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Install go-ethereum

go-ethereum is the recommended Ethereum Node, these instructions should be enough to install it in ubuntu 20.04.Adapt the instructions to match your needs.

Install dependencies:

  • sudo apt-get install software-properties-common

Enable the custom repository:

  • sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ethereum/ethereum

Install:

  • sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install ethereum

Run the node in mainnet with:

  • /usr/bin/geth --syncmode fast --http --datadir /mnt/volume_eth_indexer/db/

Which uses the following options:

  • --syncmode fast enables fast syncing.
  • --http enables the rest api.
  • --datadir /mnt/volume_eth_indexer/db/ uses a custom directory to store the data.

Adding --ropsten would use the ropsten network instead.

Be sure to check the official docs to see all the options: https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/interface/command-line-options

systemd service

When running geth in a server, it is a good idea to use systemd to manage the service, which can be done by creating the file /etc/systemd/geth.service:

[Unit]
Description=geth

[Service]
Type=simple
StandardOutput=tty
StandardError=tty
LimitNOFILE=65535
User=ubuntu
ExecStart=/usr/bin/geth --syncmode fast --http --ropsten
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Once the file is created, run sudo systemctl daemon-reload to let systemd pick the changes.

Then:

  • Start the service: sudo service geth start
  • Stop the service: sudo service geth stop
  • Check the status: sudo service geth status

Check the syncing status by running geth attach http://127.0.0.1:8545 and then eth.syncing, it can take several minutes for the node to start syncing.