Title: Farcaster: The Decentralized Social Network Revolutionizing the Digital Landscape
Farcaster, the decentralized social network, is empowering developers to create innovative social networks. It provides an open protocol that supports multiple clients, much like email. Users can freely move their social identity between applications, while developers can build feature-rich applications on the network.
On May 21, 2024, Farcaster successfully raised $150 million in Series A funding, valuing the company at $1 billion. This followed a $30 million seed funding round completed on July 13, 2022.
This guide will walk you through the step-by-step process of setting up a Farcaster node. You will learn how to:
– Register for Farcaster
– Register for RPC services
– Set up a Farcaster node
Prerequisites:
– A Warpcast account with corresponding ETH and OP RPC
Recommended hardware configuration:
– 16GB RAM
– 4 or more CPU cores
– 300GB+ disk space
– Ports 2281-2283 open
Installation requires bash script and can be done on Ubuntu or Mac OS. Windows users can install WSL/multipass.
If you don’t have a VPS, you can refer to this article for purchasing options.
Here are the steps to register a Farcaster account:
(Note: The following steps are for the Android platform, but the process is similar for iOS)
1. Download Warpcast from Google Play.
2. Create a Warpcast account.
3. Obtain your account FID.
Next, we have the registration process for RPC service provider ZAN.TOP:
1. Visit the official website and click “log in.”
Now, let’s proceed with setting up the Farcaster node:
1. Use the script for direct installation:
“`bash
wget -O farcaster.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a3165458/Farcaster/main/Farcaster.sh
chmod +x farcaster.sh
./farcaster.sh
“`
Once synchronization is complete, the running log will appear as shown below:
You can also check the running status by accessing the corresponding device IP on port 3000 through a browser:
And that’s it! You have successfully set up a Farcaster node.
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