Step 1 (Figure out what kind of IP Address you have):
Check if you have a static or dynamic IP.
If you do not know what these are, the following are a good guess depending on your service provider.
DSL:
Partially Static (changes each time your restart your router)
Cable Internet:
DynamicVPS/Dedicated Server:
StaticIf you have a
Static IP Address you can go ahead with Step 4, otherwise continue.
Step 2 (Getting a hostname for your dynamic IP):
Go to
http://www.noip.com/Sign up (Click on the
green signup button) - Note you will need a valid email address (No worries they don't spam you(much))
While signing up it will ask you what want your hostname to be, some are free others you have pay for, just grab a free one.
For example mine is akumaburn.no-ip.biz
Now they will send you a confirmation email, so click on the activation link. Once your account is activated, proceed to login.
Upon login they may ask you to update your profile - this is not necessary, just click on the X on the top right. Now you should be in the main control panel for the service, click on "Dynamic Update Client" on the left hand menu or just visit this link:
https://www.noip.com/downloads.php?page=winDownload the client and Install. (No worries about adware/spyward/etc, this is a fairly large company/software).
Launch the client, login with your email address and password, and click on the refresh now button the client.
The purpose of this client is to keep your IP address up to date with your hostname, so that for example, akumaburn.no-ip.biz always points to my own IP address and does not get out of date when I get a new IP when I restart my modem/router or power goes off.
This client will need to run whenever your computer is on for best results, so lets make sure it does just that
Click on File->Preferences
Make sure these two boxes are checked(at the very least the first box should be checked)
Now close that dialog and click on the "Edit Hosts" button
You will want to keep a note of the address and check the first box on the "Manage Existing Hosts" tab.
If there are now
3 Green check marks, you are free to go on to step 3, otherwise post a screenshot below and I will try to help you out.
Step 3 (Port Forwarding/Firewall Exceptions):
This is where it gets a little tricky, port forwarding is different with almost each router out there, so I cannot post a comprehensive guide, however you may find instructions on how to port forward with your particular router here:
http://www.noip.com/support/knowledgebase/section/routers-and-firewalls/You can also google your router name and "port forwarding", to see if you can find a manual/post on it.
The ports that need to be forwarded are 8121 and 8122 respectively.
You will need to forward them on both TCP and UDP. (I'm not sure if it actually uses both but there's little harm in assuming it does)
If you can only pick one, try UDP first.
For your firewall the situation is also similar, you will need to either disable it entirely(not recommended) or add the TCP/UDP ports 8121 and 8122 to your allowed/exceptions list.
Step 4 (Configuring the daemon):
So now what needs to be done is for you to configure your daemon or client so that you can be a node for the network,
gldcoin.conf
You will find this file under:
C:\Users\
YOUR USERNAME HERE\AppData\Roaming\GLDcoin
in windows VISTA/7/8
or under
/home/
YOUR USERNAME HERE/.gldcoin
in Linux
Not certain the exact path on XP but it should be under documents and settings for your user (view hidden folders for an appdata folder), if it does not exist then create it in notepad,
Either way, replace whatever garbage you may have in there with this. Make sure you replace the username and password(with your own unique one! <--
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT).
rpcuser=YOUR USERNAME GOES HERE!!
rpcpassword=YOUR VERY LONG PASSWORD MUST GO HERE!!!
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=8122
daemon=1
server=1
gen=0
maxconnections=64
gen=0
dns=1
checkpoints=1
listen=1
dnsseed=1
banscore=100
bantime=604800
rescan=1
checkblocks=288
checklevel=3
txindex=1
addnode=78.251.190.114
addnode=72.200.175.240
addnode=50.116.22.43
addnode=108.254.141.112
addnode=173.246.103.92
addnode=107.2.16.155
addnode=54.214.233.146
addnode=66.133.230.244
addnode=86.31.125.129
addnode=207.12.89.2
addnode=72.14.178.111
addnode=208.115.109.157
addnode=88.161.131.83
addnode=220.245.246.139
You may notice the add nodes at the bottom,
Since you are setting up yourself as a node, you can add yourself if you wish(doesn't do anything but it makes your address easy to share with others). addnode=akumaburn.no-ip.biz
Step 5 (Running the daemon):
Now you can either run your client or run the daemon, if you don't know what a daemon is run the client and you're set!
Step 6 (Check if its working right):
Go to:
http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/In the ports section(where it currently shows 80), put 8122 and click check, it should be open.
Do the same with 8121. Verify that it is in fact open.
Step 7 (Share your address):
The best way for this to work is if we make a list of good nodes, so if you successfully do this post your address below. If you see some addresses above you add them to your list and restart your client. Every good node makes GLD stronger.
Be sure to check this topic daily for new good nodes!
Long live GLD Community.
