# ⚙️  Installation

Recommended Hardware:

<table><thead><tr><th>Node Type</th><th width="184">CPU</th><th>RAM</th><th>Storage</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mainnet</td><td>4</td><td>4GB</td><td>40GB </td></tr></tbody></table>

&#x20;***Update system and install build tools***

```bash
sudo apt -q update
sudo apt install curl git wget htop tmux build-essential jq make lz4 gcc unzip -y
sudo apt -qy upgrade
```

***Download binary files***

```bash
wget https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases/download/v2025.3-ruta/nym-node
```

Download the latest node binary from [GitHub](https://github.com/nymtech/nym/releases).

***Make the file executable***

```bash
chmod +x nym-node
```

***Move the binary file to the system folder***

```bash
mv nym-node /usr/local/bin/
```

***Initialize the node***

```bash
nym-node run --id <ID> --init-only --mode mixnode --verloc-bind-address 0.0.0.0:1790 --public-ips "$(curl -4 https://ifconfig.me)" --accept-operator-terms-and-conditions
```

*--id \<ID>* here you need to specify the name of the node

***Creating a systemd service***

```bash
echo '[Unit]
Description=Nym Node 1.2.1
StartLimitInterval=350
StartLimitBurst=10

[Service]
User=root
LimitNOFILE=65536
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/nym-node run --id <ID> --deny-init --mode mixnode --accept-operator-terms-and-conditions
KillSignal=SIGINT
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=30

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target' | tee /etc/systemd/system/nym-node.service
```

As in the previous step, you need to replace *\<ID>* with your value

***Startup and status check***

```bash
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable nym-node
sudo systemctl start nym-node
sudo systemctl status nym-node
```

***Checking logs***

```bash
sudo journalctl -u nym-node -f
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Make sure you have your ports open: 1789, 1790, 8000 (and 443, 22, 80) for correct operation and rewards. More info about ports in [official docs](https://nymte.ch/docs/next/run-nym-nodes/nodes/mixnodes/#configure-your-firewall).
{% endhint %}


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