Run a Garlicoin node

Set up a node

1. Install Garlicoin Core from the official downloads page.
2. Skip most of the sync with our bootstrap file.
3. Add a config file named garlicoin.conf in the data directory. The example here connects to nodes online right now.
4. Open port 42069 on your router or firewall and forward it to the node's machine.
5. Check it's working. Your block height should match the network status page, and garlicoin-cli getnetworkinfo should show inbound connections after a while.

Keep it running on Linux

Save this as /etc/systemd/system/garlicoind.service, change User and the paths, then run sudo systemctl enable --now garlicoind.

[Unit]
Description=Garlicoin node
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=garlic
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/garlicoind \
  -daemon=0 \
  -datadir=/home/garlic/.garlicoin
ExecStop=/usr/local/bin/garlicoin-cli \
  -datadir=/home/garlic/.garlicoin \
  stop
Restart=on-failure
TimeoutStopSec=300

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Example garlicoin.conf

# Accept connections from other nodes
listen=1
# Keep at most this many connections
maxconnections=40
# Uncomment to save disk space (in MB).
# A pruned node still checks everything
# but can't serve old blocks.
#prune=3000
# Nodes that are online right now:
addnode=node.garlicoin.org
addnode=98.149.17.72
addnode=38.242.230.153
addnode=157.180.63.44
addnode=155.94.251.214
addnode=149.56.19.7
addnode=64.181.232.233
addnode=98.248.22.202
addnode=139.99.209.227

Copy peers.txt

Where the data directory is

Handy commands

• garlicoin-cli getblockcount · your block height
• garlicoin-cli getconnectioncount · how many peers
• garlicoin-cli getnetworkinfo · version and connections
• garlicoin-cli stop · shut down cleanly