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# Node Installation

## Node Binary Installation

Download the node .tar.gz file from the following link.

For mainnet:

```bash
wget https://github.com/Zetrix-Chain/zetrix/releases/download/1.0.2/mainnet_1.0.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz
```

For testnet:

```bash
wget https://github.com/Zetrix-Chain/zetrix/releases/download/1.0.2/testnet_1.0.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz
```

You can checkout our latest release [here](https://github.com/Zetrix-Chain/zetrix/releases), where you can also get .zip packages.

```
tar -xzf mainnet_1.0.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz -d /usr/local/
```

After extracting the file, a new folder named "ztxchain" will appear at /usr/local directory. The folder contains few other sub folders.

<table><thead><tr><th>Folder</th><th>Description</th><th data-hidden>Description</th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>bin</td><td>Node executable binary (ztx and ztxd)</td><td>Binary executable file (ztx, ztxd) to run the node</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>config</td><td>Configuration file for the node (ztx.json)</td><td>Configuration file (ztx.json) for the node</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>coredump</td><td>Crash debugging log</td><td>Crash debugging log</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>data</td><td>Node storage database location</td><td>Node database location</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>jslib</td><td>Extra library</td><td>Library used for the execution</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>log</td><td>Running and error logs</td><td>Executioun</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>scripts</td><td>Script to run executable binary as service</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Deploy Sync Node With Automated P2P Address Generation

Navigate to the "scripts" folder.

```
cd /usr/local/ztxchain/scripts
```

To run the node, execute the "ztx" script as shown below.

<pre><code><strong>./ztx start
</strong></code></pre>

Check the node status, the status should display the node is running.

```
./ztx status
```

Make sure to open P2P port (18001), API port (18002) and Websocket port (18003). The ports can be changed from configuration file (ztx.json).

If you deploy the node from within your home network router, please make sure to do port forwarding on the router to allow inbound connection for these ports.