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# Starting a Full Node

For running a full node of Fieres Blockchain, execute the following shell script with root privileges. It will install and run Besu Client on your linux instance.

#### Testnet Shell Script

\`\``` ` #!/bin/sh ``

`sudo ufw allow 30303`

`sudo apt-get update`

`sudo apt install default-jdk`

`java - version`

`wget https://hyperledger.jfrog.io/artifactory/besu-binaries/besu/22.7.4/besu-22.7.4.zip`

`sudo apt-get install unzip`

`unzip besu-22.7.4.zip`

`cd besu-22.7.4/bin`

`export PATH=$PWD:$PATH`

`cd`

`mkdir EVMProtocol`

`cd EVMProtocol`

`echo "Copy the testnet genesis file details on nano text editor and Press control+x and then press y and hit the enter to save genesis data"`

`nano genesis.json`

`echo "Run below command in $HOME/EVMProtocol directory"`

`besu --data-path=data --genesis-file=../genesis.json --bootnodes=` enode://a86b9e92c6e10e5d7d901688ca47c3db709b94575aebba18c173afe9be2c5c04297d23675069702a7f467fff09f6890a3ead9c5b37a542f84c11e93b84f868f3\@35.178.223.52:30303 `--p2p-port=30304 --rpc-http-enabled --rpc-http-api=ETH,NET,QBFT --host-allowlist="*" --rpc-http-cors-origins="all" --rpc-http-port=8545 --rpc-http-host=0.0.0.0`

By default **RPC** port is **8545**. If the port is open, anyone can make RPC.


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