node-setup.md

Forta Testnet

Scan Node Requirements

The following are the requirements for running a Forta scan node:

• 64-bit Linux distribution

• CPU with 4+ cores

• 16GB RAM

• Connection to Internet

• Docker v20.10+

• 100GB SSD (in addition to full node requirements)

• Recommended: Full node (any chain)

Node Setup

First, we need to install docker: copy and paste all

sudo apt update
sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu focal stable"
apt-cache policy docker-ce
sudo systemctl status docker

For more details about Install Docker

Add a file called daemon.json to your /etc/docker directory with the following contents:

{
   "default-address-pools": [
        {
            "base":"172.17.0.0/12",
            "size":16
        },
        {
            "base":"192.168.0.0/16",
            "size":20
        },
        {
            "base":"10.99.0.0/16",
            "size":24
        }
    ]
}

This daemon.json should be located here

Then restart docker with

systemctl restart docker

Initialize Forta Directory (choose a passphrasse): copy & paste directly to the terminal

$ forta init --passphrase <your_passphrase> 

This generates a config directory, a private key, and output your a scaner address

Scanner address: 0xAAA8C491232cB65a65FBf7F36b71220B3E695AAA

Successfully initialized at /yourname/.forta

Then create fortad service

echo "[Unit]
Description=Forta
After=network.target

[Service]
Environment="FORTA_DIR=/root/.forta"
Environment="FORTA_PASSPHRASE=<your_passphrase>"
User=root
Type=simple
ExecStart=forta run
Restart=on-failure
LimitNOFILE=4096

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target" > /etc/systemd/system/fortad.service

Now, you need create an Ethereum mainnet API Key using Alchemy Growth plan and integrate your private keys to the config.yml file from the root/.forta/

Go to AlchemyAPI and choose the 49$/month plan (this plan allows to use trace_block function)

Create your account and attach your credit card for the payment

Once payment done you need to edit your Ethereum Mainnet App and take your KEY (https://):

Then you need to put your keys to the config.yml file on 8 and 13 lines:

Then check docker

docker ps

Then enable service and restart

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable fortad
sudo systemctl restart fortad

journalctl -u fortad -f

Then run forta

$ forta run --passphrase <your_passphrase>

Then check the status

forta status

You should have this output

Now you have to create a Metamusk Wallet Address on Polygon and fund it with 1 MATIC

Follow this LINK to see tutorial

Once your Polygon wallet created on MetaMask and funded with 1 MATIC, run this command:

forta register --owner-address <Your_Polygon_Address> --passphrase <your_passphrase>

Once transaction finished you have to send FORM that you received by e-mail

I hope this guide helped you to run your node

Nick