Story Node Installation Guide
🧩 Pre-Installation Checklist
- ✅ Verify system meets hardware requirements
- 🖥️ Operating system: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- 🌐 Required ports are available
- 💾 Sufficient disk space available
- 🔐 Root or sudo access
⚡ Quick Reference
- ⏱️ Installation time: ~30 minutes
- 🌍 Network: Story Mainnet or Story Aeneid Testnet
- 📦 Required versions:
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1. System Preparation
1.1 System Requirements
For optimal performance and reliability, we recommend running your node on either:
- A Virtual Private Server (VPS), or
- A dedicated Linux-based machine
💻 System Specs
| Hardware | Minimal Requirement |
|---|---|
| CPU | Dedicated 8 Cores |
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Disk | 500 GB NVMe Drive |
| Bandwidth | 25 MBit/s |
1.2 Required Ports
Ensure all necessary ports are open and accessible as described below:
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| Port | Description |
|---|---|
| 8545 | Required if you want your node to interface via JSON-RPC API over HTTP |
| 8546 | Required for WebSocket interaction |
| 30303 | (TCP + UDP) MUST be open for peer-to-peer communication |
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| Port | Description |
|---|---|
| 26656 | MUST be open for consensus p2p communication |
| 26657 | Required if you want your node interfacing for Tendermint RPC |
| 26660 | Needed if you want to expose Prometheus metrics |
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