BLOCKAST

Requirements:

Ensure Hardware Requirements: Use a device (Linux, macOS, ChromeOS, or Windows) with at least 8GB RAM, 100GB storage, and a stable internet connection with sufficient bandwidth.

Install Kali linux on Microsoft Store for Linux Shell

How to Install Ubuntu?

Search on your PC Micosoft Store

Search Ubuntu Install Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

Once you Installed

How to Enable WSL and Subsystem Linux

Step 1 - Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux

You must first enable the "Windows Subsystem for Linux" optional feature before installing any Linux distributions on Windows.

• Enable Windows Subsystem Linux for Linux

Run Open PowerShell as Administrator (Start menu > PowerShell > right-click > Run as Administrator) and enter this command:

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dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

Download the latest package:

• WSL2 Linux kernel update package for x64 machines

1. Run the update package downloaded in the previous step. (Double-click to run - you will be prompted for elevated permissions, select ‘yes’ to approve this installation.)

Set WSL 2 as your default version

Open PowerShell and run this command to set WSL 2 as the default version when installing a new Linux distribution:

wsl --set-default-version 2

Enable virtualization on BIOS

Watch few Tutorials on Youtube

Install Git bash

Download Link

Install Docker Desktop

Download Link

Setup Guide

Create New Folder on Downloads (or where you want file path) in your File Explorer

• FIle name "Blockcast_Docker"

Open Git bash

• If you Create File on Downloads Follow this Command Step by Step

Step 1:

cd ./Downloads/Blockcast_Docker

Step 2:

git clone https://github.com/Blockcast/beacon-docker-compose.git

Step 3:

Download BEACON Software: Obtain the docker-compose.yml inside File path where located Blockcast_Docker

(Example)

Step 4: Go to inside on your File Path Folder

"Shift + Right Click" Should be looks like on Picture

Step 5: Generate hardware and challenge key

docker compose up -d

docker compose exec blockcastd blockcastd init

It would generate an output that contains your device's Hardware ID, Challenge Key and a Registration URL:

Example:

Hardware ID:
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c6ff0e6f-bc4d-4151-47c3-07df0e3cf53f

Challenge Key:
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MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAXP49l4pBK1V5qy7vbRJYv3etRdEr7ycsQAvrgS+hQY0=

Register URL:
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https://app.blockcast.network/register?hwid=c6ff0e6f-bc4d-4151-47c3-07df0e3cf53f&

1. Go to our web portal https://app.blockcast.network/ and log in/register

2. Copy and paste the Registration URL from the console output with your pre-filled Hardware ID and Challenge Key into your browser, OR

3. Go to Manage Nodes page, press Register Node button, and manually enter your keys in the portal registration flow

Step 6: Launch and start running Blockcast Beacon

1. Start running your Blockcast BEACON with command docker compose up -d from the folder where docker-compose.yml is saved

2. Verify everything is up and healthy with docker compose ps

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   NAME                                 COMMAND                  SERVICE             STATUS              PORTS
   beacon-docker-compose-watchtower-1   "/watchtower"            watchtower          running (healthy)   8080/tcp
   beacond                              "envdir /var/opt/mag…"   beacond             running
   blockcastd                           "/usr/bin/blockcastd…"   blockcastd          running
   control_proxy                        "/usr/bin/control_pr…"   control_proxy       ru