Nulink

NuLink Testnet Horus 2.0

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• Date: Phase 1: Starting December 31, 2023 at 18:00 (UTC+7)

• Official Instructions: https://docs.nulink.org/products/testnet

• More info about testnet: https://www.nulink.org/blog-posts/announcement-for-nulink-testnet-horus-2-0

Official documentation:

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• Official manual: https://docs.nulink.org/products/testnet#get-started

• Block explorer: N/A

Recommended hardware requirements

Hardware	Specs
RAM	4GB RAM
DISK	30 GB SSD STORAGE
OS	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Required ports :

• Exposed TCP port 9151 , make sure it's not occupied open port 9151

apt install ufw -y 
ufw allow ssh 
ufw allow https 
ufw allow http 
ufw allow 9151
ufw enable

1. Create a worker account (automatic instalation)

wget -O nulink.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lukmanc405/testnet/main/nulink/nulink.sh && chmod +x nulink.sh && ./nulink.sh

• at last creating worker you need to create password then repeat that

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• save these information to your pc/notepad

2. Send TBNB to your operator address above

• get faucet from https://testnet.binance.org/faucet-smart

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• send funds to your operator address

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3. NuLink Worker Installation

• Copy the keystore file of the Worker account to the host directory selected in step 1. The private file generated by NuLink Worker will also be stored in this directory. Please ensure that this directory has 777 permissions, if not yet just type chmod -R 777 /root/nulink

• then type this cp xxxxxxxx /root/nulink

• Replace xxxxxxx by your Path of the secret key file

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• example it will be like this

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set vars

• NOTE : CHANGE $YOUR_PASSWORD to your own password

export NULINK_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD=$YOUR_PASSWORD

export NULINK_OPERATOR_ETH_PASSWORD=$YOUR_PASSWORD

like this example :

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4. set docker config

NOTE :

• CHANGE $ETH_KEYSTORE_URL with your UTC--2022-09-21T11-15-34.119242544Z--7c14dhsdjhhdksahfsnjdjid (you created above in step 1)

• CHANGE $OPERATOR_ADDRESS with your operator addres (you created above in step 1)

Reminder this will create pharse , you need to save that!

chmod -R 777 /root/nulink

docker run -it --rm \
-p 9151:9151 \
-v /root/nulink:/code \
-v /root/nulink:/home/circleci/.local/share/nulink \
-e NULINK_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD \
nulink/nulink nulink ursula init \
--signer keystore:///code/$ETH_KEYSTORE_URL \
--eth-provider https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s2.binance.org:8545 \
--network horus \
--payment-provider https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s2.binance.org:8545 \
--payment-network bsc_testnet \
--operator-address $OPERATOR_ADDRESS \
--max-gas-price 10000000000

like this example :

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you will see like this ,copy and save to your notepad

after then enter previously blue words

then showing like this ,save this info to yor notepad

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5. Start the node

docker run --restart on-failure -d \
--name ursula \
-p 9151:9151 \
-v /root/nulink:/code \
-v /root/nulink:/home/circleci/.local/share/nulink \
-e NULINK_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD \
-e NULINK_OPERATOR_ETH_PASSWORD \
nulink/nulink nulink ursula run --no-block-until-ready

check node logs

docker logs -f ursula

update node

wget -O update_node.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lukmanc405/testnet/main/nulink/update_node.sh && chmod +x update_node.sh && ./update_node.sh

make sure your note pad have these backup

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Staking & Bond an active worker to gain reward

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1. Go to NLK faucet

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1. Now go to horus staking

3. Press max then confirm

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1. Now bond worker

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1. put worker address

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Congrats well done,you finish it!

Dont forget to fill the form

Form Submission:

• After completing the 7 epochs with a living ratio above 80%, participants must fill out the provided form.

• Participants who do not fill out the form will not be eligible for the raffle draw.

other command for worker nodes (if needed)

to delete node

cd $HOME && docker stop ursula && docker rm ursula && rm -rf ~/{geth-linux-amd64-1.10.23-d901d853,geth-linux-amd64-1.10.23-d901d853.tar.gz,nulink,nulink.sh}