Part 1. Setup the server

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Guide showing how to setup the server that will run the validator node

This tutorial will show you how to setup a relay chain node using an 8GB RAM Digital Ocean server. The node can be run on a 4GB server, but requires 8GB RAM to compile.
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The Guide
Setup a Virtual Private Server on Digital Ocean 
Go to https://www.digitalocean.com/ and sign up
Choose: Explore our control panel 
Create a new project and give it a: 
name
description
purpose
Choose: Skip for now. 
Choose: Get Started with a Droplet 
Choose: 
Server: Ubuntu 20.04
CPU: Shared Basic
Specification: $48/mo
Choose: London
Choose all the additional options
Set password
Set:
Hostname
Project
Enable Backup
Click: Create Droplet
The droplet will begin starting
Once the loading has finished it will look like this
Click into the Droplet
Open the console
Update and Upgrade 
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Choose: Y
Build Dependencies
sudo apt install -y git clang curl libssl-dev llvm libudev-dev
Build Rust Developer Environment
curl https://getsubstrate.io -sSf | bash -s -- --fast
Close the console (to refresh it)
Open the console
Confirm the installation completed successfully
rustup show
Clone the Porta Relay node
git clone https://github.com/porta-network/portastation.git
You can see the portastation-relay-node has been installed in the root directory by running ‘ls’
Enter the portastation-relay-node folder
cd porta-node/
Build the Porta Relay node
Wait for the compilation to complete...
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Start the node
You must run the node in a daemon process using the screen command
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Run the following code, but replace [validator name] with the name you want to call your node.
./target/release/porta --name [Validator name] --validator --base-path ./data/[Validator name] --chain ./porta-raw.json --port 30001 --ws-port 9944 --rpc-port 9933 --rpc-external --rpc-cors all --rpc-methods=unsafe --bootnodes /ip4/64.227.45.184/tcp/30001/p2p/12D3KooWDGgqoUNZKNmwJL48eRoS59KZT7JyBL5ne7G59cGMjjrF
Wait for the sync to complete... 
synchronisation takes about 5 minutes per 100,000 blocks. 
You can tell when the synchronisation has completed because the BEST block in Porta Explorer will match the block number in your terminal. To access the Porta Explorer for the Relay Chain use this link: https://polkadot.js.org/apps/?rpc=wss%3A%2F%2Fstation.porta.network%3A443#/accounts​
Exit the screen session by pressing CRTL+A then CRTL+D.
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The Guide

Build Dependencies

Build Rust Developer Environment

Start the node