Installation & Setup

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NOTE: We are currently in the closed alpha phase for precursor miner testing. To set up and run the process below, you’ll need test ETH on Arbitrum Sepolia for your miner’s address. After generating the key from cortensord, you can obtain test ETH from a public faucet or contact us, and we’ll send some test ETH on Arbitrum Sepolia.

1. Download

1a. Download Installer

$ curl -L https://github.com/cortensor/installer/archive/main.tar.gz -o cortensor-installer-latest.tar.gz
$ tar xzfv cortensor-installer-latest.tar.gz
$ cd installer

1b. Clone Installer

$ git clone https://github.com/cortensor/installer
$ cd installer

Git for Windows User

1. Download Git for Windows Standalone Installer from official website
https://git-scm.com/downloads/win

2. double-click install-git.bat under installer\win-bat

2. Installation & Setup

Linux - Ubuntu 22.04 & Debian 12

Install - Docker, IPFS & Cortensord

# Run it as 'root'
$ cd installer

# Install Docker for ubuntu 22.04
$ ./install-docker-ubuntu.sh

# Install Docker for debian
$ ./install-docker-debian.sh

# Install IPFS
$ ./install-ipfs-linux.sh

# Install Cortensord
$ ./install-linux.sh

# Copy installer folder to deploy home
$ cp -Rf ./installer /home/deploy/installer
$ chown -R deploy.deploy /home/deploy/installer

# Logoff or start another shell
$ sudo su deploy
$ cd ~/

# Verify installation
$ ls -al /usr/local/bin/cortensord
$ ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord
$ ls -al /etc/systemd/system/cortensor.service
$ ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/start-cortensor.sh
$ ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/stop-cortensor.sh
$ docker version
$ ipfs version

Setup - Your address needs to be whitelisted in advance by Cortensor Admin

# switch account to 'deploy' which was created from previous install step
$ sudo su deploy
$ cd ~/

$ export PATH=$PATH:~/.cortensor/bin

#################################
# Using helper scripts
$ cd ./installer

# Generate Key for the node via script
$ ./utils/gen-key.sh

# Please contact Cortensor support or mod to whitelist your address
$ ./utils/register.sh
$ ./utils/verify.sh
 
or 

#################################
# Using direct commands

# Geenerate Key for the node
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool gen_key

# Please contact Cortensor support or mod to whitelist your address
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool register
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool verify

Start & Stop through SystemD

$ sudo su deploy
$ sudo systemctl start cortensor
$ sudo systemctl stop cortensor

Start MinerV2 Manually (With LLM engine docker)

$ sudo su deploy
$ export PATH=$PATH:~/.cortensor/bin
$ cd ~/.cortensor && cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env minerv2 1 docker

# or use script to start & stop
$ sudo su deploy
$ cd ~/.cortensor && ~/.cortensor/bin/start-cortensor.sh
$ cd ~/.cortensor && ~/.cortensor/bin/stop-cortensor.sh

Start MinerV2 Manually (With LLM engine as subprocess)

$ sudo su deploy
$ export PATH=$PATH:~/.cortensor/bin
$ cd ~/.cortensor && cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env minerv2

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OSX/Darwin - ARM64

Install - IPFS & Cortensord

$ cd installer

# Install IPFS
$ ./install-ipfs-osx.sh

# Install Cortensord
$ ./install-osx.sh

# Logoff or start another shell

# Verify installation
$ ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord
$ ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/start-cortensor.sh
$ ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/stop-cortensor.sh
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/ipfs version

Setup - Your address needs to be whitelisted in advance by Cortensor Admin

$ cd ~/

$ export PATH=$PATH:~/.cortensor/bin

#################################
# Using helper scripts
$ cd ./installer

# Generate Key for the node via script
$ ./utils/gen-key.sh

# Please contact Cortensor support or mod to whitelist your address
$ ./utils/register.sh
$ ./utils/verify.sh
 
or 

#################################
# Using direct commands

# Geenerate Key for the node
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool gen_key

# Please contact Cortensor support or mod to whitelist your address
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool register
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool verify

Start & Stop through start & stop scripts

$ $HOME/bin/start-cortensor.sh
$ $HOME/bin/stop-cortensor.sh

Start MinerV2Manually

$ cd ~/.cortensor && $HOME/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env minerv2

Windows Cygwin - AMD64

Install - Git Bash & Python

1. Install Git for Windows

Download Git for Windows Standalone Installer from official website
https://git-scm.com/downloads/win

or double-click ./installer/win-bat/install-git.bat to install Git

2. Install Python 3.13 (Optional)

Install - IPFS & Cortensord

$ cd installer

# Install IPFS
$ ./install-ipfs-win-cygwin.sh

# Install Cortensord
$ ./install-win-cygwin.sh

# Logoff or start another cygwin shell

# Verify installation
$ ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord
$ ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/start-cortensor.sh
$ ls -al $HOME/.cortensor/stop-cortensor.sh
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/ipfs version

