Cryptonote is a privacy-centric cryptocurrency that is secure, anonymous, and untraceable. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Cryptonote on FreeBSD.
Before we start, ensure that you have the following:
First, update your FreeBSD server by running the following commands:
sudo pkg update -f
sudo pkg upgrade -fy
Cryptonote requires several dependencies to run correctly. Install these dependencies by running the following command:
sudo pkg install cmake boost-libs openssl
Download Cryptonote from the official website using the following command:
wget https://cryptonote.me/downloads/cryptonote.tar.gz
Extract the contents of the downloaded archive using the following command:
tar -xzf cryptonote.tar.gz
Navigate to the extracted directory and create a build directory using the following commands:
cd cryptonote
mkdir build && cd build
Configure the installation by running the cmake command as shown below:
cmake ..
Compile the source code by running the following command:
make
After compiling the Cryptonote source code, it is now ready for installation. Install Cryptonote on your FreeBSD server by running the following command:
sudo make install
Once the installation is complete, verify that Cryptonote is running correctly by running the following command:
cryptonoted
If Cryptonote is running correctly, you should see the following message:
2021-Jan-01 00:00:00 Cryptonote v1.0.0
2021-Jan-01 00:00:00 Initializing cryptonote server...
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Cryptonote on FreeBSD Latest. You can now use Cryptonote for secure and private cryptocurrency transactions.
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