MASTERNODE GUIDE LINUX VPS SETUP
STEP 1: CREATING VPS SERVER
1. Register VPS at MVPS.net (you can also use Vultr or DigitalOcean, but we recommend using
MVPS.net
2. Create your VPS server. Choose a size for your VPS server: e.g., €3/month and choose a type
for your VPS server: Ubuntu 16
3. Choose a location for your VPS server. It doesn’t really matter.
4. Setup hostname and label for your VPS server and copy your IP address and password – we
need that later
1. Register VPS at MVPS.net (you can also use Vultr or DigitalOcean, but we recommend using
MVPS.net
2. Create your VPS server. Choose a size for your VPS server: e.g., €3/month and choose a type
for your VPS server: Ubuntu 16
3. Choose a location for your VPS server. It doesn’t really matter.
4. Setup hostname and label for your VPS server and copy your IP address and password – we
need that later
STEP 2: PREPARING LOCAL (CONTROL) WALLET
1. Download and install the latest Schillingcoin QT Wallet (v1.3.0)
Windows: https://www.schillingcoin.org/download/Schillingcoin-1.3.0.0-win.zip
Linux: https://www.schillingcoin.org/download/Schillingcoin-1.3.0.0-linux.tar.gz
MacOS High Sierra: https://www.schillingcoin.org/download/Schillingcoin-1.3.0.0-
macOS_high_sierra.zip
MacOS: https://www.schillingcoin.org/download/Schillingcoin-1.3.0.0-macOS.zip
2. Setup your QT wallet by double clicking and follow the instruction.
3. Open your wallet debug console (tools à debug console) and type “getaccountaddress MN1”. A new wallet address will be created to receive MN Collateral.
4. Send exactly 80.000 SCH coins to that address. If you have your coins on an exchange you should send these coins to your local wallet first.
5. Wait until this transaction has at least 20 confirmations by hovering the mouse over your transaction or by double-clicking.
6. Open the wallet debug console again and type the command “masternode outputs” and press Enter. Then type the command “masternode genkey” and press Enter to get the masternode key.
7. Take note the value of your transaction ID (“txhash”), the output index (“outputidx”), and the masternode key. In this case:
8. Open and edit the masternode configuration file (tools à masternode config file) as the following For example: [mn_label] [vps_ip]:[coin_port] [mn_privatekey] [txhash_id] [output_idex]
Close and save the masternode configuration file.
9. Open schillingcoin configuration file (tools à schillingcoin config file). Copy and paste this
into the file. Close and save the schillingcoin configuration file.
1. Download and install the latest Schillingcoin QT Wallet (v1.3.0)
Windows: https://www.schillingcoin.org/download/Schillingcoin-1.3.0.0-win.zip
Linux: https://www.schillingcoin.org/download/Schillingcoin-1.3.0.0-linux.tar.gz
MacOS High Sierra: https://www.schillingcoin.org/download/Schillingcoin-1.3.0.0-
macOS_high_sierra.zip
MacOS: https://www.schillingcoin.org/download/Schillingcoin-1.3.0.0-macOS.zip
2. Setup your QT wallet by double clicking and follow the instruction.
3. Open your wallet debug console (tools à debug console) and type “getaccountaddress MN1”. A new wallet address will be created to receive MN Collateral.
4. Send exactly 80.000 SCH coins to that address. If you have your coins on an exchange you should send these coins to your local wallet first.
5. Wait until this transaction has at least 20 confirmations by hovering the mouse over your transaction or by double-clicking.
6. Open the wallet debug console again and type the command “masternode outputs” and press Enter. Then type the command “masternode genkey” and press Enter to get the masternode key.
7. Take note the value of your transaction ID (“txhash”), the output index (“outputidx”), and the masternode key. In this case:
Code:
txhash = a1ebaa2039916b3786c2c6a92c08b72af62a8af40c4d4ebc329d9e971c91b041
outputidx = 0
mn_privatekey = 7Rh71FCKbNTo8eTkcadikoWmVM4ZDhf88cetWcVFQtfMnd83kaj
outputidx = 0
mn_privatekey = 7Rh71FCKbNTo8eTkcadikoWmVM4ZDhf88cetWcVFQtfMnd83kaj
8. Open and edit the masternode configuration file (tools à masternode config file) as the following For example: [mn_label] [vps_ip]:[coin_port] [mn_privatekey] [txhash_id] [output_idex]
Close and save the masternode configuration file.
