nix-bitcoin/docs/install.md
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Preliminary steps
---
Get a machine to deploy nix-bitcoin on.
This could be a VirtualBox, a machine that is already running [NixOS](https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/index.html) or a cloud provider.
Have a look at the options in the [NixOps manual](https://nixos.org/nixops/manual/).
# Tutorials
1. [Install and configure NixOS for nix-bitcoin on VirtualBox](#tutorial-install-and-configure-nixos-for-nix-bitcoin-on-virtualbox)
2. [Install and configure NixOS for nix-bitcoin on your own hardware](#tutorial-install-and-configure-nixos-for-nix-bitcoin-on-your-own-hardware)
Tutorial: install and configure NixOS for nix-bitcoin on VirtualBox
---
## 1. VirtualBox installation
The following steps are meant to be run on the machine you deploy from, not the machine you deploy to.
1. Add virtualbox.list to /etc/apt/sources.list.d (Debian 9 stretch)
```
echo "deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian stretch contrib" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list
```
2. Add Oracle VirtualBox public key
```
wget https://www.virtualbox.org/download/oracle_vbox_2016.asc
gpg2 oracle_vbox_2016.asc
```
Proceed _only_ if fingerprint reads B9F8 D658 297A F3EF C18D 5CDF A2F6 83C5 2980 AECF
```
sudo apt-key add oracle_vbox_2016.asc
```
3. Install virtualbox-5.2
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install virtualbox-5.2
```
3. Create Host Adapter in VirtualBox
```
vboxmanage hostonlyif create
```
## 2. Nix installation
The following steps are meant to be run on the machine you deploy from, not the machine you deploy to.
1. Install Dependencies (Debian 9 stretch)
```
sudo apt-get install curl git gnupg2 dirmngr
```
2. Install latest Nix in "multi-user mode" with GPG Verification
```
curl -o install-nix https://nixos.org/nix/install
curl -o install-nix.sig https://nixos.org/nix/install.sig
gpg2 --recv-keys B541D55301270E0BCF15CA5D8170B4726D7198DE
gpg2 --verify ./install-nix.sig
sh ./install-nix --daemon
```
Then follow the instructions. Open a new terminal window when you're done.
If you get an error similar to
```
error: cloning builder process: Operation not permitted
error: unable to start build process
/tmp/nix-binary-tarball-unpack.hqawN4uSPr/unpack/nix-2.2.1-x86_64-linux/install: unable to install Nix into your default profile
```
you're likely not installing as multi-user because you forgot to pass the `--daemon` flag to the install script.
## 3. Nixops deployment
1. Clone this project
```
cd
git clone https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin
cd ~/nix-bitcoin
```
2. Setup environment
```
nix-shell
```
This will set up your nix-bitcoin environment and might take a while without giving an output.
3. Create nixops deployment in nix-shell.
```
nixops create network/network.nix network/network-vbox.nix -d bitcoin-node
```
4. Adjust configuration by opening `configuration.nix` and removing FIXMEs. Enable/disable the modules you want in `configuration.nix`.
5. Deploy Nixops in nix-shell
```
nixops deploy -d bitcoin-node
```
This will now create a nix-bitcoin node on the target machine.
6. Nixops automatically creates an ssh key for use with `nixops ssh`. Access `bitcoin-node` through ssh in nix-shell with
```
nixops ssh operator@bitcoin-node
```
See [usage.md](usage.md) for usage instructions, such as how to update.
Tutorial: install and configure NixOS for nix-bitcoin on your own hardware
---
## 1. NixOS installation
This is borrowed from the [NixOS manual](https://nixos.org/nixos/manual/index.html#ch-installation). Look there for more information.
1. Obtain latest NixOS. For example:
```
wget https://releases.nixos.org/nixos/18.09/nixos-18.09.2257.235487585ed/nixos-graphical-18.09.2257.235487585ed-x86_64-linux.iso
```
2. Write NixOS iso to install media (USB/CD). For example:
```
dd if=nixos-graphical-18.09.2257.235487585ed-x86_64-linux.iso of=/dev/sdX
```
Replace /dev/sdX with the correct device name. You can find this using `sudo fdisk -l`
3. Boot the system
You will have to find out if your hardware uses UEFI or Legacy Boot for the next step.
