Avalanche

Setting up Avalanche node

How to install and run it:

Go to: “DAppStore” > Proof Of Stake Blockchain nodes (Stake your crypto to earn rewards)
Select: Current version of “Avalanche node”

A new screen will show
Click the “INSTALL” -button
Wait … (a bit) > “OK - Starting download” > “adding avalanchego…”
Let the installer do the work.
You’re all set!
Depending on your computing power and bandwidth, it may take a while to bootstrap and sync. Please be patient while the Avado does the heavy lifting.

Click on “CONFIGURE PACKAGE” > to open the onboarding wizard.
On this page your AVADO will show you some useful information on your Avalanche node like:
- the Node ID
- the amount of peers connected to your node
- the node is still starting up - as it is not bootstrapped yet
  Wait till you see the message: “Avalanche node is ready”
Open Wallet UI
You will see the wallet UI that is provided by the Avalanche team.
On the top of the page. We are connected to the main net through our own AVADO box > that’s good
Now it’s time to open our wallet

Go ahead and hit the “download node key backup” key > to receive a ZIP file with your keys in there.
Store this backup on an USB stick and don’t lose them. You can restore your validator node with these backup keys if needed.
If you unzip the backup file you will find a staker key and a staker certificate that you can upload to restore the node (when clicking on the “Restore” tab in the “Backup and Restore” section.