# Blockspace Race // Setting up a Full Node

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**Published on:** 2023-05-14
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Installing Celestia Full Nodе▶️ The installation is performed on the example of the Blockspace Race test network.This type of install shows the setting up using the CLI commands on Ubuntu. If you would like to install a full node using docker, please check out the documentation here.Technical requirementsPlease ensure that the technical requirements of your machine fulfil the specifications below:4 Cores of CPU; 8 GB RAM; 1TB SSD; 1 GBPS for Download/Upload Ubuntu Linux 20.04 (LTS)Setting dependenciesRun the command into the terminal:Update and upgrade:sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y sudo apt install curl tar wget clang pkg-config libssl-dev jq build-essential git make ncdu -y Install GO:ver="1.20.3" cd $HOME wget "https://golang.org/dl/go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz" sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz" rm "go$ver.linux-amd64.tar.gz" echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin" >> $HOME/.bash_profile source $HOME/.bash_profile GO is the programming language in which celestia-app and celestia-node are written and must be version 1.20.3 (use the go version command to check it)Installing Celestia-NodeRun the command into the terminal:cd $HOME rm -rf celestia-node git clone https://github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node.git cd celestia-node/ git checkout tags/v0.9.4 make build make install make cel-key Please use the celestia version command to check the version.Initializing a full nodeRun the command:After entering the command, your key (mnemonics) will be generatedcelestia full init --p2p.network blockspacerace Please make sure that you save the data and do not share it everywhere!Create systemd file:sudo tee <<EOF >/dev/null /etc/systemd/system/celestia-full.service [Unit] Description=celestia-full Cosmos daemon After=network-online.target [Service] User=$USER ExecStart=celestia full start --core.ip https://rpc-blockspacerace.mzonder.com:30159 --core.rpc.port 26658 --core.grpc.port 30190 --keyring.accname my_celes_key --metrics.tls=false --metrics --metrics.endpoint otel.celestia.tools:4318 --gateway --gateway.addr localhost --gateway.port 26659 --p2p.network blockspacerace Restart=on-failure RestartSec=10 LimitNOFILE=65535 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target EOF Enable and start celestia-full node:sudo systemctl enable celestia-full sudo systemctl start celestia-full && sudo journalctl -u \ celestia-full.service -f You installed your node successfully and it is now synchronizing! Do not worry if there is error in the logs.To check the logs, use the command:journalctl -u celestia-full -o cat -f BackupYou should save the mnemonics you reached earlier and save the keys, path:.celestia-full-blockspacerace-0/keys Monitoring resourcesYou can check the health of your node through the Tiascan Explorer and see the following parameters:Number of nodes and locationThe uptime of your nodeThe time when it has been runningTime since last restartOther indicatorsBut before that you need to find out your NODE ID using the following command in the terminal:Your Node ID is shown in the IDAUTH_TOKEN=$(celestia full auth admin --p2p.network blockspacerace) curl -X POST \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN" \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":0,"method":"p2p.Info","params":[]}' \ http://localhost:26658

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