.0.0 will replay the blockchain, and it will take from ~20 minutes to hours depending on your hardware and bandwidth.

Github repo: GitHub - MonedaCloud/Cardano-Installation: Installation from source guide for Cardano node as a block producer and relay.
Github repo release: https://github.com/MonedaCloud/Cardano-Installation/archive/refs/tags/v8.0.0.zip

Cardano Node Installation

This repo contains scripts and installation steps for Cardano node as a block producer and relay. (Cardano release 8.0.0)

How to use this repo:

Option 1:

  • Install it all manually, step by step using cardano-node-install-steps.txt.

Option 2: (Recommended)

  • The below steps assume you already have a dedicated user named cardano with sudo privileges running on Ubuntu 20.04:
  1. terminal:~$ chmod +x *install*.sh
  2. terminal:~$ ./pre-install-os.sh
  3. terminal:~$ source ~/.bashrc
  4. terminal:~$ ./pre-install-libs.sh
  5. terminal:~$ source ~/.bashrc
  6. terminal:~$ ./install-cardano-node.sh
  7. Configure env, cnode.sh, topologyUpdater.sh (Relay Only), topology.json (Node Only).
  8. terminal:~$ sudo reboot
  • Node will start automatically right after the reboot. Check the syncing progress with gLiveView command.

Note: These steps were successfully tested on Mainnet with Cardano node version 8.0.0 (Conway). These steps are the same for Producer nodes and Relay nodes.

Cardano Node-Upgrading

  • The below steps assume you already have a dedicated user named cardano with sudo privileges running on Ubuntu 20.04:
  • Verify CNODE_VERSION=“8.0.X” line has the correct release version number.

Download ConwayGenesisFile from Cardano “Configuration Files” Official release: (Required)

  • terminal:~$ cd /opt/cardano/cnode/files/

  • terminal:~$ wget https://book.world.dev.cardano.org/environments/mainnet/conway-genesis.json

  • terminal:~$ nano config.json (Edit: Add ConwayGenesisFile configuration lines.)

  • “ConwayGenesisFile”: “/opt/cardano/cnode/files/conway-genesis.json”,

  • “ConwayGenesisHash”: “f28f1c1280ea0d32f8cd3143e268650d6c1a8e221522ce4a7d20d62fc09783e1”,

Cardano release upgrade commands

  1. terminal:~$ chmod +x upgrade-cardano-node.sh
  2. terminal:~$ nano upgrade-cardano-node.sh (Edit: CNODE_VERSION=“8.0.X” line with the correct version number.)

DO NOT run the below command as sudo; the prompt will ask for sudo credentials by itself.

  1. terminal:~$ ./upgrade-cardano-node.sh

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