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@@ -468,77 +468,3 @@ Run the ``ssh-copy-id -i /root/.ssh/id_rsa root@other-node-name-or-ip`` for each
 
 
 Once this is done you can use Ansible to configure these nodes.
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-
-Testing New IRI Patch PR #459
-=============================
-
-Anyone having troubles getting synced, there is a pending `Pull Request <https://github.com/iotaledger/iri/pull/459>`_ you can try to apply to see if it helps.
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-This requires to replace the current iri jar file and download a fully sycned database (even if you have done so before).
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-.. note::
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-  The following steps will only work if you installed using this playbook. If you haven't, and are technical enough to understand where to copy the file to, feel free to follow the compiling steps.
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-First stop IRI:
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-.. code:: bash
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-  systemctl stop iri
-
-
-Then, if you want to download a pre-compiled version run the command below, or proceed to the manual compilation steps:
-
-
-Precompiled File
-----------------
-.. code:: bash
-
-  wget https://x-vps.com/459-iri-1.4.1.4.jar -O /var/lib/iri/target/iri-1.4.1.4.jar
-
-Now proceed to download a fully synced database :ref:`getFullySyncedDB` and you should be set.
-
-
-Manual Compilation
-------------------
-
-Here are the manual steps:
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-1. Clone IRI repository:
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-.. code:: bash
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-  cd /tmp && git clone https://github.com/iotaledger/iri.git && cd iri
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-2. Download the changes:
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-.. code:: bash
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-  wget https://github.com/iotaledger/iri/pull/459.patch
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-3. Patch it up:
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-.. code:: bash
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-  git am 459.patch
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-4. Compile:
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-.. code:: bash
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-  mvn clean compile
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-5. Package:
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-.. code:: bash
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-  mvn package
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-6. Copy result to current iri-1.4.1.4.jar location:
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-.. code:: bash
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-  cp target/iri-1.4.1.4.jar /var/lib/iri/target/iri-1.4.1.4.jar
-
-Now proceed to download a fully synced database :ref:`getFullySyncedDB` and you should be set.