# Installation

### Install Dependencies

{% hint style="danger" %}
Skip this step if you're already run Impact Protocol before. Run this command if you're using new server. Make sure you use this command one by one.
{% endhint %}

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install --assume-yes git clang curl libssl-dev llvm libudev-dev make protobuf-compiler
sudo apt install build-essential
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source $HOME/.cargo/env
rustc --version
rustup default stable
rustup update
rustup update nightly
rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown --toolchain nightly
rustup show
rustup +nightly show
```

{% endcode %}

### Install Impact Protocol

* Remove old folder

```bash
rm -rf impactprotocol
```

* Clone repository

```bash
git clone https://github.com/GlobalBoost/impactprotocol
```

* Go the folder

```bash
cd impactprotocol
```

* Build

{% hint style="info" %}
It will take some time to build, it depend on your server specs.
{% endhint %}

```bash
cargo build --release
```

* Copy impact binary to system

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```bash
sudo cp $HOME/impactprotocol/target/release/impact /usr/local/bin/
```

{% endcode %}

* Remove old data chain

Change the **--base-path** directory with your own folder name. It depend what is your directory name that you run before. Skip this step if you're running on new server.

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
impact purge-chain --chain=impact-testnet --base-path /tmp/impactnode
```

{% endcode %}

* Generate mining key

{% hint style="danger" %}
Skip this step if you're already have account before.
{% endhint %}

```bash
impact generate-mining-key --chain=impact-testnet
```

* Import mining key

Change **\<seed\_phrase>** with your seed phrase.&#x20;

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
impact import-mining-key <seed_phrase> \--base-path /tmp/impactnode \--chain=impact-testnet
```

{% endcode %}

* Create Impact as a service

{% hint style="danger" %}
Change the "xxx" with your own data.\
**--author** is your public key, you can find it when you import the mining key before.

**--name** is your node name.
{% endhint %}

{% code title="impact.service" %}

```bash
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/impact.service > /dev/null << EOF
[Unit]
Description=Impact Protocol Node
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=$USER
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10
ExecStart=$(which impact) \
--base-path /tmp/impactnode \
--chain=impact-testnet \
--port 30333 \
--ws-port 9945 \
--rpc-port 9933 \
--telemetry-url "wss://telemetry.polkadot.io/submit/ 0" \
--validator \
--author xxx \
--rpc-methods Unsafe \
--name "xxx"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
```

{% endcode %}

* Refresh the service and start

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start impact
```

{% endcode %}

* Check your logs

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
journalctl -fu impact -o cat
```

{% endcode %}


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