Install Quadrans on macOS (darwin)

Hardware requirements

Minimum system requirements:

  • Apple Mac, Server or Virtual Machine

  • 2 Core 64bit CPU

  • 4 GB RAM

  • 50 GB storage

Suggested requirements:

  • Apple Mac, Server or Virtual Machine

  • 2 Core 64bit CPU

  • 4 GB RAM

  • 100 GB storage

Self-installing go-quadrans binary via Quadrans Installer

This bash script allows you to install or update your node on various Linux distributions.

curl -s http://repo.quadrans.io/installer/gqdc-installer.sh > gqdc-installer.sh
sudo bash gqdc-installer.sh

The installation process will ask for a node name and a password if you want to create a wallet to became a Quadrans Miner.

This tool allow you to update your node if needed.

Enable your node for mining

Go to Mining and Reward chapter of this Wiki.

Manually build go-quadrans from source

Please refer to the guide build go-quadrans from source to compile the binary from the source code.

Manual installation for macOS (Intel 64bit)

From macOS Terminal application type:

cd /your_destination_folder/
curl http://repo.quadrans.io/macos/intel64/gqdc -o gqdc
chmod +x gqdc

After downloading, run gqdc to connect your node to the Quadrans Network.

Make sure to check the different options and commands with gqdc --help

Useful options

To change your data directory.

gqdc -datadir datadir_path

To show your node in the Quadrans Network Status page:

gqdc --ethstats "Your Node Name":QuadransStatsNetwork@status.quadrans.io:3000

To create a new Quadrans wallet create a password inside a text file and execute the following command:

gqdc account new --password Your_Password_File.txt

To execute the node as a Miner:

gqdc --mine --unlock 0xYour_Wallet_Address --password Your_Password_File.txt

To connect to Quadrans Testnet (download the last test Quadrans node binary).

--testnet

Enable your node for mining

Go to Mining and Reward chapter of this Wiki.