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Added guilds for setting up a public bootstrap, a dev network,
and config templates for dev nodes. Added link in the contribution
guide to dev network setup guide.

2023-09-18 21:28:56 -05:00

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Starting a Generic/Public Veilid Bootstrap Server

Instance Recommended Setup

CPU: Single RAM: 1GB Storage: 25GB IP: Static v4 & v6 Firewall: 5150/TCP/UDP inbound allow all

Install Veilid

Follow instructions in INSTALL.md

Configure Veilid as Bootstrap

As root

Stop the Veilid service

systemctl stop veilid-server.service

Setup the config

In /etc/veilid-server/veilid-server.conf` ensure bootstrap: ['bootstrap.<your.domain>'] in the routing_table: section

If you came here from the dev network setup guide, this is when you set the network key.

Switch to veilid user

sudo -u veilid /bin/bash

Generate a new keypair

Copy the output to secure storage.

veilid-server --generate-key-pair

Create new node ID and flush existing route table

Include the brackets [] when pasting the keys. Use the public key in the command. Secret key will be request interacitvly and will not echo when pasted.

veilid-server --set-node-id [PUBLIC_KEY] --delete-table-store

Generate the DNS TXT record

Copy the output to secure storage.

veilid-server --dump-txt-record

Switch back to root

Start the Veilid service

systemctl start veilid-server.service

Optionally configure the service to start at boot sudo systemctl enable veilid-server.service

REPEAT FOR EACH BOOTSTRAP SERVER

Enter DNS Records

Create the following DNS Records for your domain:

(This example assumes two bootstrap serves are being created)

Record	Value	Record Type
bootstrap	1,2	TXT
1.bootstrap	IPv4	A
1.bootstrap	IPv6	AAAA
1.bootstrap	output of --dump-txt-record	TXT
2.bootstrap	IPv4	A
2.bootstrap	IPv6	AAAA
2.bootstrap	output of --dump-txt-record	TXT

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