🚄 Setup and run a Collator

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🥡 Installation

docker

• pull the latest manta container

#!/bin/bash

# Depending on your setup, here are some steps to get started

# Upgrade to latest version
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

# Install docker
sudo apt install docker.io

# Add current user to docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

# Pull the manta image
docker pull mantanetwork/manta:latest

fedora

the manta .rpm package contains:

• the manta binary (which is also used to run manta)
• manta and manta systemd services
• manta, polkadot and kusama chain specifications
• a script which runs after installation and creates the manta system account which the systemd service runs under

get started (see also: rpm.manta.systems):

• add the manta .rpm repository

  #!/bin/bash
  
  sudo dnf install dnf-plugins-core
  sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.manta.systems/manta.repo
  sudo dnf config-manager --set-enabled manta
  sudo dnf update

• install manta

  #!/bin/bash
  
  sudo dnf install manta

ubuntu

the manta .deb package contains:

• the manta binary (which is also used to run manta)
• manta and manta systemd services
• manta, polkadot and kusama chain specifications
• a script which runs after installation and creates the manta system account which the systemd service runs under

get started (see also: deb.manta.systems):

• add the manta .deb repository

  #!/bin/bash
  
  sudo curl -o /usr/share/keyrings/manta.gpg https://deb.manta.systems/manta.gpg
  sudo curl -o /etc/apt/sources.list.d/manta.list https://deb.manta.systems/manta.list
  sudo apt update

• install manta

  #!/bin/bash
  
  sudo apt install manta

other linux

• download binary, chain specifications and systemd unit file

  #!/bin/bash
  
  # intall jq on ubuntu
  sudo apt install jq
  
  # or on fedora
  sudo dnf install jq
  
  # get the latest version of binary
  manta_version=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/Manta-Network/Manta/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name | cut -c 2-)
  
  # binary
  sudo curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/manta https://github.com/Manta-Network/Manta/releases/download/v${manta_version}/manta
  sudo ln -srf /usr/local/bin/manta /usr/local/bin/manta
  
  # chainspecs
  sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/substrate
  sudo curl -Lo /usr/share/substrate/manta.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Manta-Network/Manta/v3.0.9/genesis/manta-genesis.json
  sudo curl -Lo /usr/share/substrate/polkadot.json https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paritytech/polkadot/master/node/service/chain-specs/polkadot.json
  
  # systemd unit file
  sudo curl -Lo /etc/systemd/system/manta.service https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Manta-Network/Manta/deb-rpm/scripts/package/manta.service

• create the manta system account which the systemd service runs under

  #!/bin/bash
  
  sudo groupadd --system manta
  sudo useradd \
    --system \
    --gid manta \
    --home-dir /var/lib/substrate \
    --create-home \
    --shell /sbin/nologin \
    --comment 'service account for manta and calamari services' \
    manta