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How to Install VEE Testnet Node
This page is for testnet. To install mainnet node, please go to How to install VEE mainnet Node
Ubuntu users can use the following commands to install JRE.
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -y install oracle-java8-installer
Now you can check your JRE installation. Run start console and execute command
java -version
If you see
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_74-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.74-b02, mixed mode)then it is good, you can move to the next step!
But if you get an error, then check your installation and try to find some better tutorials in google.
Note. It's necessary to install Oracle JRE 8 with 64-bit version.
There are two types of deb packages of vee nodes: with upstart loader and system loader.
You should use the deb with Upstart if you have an operating system Ubuntu < 15.04.
Just download or build latest vee deb and install it with
sudo dpkg -i vee*.deb
Now it's time to check your vee config!
Upstart users can start the node with
sudo service vee-testnet start
and enable autoload on start with
sudo update-rc.d vee-testnet defaults
You can find vee app logs in /var/log/upstart/ folder like that
tail -f /var/log/upstart/vee-testnet.log
Default vee directory (for wallet, blockchain and other node files) is /var/lib/vee-testnet/.vee/. If you want to change vee directory, you should change directory in /etc/vee-testnet/vee.conf.
sudo vi /etc/vee-testnet/vee.conf
vee {
directory = <set to your path>
logging-level = DEBUG
...
You should use the deb with Systemd if you have an operating system Ubuntu >= 15.04 or latest Debian releases.
Just download latest vee deb and install it with
sudo dpkg -i vee*.deb
Now it's time to check your vee config! It's embedded into the deb package and unpacked to /usr/share/vee-testnet/conf/vee.conf and symlinked to /etc/vee-testnet/vee.conf. Please read this and edit vee config with caution.
Systemd users can start the node with
sudo systemctl start vee-testnet.service
and enable autoload on start with
sudo systemctl enable vee-testnet.service
Systemd users can find vee app logs in journald storage like that
journalctl -u vee.service -f
You can read about journald tips here.
Default vee directory (for wallet, blockchain and other node files) is /var/lib/vee-testnet/.vee/. If you want to change vee directory, you should change directory in /etc/vee-testnet/vee.conf
sudo vi /etc/vee-testnet/vee.conf
vee {
directory = <set to your path>
logging-level = DEBUG
...
Download or build latest version of vee.jar and required configuration file for testnet to any folder, for example /opt/vee.
Check out the configuration file, it is very important!!! On this depends the safety of your wallet and money.
Just open it via your favorite text editor, read the documentation of the configuration file.
Then start console, navigate to the folder with the jar file with the command
cd /opt/vee
and start vee node with command
java -jar vee.jar vee-config.conf
Now you can write a script to run every node, which you like and use it! I hope it's worth it!