Install kaspad node on Debian 11 (go)

To install kaspad on Debian 11, some dependencies and go must first be installed. It is also recommended to run it later in a screen session. In this tutorial we will first install the node for the user root and all dependencies. Then we create a new user and assign a strong password. We install the node again, open a screen session, change to the directory of the node and start the Kaspa node as a user.

The advantage of the screen session is that the node continues to run when the ssh window is closed.

apt update
apt install -y wget tar screen git build-essential
wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.19.linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.19.linux-amd64.tar.gz
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.profile
source ~/.profile
go version
git clone https://github.com/kaspanet/kaspad
cd kaspad
go install . ./cmd/...
adduser kaspanode
#entersafepassword
su - kaspanode
git clone https://github.com/kaspanet/kaspad
echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.profile
go install . ./cmd/...
screen
cd $(go env GOPATH)/bin
./kasapad

Dont forget to block the access to your ssh ports by a firewall 😉 and/or make sure the ports 16110 and 16111 are open for Kaspa.