Install Minter¶

There are several ways you can install Minter Blockchain Testnet node on your machine:

Using binary¶

Download Minter¶

Get latest binary build suitable for your architecture and unpack it to desired folder.

Run Minter¶

./minter

Then open http://localhost:3000/ in local browser to see node’s GUI.

Using Docker¶

You’ll need docker and docker compose installed.

Clone Minter source code to your machine¶

git clone https://github.com/MinterTeam/minter-go-node.git
cd minter-go-node

Start Minter¶

10	docker-compose up

Then open http://localhost:3000/ in local browser to see node’s GUI.

From Source¶

You’ll need go installed and the required environment variables set

Clone Minter source code to your machine¶

mkdir $GOPATH/src/github.com/MinterTeam
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/MinterTeam
git clone https://github.com/MinterTeam/minter-go-node.git
cd minter-go-node

Get Tools & Dependencies¶

make get_tools
make get_vendor_deps

Compile¶

7	make install

to put the binary in $GOPATH/bin or use:

8	make build

to put the binary in ./build.

The latest minter version is now installed.

Run Minter¶

minter

Then open http://localhost:3000/ in local browser to see node’s GUI.

Troubleshooting¶

Too many open files (24)¶

The default number of files Linux can open (per-process) is 1024. Tendermint is known to open more than 1024 files. This causes the process to crash. A quick fix is to run ulimit -n 4096 (increase the number of open files allowed) and then restart the process with gaiad start. If you are using systemd or another process manager to launch gaiad this may require some configuration at that level.

https://easyengine.io/tutorials/linux/increase-open-files-limit/