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Block Producer Getting Started

Welcome to Mina!

Get started setting up a Mina node, learn how to generate a key pair for use with the network, and install the mina daemon.

This documentation is for the Mainnet release. You can find the releases and version-specific flags on the Mina Protocol releases page.

Block Producer Requirements​

Software: Supported environments include macOS, Linux (Debian 10, 11 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS), and any host machine with Docker.

Processor: Only x86-64 CPU architecture is supported.

Hardware: Sending and receiving MINA does not require any special hardware.

Running a block producer on the Mina network requires at least:

  • 8-core processor
  • 32 GB of RAM
  • 64 GB of free storage

Network: At least 1 Mbps connection

VM Instances:

o1Labs has tested running nodes on several cloud providers. We recommend the following instances for basic node operator needs. Custom requirements and different cost constraints might require a different instance type.

Installation​

To install the latest Mainnet Stable Release 3.0.2, use the installation steps for your environment. Supported environments include macOS, Linux (Debian 10, 11 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS), and any host machine with Docker.

The binary download is around 1 GB, so the installation might take a few minutes.

To discover and install pre-release (Beta) builds, see the Mina Releases page on GitHub.

Ubuntu and Debian​

Set up the new Debian stable repository and install the latest binary version.

Set up and update the rampup Debian Repository for your platform.

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mina*.list
echo "deb [trusted=yes] http://packages.o1test.net $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mina.list
sudo apt-get update

Now install the node package.

sudo apt-get install -y curl unzip mina-mainnet=3.0.2-4aac388

To verify the mina daemon installation, run:

  • mina version

The expected output is Commit 4aac38814556b9641ffbdfaef19b38ab7980011b.

If you are using Ufw, allow these permissions​

sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw allow 22
sudo ufw allow 8302
sudo ufw allow 3089

Windows​

Windows is not natively supported. Instead, use the Docker instructions.

If you are interested in receiving a grant to develop Mina for Windows, email grants@o1labs.org or reach out in the Mina Protocol Discord server.

macOS​

macOS is used by developers and is not officially supporting any pre-built packages.

Instead, use the Docker instructions or build from source.

Docker​

Docker is a cross-platform tool. You can download and install Docker on multiple platforms.

Use the Docker installation instructions for your platform on Get Docker. After Docker is installed, follow the Connect to the Mina Network instructions.

Build from source​

On Linux or macOS operating systems, you can experiment with Building Mina from source code.

Other operating systems haven't been tested thoroughly and might have issues. You can share logs and get troubleshooting help in the Mina Protocol Discord server.

Set up port forwarding and firewalls​

If you are running a firewall, you must allow traffic on TCP port 8302.

Unless the -external-ip YOUR_IP flag is provided, the daemon uses HTTPS (443) and HTTP (80) to determine its own IP address.

Enable port forwarding on your router to allow inbound traffic to the following ports through your external IP address:

  • TCP port 8302
  • To use the GraphQL service, expose TCP port 3085