Installation

Overview

This guide covers installing MAP Relay Chain (Atlas) node software on Linux systems.

Prerequisites

System Requirements

• OS: Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04 LTS

• CPU: 4+ cores

• RAM: 8+ GB

• Storage: 500+ GB SSD

• Network: Stable internet connection

Install Dependencies

# Update system
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

# Install required packages
sudo apt install -y build-essential git curl wget

Install Go

Atlas requires Go 1.21 or higher:

# Download Go
wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.21.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz

# Install Go
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.21.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz

# Add to PATH
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export GOPATH=$HOME/go' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

# Verify installation
go version

Installation Methods

Method 1: Build from Source (Recommended)

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/mapprotocol/atlas.git
cd atlas

# Checkout latest stable release
git checkout v1.0.0  # Replace with actual version

# Build
make atlas

# Verify build
./build/bin/atlas version

Method 2: Download Binary

# Download latest release
wget https://github.com/mapprotocol/atlas/releases/download/v1.0.0/atlas-linux-amd64.tar.gz

# Extract
tar -xzf atlas-linux-amd64.tar.gz

# Move to bin
sudo mv atlas /usr/local/bin/

# Verify
atlas version

Initial Configuration

Create Data Directory

# Create directory
mkdir -p ~/.atlas

# Set permissions
chmod 700 ~/.atlas

Create Systemd Service

For production nodes, use systemd for process management:

# Create service file
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/atlas.service > /dev/null <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Atlas Node
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=$USER
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/atlas \\
  --datadir /home/$USER/.atlas \\
  --networkid 22776 \\
  --syncmode full \\
  --http \\
  --http.addr 0.0.0.0 \\
  --http.port 8545 \\
  --http.api eth,net,web3
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10
LimitNOFILE=65535

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

Enable and Start Service

# Reload systemd
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable atlas

# Start service
sudo systemctl start atlas

# Check status
sudo systemctl status atlas

View Logs

# Follow logs
journalctl -u atlas -f

# View recent logs
journalctl -u atlas -n 100

Firewall Configuration

Open necessary ports:

# P2P port
sudo ufw allow 30303/tcp
sudo ufw allow 30303/udp

# RPC port (if exposing)
sudo ufw allow 8545/tcp

# Enable firewall
sudo ufw enable

Verify Installation

Check Sync Status

# Attach to console
atlas attach ~/.atlas/atlas.ipc

# Check sync status
> eth.syncing

# Check block number
> eth.blockNumber

# Check peers
> admin.peers.length

Check via RPC

# Check block number
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"eth_blockNumber","params":[],"id":1}' \
  http://localhost:8545

Troubleshooting

Node Not Starting

# Check logs for errors
journalctl -u atlas -n 50

# Common issues:
# - Port already in use
# - Insufficient permissions
# - Missing genesis file

Not Finding Peers

# Add bootnodes manually
atlas --datadir ~/.atlas \
  --bootnodes "enode://xxx@ip:port"

Sync Stuck

# Try different sync mode
atlas --datadir ~/.atlas --syncmode fast

# Or clean and restart
rm -rf ~/.atlas/atlas/chaindata
atlas --datadir ~/.atlas init ~/.atlas/genesis.json

Next Steps

• Node Types - Configure different node types (Full Node, Archive Node, RPC Node)

• Become Validator - Run a validator node