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Step 1: Download Stader node

Step 1.1 Move to home directory on your terminal and ensure you not on the root user​

Change directory to home directory using the command: cd ~

Note: Please avoid running the commands directly from the root. Always run it from a user. Follow the below steps to exit If your terminal is running from root

  • Use the exit command to come out of root user and then
  • Use cd ~ command to change the directory to home directory.

Step 1.2 Create a new directory on your terminal​

Create a new directory using mkdir ~/bin command

Step 1.3 Download Stader CLI​

To manage your node, you will need Stader CLI (command-line interface). Download stader CLI using the commands provided below for your respective system architecture.

  • Wget link AMD64(Linux): wget https://staderlabs.com/eth/releases/stader-node-build/permissioned/v1.3.2/stader-permissioned-cli-linux-amd64 -O ~/bin/stader-permissioned-cli
  • Wget link ARM64(Linux): wget https://staderlabs.com/eth/releases/stader-node-build/permissioned/v1.3.2/stader-permissioned-cli-linux-arm64 -O ~/bin/stader-permissioned-cli
  • Wget link (MacOS - Intel): wget https://staderlabs.com/eth/releases/stader-node-build/permissioned/v1.3.2/stader-permissioned-cli-darwin-amd64 -O ~/bin/stader-permissioned-cli
  • Wget link (MacOS - M1): wget https://staderlabs.com/eth/releases/stader-node-build/permissioned/v1.3.2/stader-permissioned-cli-darwin-arm64 -O ~/bin/stader-permissioned-cli

Unique checksums for verification and added security
Verify the checksums using the following command: sha265sum ~/bin/stader-permissioned-cli

  • AMD64(Linux): 8175d860bbabbab360593f5337fc7ac5fd95d861eab418605fe3644ec4df42db
  • ARM64(Linux): f72a6ec1a3c076c7821db2860894d0c6b7c81e0782826840c154332aa3e48351
  • MacOS-Intel: 42e026810717327ad9aa5e47b3511c73e5347f833192890b59ea1b2a494053d9
  • MacOS-M1: ff77a3b603ecd6d879af46f224ba75afb3c73145b4c50b25d24f91e5e8f84d52

Note: To check if Wget is present on your system run the commands wget --version

  • You will see the version details if the tools is installed
  • You will see “command not found: wget” prompt if the tool is not installed.

Step 1.4 Steps to install wget if you don't have it on your system. If you have Wget already, you can skip this step​

For MacOS

  • Run the command and download brew: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh>)"
  • Install wget using the command: brew install wget

For Debian based systems like Ubuntu

  • Run the command and install wget sudo apt-get install wget -y

Step 1.5 Give permission to run the downloaded application​

Run this command chmod +x ~/bin/stader-permissioned-cli to give permission to run the downloaded application

Step 1.6 Restart the terminal and check the CLI version​

After a successful restart of the terminal run the command ~/bin/stader-permissioned-cli --version to verify if the application was downloaded and running perfectly. A perfect download will display the latest CLI version.

Latest CLI version: v1.3.2

After successfully downloading your Stader node, proceed to Step 2 to install the node.​