Step-by-step | Installation Guide

Update packages and install required utilities

sudo apt install -y jq sed docker-compose docker.io && sudo apt update

Add the current user to the docker group

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker

Check Docker access

docker ps

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Run Screen

sudo apt update
sudo apt install screen

screen -S zkverify 

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Replace "user" with your nickname

Create a new user

sudo adduser --shell /bin/bash --gecos "" 
sudo usermod -aG docker 
sudo passwd 

Make up a password and save it

It will not be visible in the console command as it should be

Check the home directory

ls -lahd /home/

Switch to the new user

sudo su - 

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Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/zkVerify/compose-zkverify-simplified.git
cd compose-zkverify-simplified

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Run the initialization script

bash ./scripts/init.sh

If there are errors, see the solution under the Possible Errors tab

Select 'node type' to proceed with the operation:

• rpc-node

• validator-node

• boot-node

• quit

What 'network' would you like to use:

• testnet

• quit

Do you want to choose a custom node name? (defaults to 'ext-validator-node-<random_number>')

• yes

• no

• quit

Do you want to import an already existing node key?

• yes

• no

• quit

Do you want to import an already existing secret phrase?

• yes

• no

• quit

Copy the address and access it via nano It should be like this:

Nano /home//compose-zkverify-simplified/deployments/validator-node/testnet/configs/node/secrets/secret.json

Ctrl + X- exit

We're saving all this data

If the nano is not installed:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nano -y

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Run docker-compose

docker compose -f /home//compose-zkverify-simplified/deployments/validator-node/testnet/docker-compose.yml up -d --force-recreate

Update the scripts

cd ~/zkverify-repo
git pull
./scripts/update.sh

Run update and start scripts

bash ./scripts/start.sh

Launch docker-compose

docker compose -f "$HOME/compose-zkverify-simplified/deployments/validator-node/testnet/docker-compose.yml" up

After executing the last command, you will be shown the project logs To exit press Ctrl + A, then D

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View Logs:

screen -r zkverify