Farcaster Node Setup Guide: The $180 Million-Funded Social Project
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Farcaster Node Setup Guide: The $180 Million-Funded Social Project
This guide will walk you through the process of setting up a Farcaster node step by step.
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Farcaster is a decentralized social network that enables developers to build novel social applications. It is an open protocol capable of supporting many clients, much like email. Users will always be free to move their social identity across apps, and developers will always be able to freely build new applications on the network.
On May 21, 2024, Farcaster raised $150 million in a Series A round at a $1 billion valuation.
On July 13, 2022, Farcaster completed a $30 million seed funding round.
Introduction sourced from Rootdata.
This guide will walk you step-by-step through setting up a Farcaster node. You will learn how to:
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Register for Farcaster
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Sign up with an RPC provider
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Complete Farcaster node setup
Prerequisites: A Warpcast account, corresponding ETH and OP RPC
Recommended runtime configuration:
Project type: Node operation (not mining)
16GB RAM
4 or more CPU cores
300GB+ disk space
Ports 2281–2283 must be open
Installation involves bash scripts; use Ubuntu or Mac OS. For Windows, install WSL/multipass to proceed.
If you don't have a VPS, refer to this article for purchasing guidance.
Below are steps to register a Farcaster account. If you already have one, please scroll down:
Example shown for Android; iOS steps are similar
1. Go to Google Play and download Warpcast
2. Create a Warpcast account
3. Retrieve your account FID
Steps to register with RPC provider ZAN.TOP zan.top:
1. Visit the official website and click "Log In":
Now proceed with setting up your Farcaster node:
1. Install directly using script
wget -O farcaster.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a3165458/Farcaster/main/Farcaster.sh && chmod +x farcaster.sh && ./farcaster.sh
After synchronization completes, the log output will appear as shown below:
Meanwhile, you can also check the status by accessing your device's IP address via port 3000 in a browser:
Farcaster node setup is now complete.
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