# Allora node install guide

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**Published on:** 2024-10-21
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System Requirements OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS or newer CPU: 4 cores RAM: minimum 8 GB, 16 GB recommended Storage: SSD with at least 100 GB free space Network: Stable internet connection, minimum 10 Mbps Preliminary Setup Update the system: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y Install necessary dependencies: sudo apt install -y git curl jq build-essential Install Docker and Docker Compose: sudo apt install -y docker.io docker-compose sudo systemctl enable docker sudo systemctl start docker sudo usermod -aG docker $USER Restart your terminal session after this step. Installing Allora Node Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/allora-network/allora-chain.git cd allora-chain Create a configuration file: cat << EOF > config.yaml chain-id: "allora-testnet-1" rpc-addr: "tcp://0.0.0.0:26657" grpc-addr: "0.0.0.0:9090" api-addr: "tcp://0.0.0.0:1317" p2p-addr: "tcp://0.0.0.0:26656" EOF Create a docker-compose.yml file: cat << EOF > docker-compose.yml version: '3' services: node: image: ghcr.io/allora-network/allora-chain:v0.5.0 volumes: - ./data:/root/.allora - ./config.yaml:/root/.allora/config/config.yaml ports: - "26656:26656" - "26657:26657" - "1317:1317" - "9090:9090" command: start --home /root/.allora EOF Start the node: docker-compose up -d Verifying Node Operation Check the node status: curl -s http://localhost:26657/status | jq .result.sync_info View logs: docker-compose logs -f Managing the Node Stop the node: docker-compose down Restart the node: docker-compose restart Update the node: docker-compose pull docker-compose up -d Additional Configuration To configure P2P connections, edit config.yaml: p2p: laddr: "tcp://0.0.0.0:26656" seeds: "seed1.example.com:26656,seed2.example.com:26656" persistent_peers: "peer1.example.com:26656,peer2.example.com:26656"

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