Starting the node

Once you received your post-registration node ID, the following will guide you through the steps to start and run the Redbelly node.
Important!

Before proceeding further please ensure that you have received the post-registration node ID (Node ID will be provided by Redbelly post successful submission of the node registration form as mentioned in the previous step.)

Start the node

Start the node with the following steps to run the Redbelly installer.

Step 1: Make files executable

Make rbn-installer.run executable by using the following command:
chmod +x rbn-installer.run

Step 2: Run start file

Now, you can execute the Redbelly Installer. Note that you will need administrative privileges to install Redbelly. Run rbn-installer.run by using the following command:
sudo apt update
sudo ./rbn-installer.run

The installer will execute and prompt you with actions that it will perform on your system. Press y and then enter to continue with your installation. The installer will continue asking questions needed to generate your SSL certificate.

If you chose to provide path of certificates to redbelly installer, ensure that these certificates have permissions to be accessed by any user. If your certificate regenerates/refreshes after a specific period of time, you will need to copy the updated certificates to /etc/redbelly/certs/<your dns> directory.

Once the certificate is selected, it will ask for your prescribed node id and port numbers you nominated during node registration.

The Redbelly Installer will also prompt you to enter private key of your signing address. Note that private key you provide should not contain `0x` in the beginning. When you paste private key on redbelly installer, it will not be visible on screen. This is intentional and hidden for security reasons.

Once the installation is completed, you will be provided with Redbelly installation path, configuration directory and logs directory.

Next up:
Verify node is running
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