Deploy a miner node on Nesa network testnet

Nesa is an L1 blockchain that allows developers to integrate any AI model to launch their own Dapp or blockchain rollup on its network.

With its white paper, Nesa shows potential as a comprehensive blockchain platform for integrating AI models in the development of rollups and smart contracts.

Hardware Requirement

GPU is not necessary and you can run your miner CPU-only

Step 1: Install Dependecies

1. Install dependecies

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install curl iptables build-essential git wget lz4 jq make gcc nano automake autoconf tmux htop nvme-cli pkg-config libssl-dev libleveldb-dev tar clang bsdmainutils ncdu unzip libleveldb-dev -y

2. Install Docker

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

echo \
  "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

# Check version
docker --version

# Give permissions to docker
sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

Step 2: Obtain a Hugging Face API key

1. Visit the Hugging Face website.

2. Sign up or log in to your account.

3. Navigate to your API access tokens page under your account settings.

4. Click “Create new token”, head to “Write” tab, and generate an API key by clicking on “Create token” .

5. Copy the generated key to use it in your miner installation.

Step 3: Obtain LeapWallet privatekey

Create a cosmos wallet in Leap Wallet and export your wallet private key

Step 4: Open Ports

sudo ufw allow ssh
sudo ufw allow 22
sudo ufw allow 31333
sudo ufw enable

Step 5: Install and run Nesa Miner

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nesaorg/bootstrap/master/bootstrap.sh)

• Select a mode: Choose Wizardy.
• Choose a Moniker: Provide a unique name for your node.
• Node hostname: skip & press Enter.
• Node email: skip & press Enter.
• Enter Referral Code: to get bonus points: nesa15tacamsfaz2s2x34fuhe5jdad2skmf2h0264yr
• Node Type: Select Miner.
• Wallet Private Key: Enter your wallet private key for miner registration and to receive rewards.
• Finalize Configuration: Review and confirm the configuration before starting your node. The bootstrap script will provide a summary of your configuration and allow you to make changes before starting the miner.

Step 6: Useful commands

Check container logs

docker logs -f orchestrator

docker logs -f mongodb

docker logs -f ipfs_node

Get node peer-id (wallet public key)

cat $HOME/.nesa/identity/node_id.id

Get node status url

PUB_KEY=$(cat $HOME/.nesa/identity/node_id.id)
echo https://node.nesa.ai/nodes/$PUB_KEY

OptionaL: Update or Restart node

• For existing nodes that just need to update their configuration or restart their node

bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nesaorg/bootstrap/master/bootstrap.sh)

1. select "Advanced Wizardry"

2. Select Yes to bootstrap it, even if it is currently running.

• This will update your config and reboot the containers if they are running or start them if they are not.

• After this, use cat ~/.nesa/identity/node_id.id to check your node_id and make sure it is as you think it is. Check the stats at https://node.nesa.ai/

Tokenomic:

The $NES token will be launched on the mainnet network, and 8.8% of it will be airdropped to the incentivized testnet participants.