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Step 2: Download Stadernode

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Step 2.1 Open your system ports​arrow-up-right

A good practice for security would be to close all the ports on your system and then open only the required ports. Below is the list of ports to be opened:

  • Execution client: 30303 tcp/udp

  • Lighthouse: 9001 tcp/udp

  • Prysm: 13000 tcp and 12000 udp

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Step 2.2 Move to home directory on your terminal and ensure you not on the root user​arrow-up-right

Change directory to home directory using the command: cd ~

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Note: Please avoid running the commands directly from the root. Always run it from a user. Follow the below steps to exit If your terminal is running from root

  • Use the exit command to come out of root user and then

  • Use cd ~ command to change the directory to home directory.

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Step 2.3 Create a new directory on your terminal​arrow-up-right

Create a new directory using mkdir ~/bin command

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Step 2.4 Download Stader CLI​arrow-up-right

To manage your node, you will need Stader CLI (command-line interface). Download stader CLI using the commands provided in the below doc for your respective system architecture.

  • Wget link AMD64(Linux): wget https://staderlabs.com/eth/releases/stader-node-build/permissionless/v1.6.5/stader-cli-linux-amd64 -O ~/bin/stader-cli

  • Wget link ARM64(Linux): wget https://staderlabs.com/eth/releases/stader-node-build/permissionless/v1.6.5/stader-cli-linux-arm64 -O ~/bin/stader-cli

  • Wget link (MacOS - Intel): wget https://staderlabs.com/eth/releases/stader-node-build/permissionless/v1.6.5/stader-cli-darwin-amd64 -O ~/bin/stader-cli

  • Wget link (MacOS - M1): wget https://staderlabs.com/eth/releases/stader-node-build/permissionless/v1.6.5/stader-cli-darwin-arm64 -O ~/bin/stader-cli

Unique checksums for verification and added security Verify the checksums using the following command: sha256sum ~/bin/stader-cli

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Step 2.5 Steps to install wget if you don't have it on your system. If you have Wget already, you can skip this step​arrow-up-right

To check if Wget is present on your system run the command: wget --version

  • You will see the version details if the tools is installed

  • You will see “command not found: wget” prompt if the tool is not installed.

Installing wget on MacOS

  • Run the command and download brew: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh>)"

  • Install wget using the command: brew install wget

Installing wget on Debian based systems like Ubuntu

  • Run the command and install wget sudo apt-get install wget -y

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Step 2.6 Give permission to run the downloaded application​arrow-up-right

Run this command chmod +x ~/bin/stader-cli to give permission to run the downloaded application

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Step 2.7 Restart the terminal and check the CLI version​arrow-up-right

After a successful restart of the terminal run the command ~/bin/stader-cli --version to verify if the application was downloaded and running perfectly. A perfect download will display the latest CLI version.

Latest CLI version: v1.6.5

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After successfully downloading your Stader node, proceed to Step 3 to install the node.

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