SuperNode Storage

Installation

Pre-requisite

• Nodejs version >= 12.9 (--lts recommended)
• MySQL Server version > 8.0

Download

Download the repository using git:

git clone https://github.com/ranchimall/SuperNodeStorage.git

Install

Install using npm:

cd SuperNodeStorage
npm install

Finish the configuration when prompted

Configuration

General Configuration

If not finished during installation, or to re-configure use:

npm run configure

• port: Port of the server to run on
• MySQL host: Host of the MySQL server (default: localhost)
• Database name: Database in which the data should be stored (<database-name>) (default: supernode)
• MySQL username: Username for MySQL (<sql-username>)
• MySQL password: Password for MySQL (<sql-password>)

Recommended (optional) Create and use a MySQL user instead of root. Remember to give access to the database to the user.

Set/Reset Node key password

If not set during installation, or to reset password, use:

npm run reset-password

• private key: Private key of the node
• password: Password to set for the node (<password>)

Note: Private key of the node is encrypted using the <password>. Thus use a strong password.

More

For help or list of all commands, use

npm run help

Starting the Server

After successful installation and configuration using the above steps, SuperNodeStorage can be started using:

npm start -- -PASSWORD=<password>

For more information and detailed installation, check the wiki here.