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Go to [] and sign up. You can use your Github credentials or create a new account.
Use [] to sign in. This is the hub where you can manage all your services, so it's a good idea to take a moment to familiarize yourself with the layout before proceeding.
To run services in Azure, you must have a subscription. When you sign up for a new account, you get 12 months of free usage for certain services and $200 worth of credits for 30 days.
If you are running this on Windows you will first need to install Windows Subsystem for Linux. You can use .
The script you fetch and run in the next step depends on the network you want to deploy your node to. Please be sure to select between mainnet and testnet as desired.
Download and run the node install script for the type of node you wish to deploy:
Mainnet Full Node:
Mainnet Light Node:
You should get a Azure login window in your browser after running the script. Login to proceed.
The script will run for a while. When the script tells you to make a note of your nodes IP address, do so. The script will create SSH credentials for you to access your node.
Login via ssh
The node is running under root account. You might want to change that for easier access and security reasons. To do so, first, set the root password.
Now you can change into root. Make note of your current user before with whoami.
If you want to continue as is, all good. Save your root password and your done. If you'd rather move your node under your account, read on.
Change into root home and move your node to your personal home
Once back in your user account, start the node
You should be good to go!