9. Open schillingcoin configuration file (tools à schillingcoin config file). Copy and paste this
into the file. Close and save the schillingcoin configuration file.
Code:
staking=1
addnode=45.77.234.182
addnode=194.99.21.183
addnode=46.125.249.97
addnode=2.56.213.190
addnode=219.91.239.132
Save and close the wallet.addnode=45.77.234.182
addnode=194.99.21.183
addnode=46.125.249.97
addnode=2.56.213.190
addnode=219.91.239.132
STEP 3: PREPARING MASTERNODE WALLET
1. Connect to the VPS via SSH using Termius. Just download Termius and create a free
account. You can also use Putty or another tool to connect to your VPS
2. Login to the VPS server – Username is always “root”
3. Setup Schillingcoin wallet on the VPS. Just use the script to install the masternode wallet on the VPS. to install the SCH Masternode Wallet on your new VPS just copy this command in
your console and hit enter:
4. Enter Masternode Private Key obtained after issuing “masternode genkey” command in
Step 2
When the script finishes successfully, you will see all information of your Masternode setup
and a welcome message. Now the masternode wallet is syncing the blockchain. Wait until the
wallet us up to date on the current block count (https://explorer.schillingcoin.org). You can
check it with
1. Connect to the VPS via SSH using Termius. Just download Termius and create a free
account. You can also use Putty or another tool to connect to your VPS
2. Login to the VPS server – Username is always “root”
3. Setup Schillingcoin wallet on the VPS. Just use the script to install the masternode wallet on the VPS. to install the SCH Masternode Wallet on your new VPS just copy this command in
your console and hit enter:
Code:
wget https://schillingcoin.org/download/installMN_1.3.0.sh && chmod 755
installMN_1.3.0.sh && ./installMN_1.3.0.sh
type “y” and hit enter to install the script with all dependencies.installMN_1.3.0.sh && ./installMN_1.3.0.sh
4. Enter Masternode Private Key obtained after issuing “masternode genkey” command in
Step 2
When the script finishes successfully, you will see all information of your Masternode setup
and a welcome message. Now the masternode wallet is syncing the blockchain. Wait until the
wallet us up to date on the current block count (https://explorer.schillingcoin.org). You can
check it with
STEP 4: STARTING MASTERNODE
1. Open your local (control) wallet again. Select “Masternodes” tab.
You should see your Masternode there. Select your Masternode and
click on “Start Alias” or “Start All”.
2. Click “OK” to confirm and you should see a successful message
3. Alternatively, you can start your masternode by using the walletDebug Console. Open and type “startmasternode alias false MN1”. You
should see a successful message.
4. Check your masternode status by connecting to your VPS and issuing the following command
1. Open your local (control) wallet again. Select “Masternodes” tab.
You should see your Masternode there. Select your Masternode and
click on “Start Alias” or “Start All”.
2. Click “OK” to confirm and you should see a successful message
3. Alternatively, you can start your masternode by using the walletDebug Console. Open and type “startmasternode alias false MN1”. You
should see a successful message.
4. Check your masternode status by connecting to your VPS and issuing the following command
Code:
schillingcoin-cli masternode status
Other useful commands
Code:
1. Check wallet status
schillingcoin-cli getinfo
2. Check number of current masternodes
schillingcoin.cli masternode status
3. Stop wallet
schillingcoin-cli stop
4. Start wallet
schillingcoind
5. Start wallet and re-sync the blockchain
schillingcoind -reindex
schillingcoin-cli getinfo
2. Check number of current masternodes
schillingcoin.cli masternode status
3. Stop wallet
schillingcoin-cli stop
4. Start wallet
schillingcoind
5. Start wallet and re-sync the blockchain
schillingcoind -reindex