Setup - Your address needs to be whitelisted in advance by Cortensor Admin

$ cd ~/

$ export PATH=$PATH:~/.cortensor/bin

#################################
# Using helper scripts
$ cd ./installer

# Generate Key for the node via script
$ ./utils/gen-key.sh

# Please contact Cortensor support or mod to whitelist your address
$ ./utils/register.sh
$ ./utils/verify.sh
 
or 

#################################
# Using direct commands

# Geenerate Key for the node
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool gen_key

# Please contact Cortensor support or mod to whitelist your address
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool register
$ $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool verify

Start & Stop through start & stop scripts

$ $HOME/.cortensor/start-cortensor.sh
$ $HOME/.cortensor/stop-cortensor.sh

Start MinerV2 Manually - Run under deploy user account

$ export PATH=$PATH:~/.cortensor/bin
$ cd ~/.cortensor && $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env minerv2

Windows Cygwin - AMD64 through BAT files

Install - Git Bash & Python

1. Install Git for Windows

Double-click ./installer/win-bat/install-git.bat to install Git

2. Install Python 3.13 (Optional)

Install - IPFS & Cortensord

# Install Cortensor
Double-click ./installer/win-bat/install-cortensor.bat

# Install IPFS
Double-click ./installer/win-bat/install-ipfs.bat

# There will be start-cortensor.bat on Desktop

Setup - Your address needs to be whitelisted in advance by Cortensor Admin

# Generate Key
Double-click ./installer/win-bat/gen-key.bat

# Register
Double-click ./installer/win-bat/register.bat

# Verify
Double-click ./installer/win-bat/verify.bat

# Start
Double-click start-cortensor.bat on Desktop

Start & Stop through start & stop scripts

$ $HOME/.cortensor/start-cortensor.sh
$ $HOME/.cortensor/stop-cortensor.sh

Start MinerV2 Manually - Run under deploy user account

$ export PATH=$PATH:~/.cortensor/bin
$ cd ~/.cortensor && $HOME/.cortensor/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env minerv2

Enable GPU support

Update .env file to enable GPU support

# Update .env file to enable GPU support

# Update to 1
LLM_OPTION_GPU=1

# Leave to -1 as automatic mode or you can configure your threshold
# number of LLM layers to be offload to GPU
LLM_OPTION_GPU_THRESHOLD=-1

# To start with GPU support, you need to use subprocess for LLM engine
$ cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env minerv2

3. Upgrade

Linux - Ubuntu 22.04 & Debian

$ sudo su deploy
$ cd installer
$ git pull
$ ./upgrade-linux.sh

OSX/Darwin - ARM64

$ cd installer
$ git pull
$ ./upgrade-osx.sh

Windows Cygwin - AMD64

$ cd installer
$ git pull
$ ./upgrade-win-cygwin.sh

Debugging & Troubleshoot

Kill IPFS process - Windows, OSX, Linux

$ sudo su deploy
$ cd ./installer
$ ./utils/kill-ipfs.sh

Debugging & Troubleshoot (Linux)

Check Log

$ ls -alh /var/log/cortensord.log
$ tail -f /var/log/cortensord.log

Check Node Address & ID

$ export PATH=$PATH:~/.cortensor/bin
$ /usr/local/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool id

Check NodeStats

$ export PATH=$PATH:~/.cortensor/bin
$ /usr/local/bin/cortensord ~/.cortensor/.env tool stats

Kill IPFS process - Linux & OSX

$ pkill ipfs

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Contributions from Community Members

Documentations from Community Members

• https://logosnodos.medium.com/step-by-step-how-to-install-cortensor-mining-ai-155b625213cb

• https://docs.aldebaranode.xyz/guide/testnet/cortensor/installation

• https://docs.cryptonode.id/en/testnet/cortensor

• https://github.com/coinsspor/Cortensor-Ag-Uzerinde-Coklu-Node-Kurulum-Rehberi--Phase-3---Devnet-4

• https://docs.logosnodos.online/testnet-node/cortensor

Node Monitoring Bots

• https://t.me/conomo_bot

• https://t.me/cortensormonitorbot

Node Watchdogs

• https://github.com/scerb/node_watch

• https://github.com/beranalpa/cortensor-watcher-bot

RPC Endpoints

• https://forms.gle/D3cMJnLFZKQAvPL3A

• https://sepolia-arb-rpc.centertopup.com/

• https://arb-sep.scerb.uk/

Arbitrum Sepolia Faucet Bots

• https://t.me/Cortensor_Faucet_Bot

Disclaimer: This page and the associated documents are currently a work in progress. The information provided may not be up to date and is subject to change at any time.