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RoninDojo

Plug And Play Install

This section covers everything you need to know about installing a RoninDojo Bitcoin node using the plug and play deployment method. This is considered the easiest and fastest way to get started.

Requirements

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Make sure you have the correct hardware from the Compatible Hardware List.

Download RoninOS

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  1. Download the RoninOS Image for your hardware.

  2. Confirm your image is authentic by following the Verify Operating System page.

How To Flash RoninOS

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  1. Download Balena Etcher.

  2. Insert the USB Flash Drive into your PC, open Balena Etcher, select the RoninOS image, select your USB Drive, and finally press Flash!

How To Boot

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  1. Insert the USB Flash Drive into your RoninDojo device.

  2. Plug in the keyboard, ethernet cable, and power on the device.

  3. Boot the Desktop x86 device and press the Delete or F12 key to get to the boot menu. Choose to boot the USB Flash Drive with RoninOS on it.

How To Login

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  1. Open a web browser on another device, make sure any VPN is disabled, and enter the following.

    Terminal window
    http://ronindojo.local

  2. Set your user password, which will be used to log into RoninUI.

    • Use a strong alphanumeric password.
    • Do not use special characters such as @, #, &, ?.

  3. Wait for the initialization to complete. After initialization, you can access your RoninUI dashboard.

  4. Your node will not be functional until the blockchain and indexer sync has finished.

Next Steps

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RoninUI GuideLearn how to use your node's web dashboard.
Ashigaru Wallet GuideLearn to connect the privacy focused Ashigaru Wallet to your node.

SSH Access

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Prefer to use command line menus? After you create a password, you can SSH remote log in using the ronin username. See the RoninCLI Section for more info.

Terminal window
ssh ronin@ronindojo.local