For any queries feel free to contact [email protected].

I. Before You Start

A license key is required before you can proceed below. To obtain a license key, you need to register and get your KYC verified.

To register, head over to https://signup.aencoin.com/register

Once registered, log in to your Aencoin Dashboard, https://signup.aencoin.com/login. Click the Verify KYC button. Then, fill the required fields in the form. Your submitted KYC form will be processed and you will be notified by email once it is verified.

We are currently supporting Ubuntu 18 LTS for the environment of the node. Refer to the link below if you do not have an Ubuntu machine set up.

Environment Setup for Windows Machine

II. AEN Node Installation

Installation command for the node can be found under the AEN TESTNET menu in your Aencoin Dashboard.

1. Log in to https://signup.aencoin.com/login if you haven't do so already. Click the AEN TESTNET menu.

   

   • You can change the Device Title to your choosing. Alphanumeric and underscores are the only allowed characters.

2. To copy the command, click the copy icon as shown below.

   

3. Paste the command into your Terminal. Press Enter to execute. For example,

   curl -o installer.sh configurator.aencoin.io/installer.sh && \\
   echo "8ab4bd75cda8b0203a8ba5798a6cbb07eb165743 installer.sh" \\
   | sha1sum -c; \\
   bash ./installer.sh --title="default_device_1" \\
   --licenseKey="2bfc4083-a4cb-44af-a3c5-f4ab50b20674"
   

   • The command copied from your dashboard is a single line command and will not contain the symbol "\".
   • Part of the installation procedure involves downloading a Docker container, depending on the speed of your internet connection, this may take some time so, please be patient.

4. After running the command, you will be asked if you want a shortcut command to start the node. The default value is "y". You can just press the Enter key to continue. You should see the following output after running the command.

   

5. After the installation is successful, you will see an output similar to the following. Ignore the red redactions.

   

6. The node will boot up after installation.

7. To see the network activity of the node, run the following:

   docker attach aen.server
   

The Ubuntu server that we installed does not have a clipboard. As such, copy and pasting commands into it is not possible via VirtualBox. To allow us to Copy and Paste, we will be using PuTTY to connect to the virtual server that we just set up. Follow the installation instruction below.

PuTTY Installation

How To Copy & Paste (To PuTTY)