BTK Masternode Setup Guide

Introduction

This guide is for a single masternode, on a Ubuntu 18.04 64-bit server (VPS) running headless and will be controlled from the wallet on your local computer (Control wallet). The wallet on the the VPS will be referred to as the Remote wallet.

You will need your server details for progressing through this guide including the public IP address.

First the basic requirements:

20,000,000 BTK
A main computer (your everyday computer) – This will run the control wallet, hold your collateral 20,000,000 BTK and can be turned on and off without affecting the masternode.
Masternode Server (VPS – The computer that will be on 24/7).
A unique IP address for your VPS / Remote wallet.

For security reasons, you’re are going to need a different IP for each masternode you plan to host.

Configuration

Note: The auto zBTK minter should be disabled during this setup to prevent autominting of your masternode collateral. BEFORE unlocking your wallet, you can disable auto-minting in the control wallet option menu.

Step 1: Using the control wallet, enter the debug console Tools > Debug console and type the following command:

masternode genkey

(This will be the masternode’s privkey. We’ll use this later…)

Step 2: Using the control wallet, enter the following command:

getaccountaddress "chooseAnyNameForYourMasternode"

Step 3: Still in the control wallet, send 20,000,000 BTK to the address you generated in Step 2.

Be 100% sure that you entered the address correctly. You can verify this when you paste the address into the "Pay To:" field, the label will auto populate with the name you chose.

Also make sure this is exactly 20,000,000 BTK; No less, no more.

Be absolutely 100% sure that send to address is copied correctly and then check it again. We cannot help you, if you send 20,000,000 BTK to an incorrect address.

Step 4: Still in the control wallet, enter the command into the console:

masternode outputs

This gets the proof of transaction of sending 20,000,000 BTK

Step 5: Still on the main computer, go into the BTK data directory:

OS	Path to BTK
Windows	`%Appdata%/BTK/`
macOS	`~/Library/Application\ Support/BTK/`
Linux	`~/.btk/`

Find masternode.conf and add the following line to it:

<Name of Masternode(Use the name you entered earlier for simplicity)> <Unique VPS Public IP address>:61472 <The result of Step 1> <Result of Step 4> <The number after the long line in Step 4>

Example:

MN1 31.14.135.27:61472 892WPpkqbr7sr6Si4fdsfssjjapuFzAXwETCrpPJubnrmU6aKzh c8f4965ea57a68d0e6dd384324dfd28cfbe0c801015b973e7331db8ce018716999 1

Substitute it with your own values and without the "<>"s.

VPS Remote Wallet Install

Install the latest version of the BTK wallet onto your masternode. The latest version can be found here: BTK Releases.

Step 1: Log in to your VPS:

cd ~

Step 2: From your home directory, download the latest version from the BTK GitHub repository:

wget https://github.com/bitcoin-token/Bitcoin-Turbo-Koin-Core/releases/download/v1.0.0/btk-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz

Step 3: Unzip & Extract:

tar -zxvf btk-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz

Step 4: Go to your BTK bin directory:

cd ~/btk/bin

Step 5: Note: If this is the first time running the wallet in the VPS, you’ll need to attempt to start the wallet:

./btkd --daemon

Step 6: Stop the daemon after the blockchain downloads:

./btk-cli stop

Step 7: Navigate to the btk data directory:

cd ~/.btk

Step 8: Open the configuration file by typing:

nano btk.conf

Step 9: Make the config look like this:

rpcuser=long_random_username
rpcpassword=longer_random_password
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
server=1
daemon=1
logtimestamps=1
maxconnections=256
masternode=1
externalip=Your VPS unique public ip address
masternodeprivkey=Result of Step 1

Make sure to replace rpcuser and rpcpassword with your own.

Step 10: Save and exit the file:

Ctr+x to exit and press Y to save changes and press enter to close

Please be sure to have port 61472 open on your server firewall if applicable for your control wallet to be able start the masternode remotely.

Start the Masternode

Step 1: Now, you need to finally start these things in this order:

cd ~/btk/bin

Step 2: Start the wallet:

./btkd

Step 3: From the Control wallet debug console:

startmasternode alias false myalias

Where "myalias" is the name of your masternode alias (without brackets)

The following should appear.

"overall" : "Successfully started 1 masternodes, failed to start 0, total 1",
"detail" : [
  {
    "alias" : "<myalias>",
    "result" : "successful",
    "error" : ""
  }
]

Step 4: Back in the VPS (remote wallet), start the masternode:

./btk-cli startmasternode local false

Step 5: Use the following command to check status:

./btk-cli masternode status

You should see something like:

{
  "txhash": "c2f85b71a04d111a1ca337fbc3aed1168856e3365b4e846ac9b89a9908c15b1d",
  "outputidx": 1,
  "netaddr": "95.179.182.255:61472",
  "addr": "BTSAZ8JbaDDHTEKnMLd3exqv7n8VBKs9i7",
  "status": 4,
  "message": "Masternode successfully started"
}

Masternode Setup is Complete!

Tearing down a Masternode