Running on the Aethir node testnet (using the ubuntu CLI)

AethirNodes are now available for testing on the Arbitrum Sepolia Testnet. (Read the Testnet Guide Announcement)
Test NFTs have been deployed on the Arbitrum Sepolia testnet.

You can run it on Windows and Ubuntu. In this article, I’ll show you how to run it on Ubuntu.
I tried it within 15 minutes of the announcement and it’s simple, so you should try it.

Arbitrum sepolia ETH faucet

Get some testnet ETH before you start. Faucet it into a wallet with NFTs.
If you can’t faucet with Alchemy’s problem, please leave your address in the comments. I think I can give you about 0.05ETH each. (It takes time when the author is out of the office.)

Specifications for installing/running a node

64MB RAM 1 X86 CPU Cores@2.1GHz 10 GB Disk Space 10Mbps Internet Connection

This is a verifiable node, even on low-spec machines. If you’re running a VPS, you can use the lowest spec version or run it alongside another node if it’s error-free.

Run a testnet node

1-1 or 1-2
Download in one of two ways.


1-1 Go to the homepage to download the CLI file, or usehe

1-2 You can also download it from the VPS terminal with the following command, but please note that the address and version may change or disappear. How to find a new URL

wget https://aethir-checker-client-new.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/na/AethirCheckerCLI-linux-1.0.1.8-na.tar.gz

Download it from the homepage and upload it to your VPS directly (SFTP, etc.).
Alternatively, you can find the address on the homepage and download it using wget as shown above

After that, unzip it.

tar -xvf AethirCheckerCLI-linux-1.0.1.8.tar.gz

Install the screen.

sudo apt update
sudo apt install screen

Create a screen

screen -S Aethir

Navigate to the folder

cd AethirCheckerCLI-linux-1.0.1.8-na

Notifications : Aethir downloads seem to be downloaded close to where you are (AWS), so if you get an error that the end of the folder name may be different, check the actual folder name and enter the command. – Thanks to yaboi for the report.

This is a new command since 1.0.1.7

sudo ./install.sh

Run

sudo ./AethirCheckerCLI-1.0.1.8

Please accept the Terms of service before continuing. Press y to continue, n to exit. Press v to read the Terms of Service.

Do you agree to the Terms?

Enter Y

Create a wallet by entering the following

aethir wallet create

Check your current private key and current public key and enter them in a safe place.

To import an existing wallet

aethir wallet import

Enter your existing private key.

Go to the homepage and connect/sign your wallet. If the node exists, you will be taken to the dashboard.

In the license dashboard, tap the Delegate button.

Enter your current public key in the address field and press Delegate.
The wallet that appears will authorize the transaction.

Return to the terminal and type the following

aethir license list --pending

The wallets with NFTs will be listed.

Select all licenses for the wallet by entering

aethir license approve --all

License operation approve success.
Approved. You have 1 delegated licenses, 0 pending.

When prompted, it is successfully selected.

You should see Working appear in your dashboard

You can also check the running status in the terminal with the following command

aethir license list --working

License Summary Commands

aethir license summary

Before exiting the terminal, press the following keyboard key to minimize the screen

Ctrl+A+D

It doesn’t seem to count rewards when I run it.
The testnet has just started running, so $vATH may be mined for the testnet at a later date when the team is aware of it.
You can think of it as a test run before it goes live.

April 22, 2024
Rewards are being counted.

Is the node working but giving 0 rewards?
You’ll start earning around 24-48 hours after working.

21 May 2024 Additions
The Rewards window now switches from Waiting -> Working.

Find the URL when it’s updated

When a new update is posted and I want to find the address, you go to https://app.aethir.com.

Just hover over the CLI for Linux and copy the right-click link address!
The folder may have been renamed, so check the actual folder and enter the command 🙂

Server error occurs, client close. If prompted?

If you get an error like the image above Press Ctrl+C to stop
Go back here and restart the server, then the client, and the pending should start again.



Click here for a post on how to update it.

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