Golem Provider installation guide

Welcome to the Golem Provider installation guide. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to become a provider in the Golem Network and earn GLM tokens.

To follow this tutorial, you will need the following:

• A linux machine with the x86-64 architecture
• Nested virtualization enabled in your BIOS

Launch your terminal and execute the following command to run the installer:

curl -sSf https://join.golem.network/as-provider | bash -

After installing all required components, you will be asked to set up your node, by providing configuration values. If you leave them empty, the default values (presented in brackets) will be applied. Press Enter for each entry to save it.

Post-installation, you may need to update your system's PATH. This step ensures that you can run Golem commands directly from the terminal without having to specify the full path to the executable each time.

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc

source ~/.bashrc

To run the Golem provider on the mainnet, type the following command into the terminal:

golemsp run

To check your node's status and see if it is active and computing tasks from the network, open a new terminal window and type:

golemsp status

As an output, you will get the information about your node's current state as shown below. The following, more important values are given and correspond to:

$ golemsp status
┌─────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│  Status                 │  Wallet                                      │  Tasks                      │
│                         │  0x2a14f8ae0272bd4c38ed1b40c66e88ed719dab69  │                             │
│  Service    is running  │                                              │  last 1h processed     0    │
│  Version    0.16.0      │  network               mainnet               │  last 1h in progress   0    │
│  Commit     5a9ad01f    │  amount (total)        0 GLM                 │  total processed       509  │
│  Date       2024-08-21  │      (on-chain)        0 GLM                 │  (including failures)       │
│  Build      590         │      (polygon)         0 GLM                 │                             │
│                         │                                              │                             │
│  Node Name  lato        │  pending               0 GLM (0)             │                             │
│  Subnet     public      │  issued                0 GLM (0)             │                             │
│  VM         valid       │                                              │                             │
│                         │                                              │                             │
│  Driver     Ok          │                                              │                             │
└─────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

Screen is a utility that lets you run commands or programs in the background of your terminal. It's like having a separate workspace that keeps going even if you close the terminal window. This is handy for keeping golemsp run active at all times.

Why Screen? Normally, if you close the terminal, any running commands stop. With Screen, your golemsp run command will keep on working in its own space, uninterrupted, no matter if you log out or lose connection.

To install Screen on your system, use the package manager:

sudo apt-get install screen

1. Open your terminal.
2. Enter screen -S provider to begin a new named session provider.
3. Start the Golem provider:
   golemsp run

   Your Golem provider is now running within a Screen session.

To detach and leave golemsp run running in the background:

Press Ctrl-A followed by D.

To reattach to the session:

1. Open a terminal.
2. Type screen -r provider and press Enter.

1. Reattach to your Screen session as above.
2. Stop golemsp run by pressing Ctrl-C.
3. Exit Screen by typing exit or pressing Ctrl-D.

The Yagna service utilizes UDP protocol on port 11500 to facilitate communication. While the Golem Network can relay data through nodes without direct port forwarding, configuring your node to have a public IP address significantly strengthens the network's resilience and stability. Nodes with a public IP can provide better performance and are generally more desirable to Requestors.

Although not mandatory, setting up port forwarding is highly encouraged as it contributes to a more robust network. To do this, you'll need to manually open UDP port 11500 on your router.

For detailed instructions tailored to your router model, visit PortForward.com

To verify if port forwarding is correctly configured, check CanYouSeeMe.org. Should you encounter any difficulties, contacting your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for assistance with your router's settings may be necessary.