4. Option 1: Partition and format for UEFI
```
parted /dev/sda -- mklabel gpt
parted /dev/sda -- mkpart primary 512MiB -8GiB
parted /dev/sda -- mkpart primary linux-swap -8GiB 100%
parted /dev/sda -- mkpart ESP fat32 1MiB 512MiB
parted /dev/sda -- set 3 boot on
mkfs.ext4 -L nixos /dev/sda1
mkswap -L swap /dev/sda2
mkfs.fat -F 32 -n boot /dev/sda3
mount /dev/disk/by-label/nixos /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/boot
mount /dev/disk/by-label/boot /mnt/boot
swapon /dev/sda2
```
4. Option 2: Partition and format for Legacy Boot (MBR)
```
parted /dev/sda -- mklabel msdos
parted /dev/sda -- mkpart primary 1MiB -8GiB
parted /dev/sda -- mkpart primary linux-swap -8GiB 100%
mkfs.ext4 -L nixos /dev/sda1
mkswap -L swap /dev/sda2
mount /dev/disk/by-label/nixos /mnt
swapon /dev/sda2
```
4. Option 3: Set up encrypted partitions:
Follow the guide at https://gist.github.com/martijnvermaat/76f2e24d0239470dd71050358b4d5134.
5. Generate NixOS config
```
nixos-generate-config --root /mnt
nano /mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix
```
Option 1: Edit NixOS configuration for UEFI
```
{ config, pkgs, ... }: {
imports = [
# Include the results of the hardware scan.
./hardware-configuration.nix
];
boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
# Note: setting fileSystems is generally not
# necessary, since nixos-generate-config figures them out
# automatically in hardware-configuration.nix.
#fileSystems."/".device = "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos";
# Enable the OpenSSH server.
services.openssh = {
enable = true;
permitRootLogin = "yes";
};
}
```
Option 2: Edit NixOS configuration for Legacy Boot (MBR)
```
{ config, pkgs, ... }: {
imports = [
# Include the results of the hardware scan.
./hardware-configuration.nix
];
boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
# Note: setting fileSystems is generally not
# necessary, since nixos-generate-config figures them out
# automatically in hardware-configuration.nix.
#fileSystems."/".device = "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos";
# Enable the OpenSSH server.
services.openssh = {
enable = true;
permitRootLogin = "yes";
};
}
```
6. Do the installation
```
nixos-install
```
Set root password
```
setting root password...
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
```
7. If everything went well
```
reboot
```
## 2. nix-bitcoin installation
On the machine you are deploying from:
1. Install Dependencies (Debian 9 stretch)
```
sudo apt-get install curl git gnupg2 dirmngr
```
2. Install Latest Nix with GPG Verification
```
curl -o install-nix https://nixos.org/nix/install
curl -o install-nix.sig https://nixos.org/nix/install.sig
gpg2 --recv-keys B541D55301270E0BCF15CA5D8170B4726D7198DE
gpg2 --verify ./install-nix.sig
sh ./install-nix --daemon
. /home/user/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh
```
Then follow the instructions. Open a new terminal window when you're done.
If you get an error similar to
```
error: cloning builder process: Operation not permitted
error: unable to start build process
/tmp/nix-binary-tarball-unpack.hqawN4uSPr/unpack/nix-2.2.1-x86_64-linux/install: unable to install Nix into your default profile
```
you're likely not installing as multi-user because you forgot to pass the `--daemon` flag to the install script.
3. Clone this project
```
cd
git clone https://github.com/fort-nix/nix-bitcoin
cd ~/nix-bitcoin
```
4. Create network file
```
nano network/network-nixos.nix
```
```
{
bitcoin-node =
{ config, pkgs, ... }:
{ deployment.targetHost = 1.2.3.4;
};
}
```
Replace 1.2.3.4 with NixOS machine's IP address.
5. Edit `configuration.nix`
```
nano configuration.nix
```
Uncomment `./hardware-configuration.nix` line by removing #.
6. Create `hardware-configuration.nix`
```
nano hardware-configuration.nix
```
Copy contents of NixOS machine's `hardware-configuration.nix` to file.
7. Add boot option to `hardware-configuration.nix`
Option 1: Enable systemd boot for UEFI
```
boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
```
Option 2: Set grub device for Legacy Boot (MBR)
```
boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda":
```
8. Setup environment
```
nix-shell
```
This will set up your nix-bitcoin environment and might take a while without giving an output.
9. Create nixops deployment in nix-shell.
```
nixops create network/network.nix network/network-nixos.nix -d bitcoin-node
```
10. Adjust configuration by opening `configuration.nix` and removing FIXMEs. Enable/disable the modules you want in `configuration.nix`.
11. Deploy Nixops in nix-shell
```
nixops deploy -d bitcoin-node
```
This will now create a nix-bitcoin node on the target machine.
12. Nixops automatically creates an ssh key for use with `nixops ssh`. Access `bitcoin-node` through ssh in nix-shell with
```
nixops ssh operator@bitcoin-node
```
See [usage.md](usage.md) for usage instructions, such as how to update.