Deploying a node

Note

These instructions are intended for people who want to deploy a Corda node to a server, whether they have developed and tested a CorDapp following the instructions in generating-a-node or are deploying a third-party CorDapp.

Linux (systemd): Installing and running Corda as a systemd service

We recommend creating systemd services to run a node and the optional webserver. This provides logging and service handling, and ensures the Corda service is run at boot.

Prerequisites:

Oracle Java 8. The supported versions are listed in getting-set-up

Add a system user which will be used to run Corda:

sudo adduser --system --no-create-home --group corda
Create a directory called /opt/corda and change its ownership to the user you want to use to run Corda:

mkdir /opt/corda; chown corda:corda /opt/corda
Download the Corda jar (under /VERSION_NUMBER/corda-VERSION_NUMBER.jar) and place it in /opt/corda
Create a directory called plugins in /opt/corda and save your CorDapp jar file to it. Alternatively, download one of our sample CorDapps to the plugins directory

Save the below as /opt/corda/node.conf. See corda-configuration-file for a description of these options

basedir : "/opt/corda"
p2pAddress : "example.com:10002"
rpcAddress : "example.com:10003"
webAddress : "0.0.0.0:10004"
h2port : 11000
emailAddress : "you@example.com"
myLegalName : "O=Bank of Breakfast Tea, L=London, C=GB"
keyStorePassword : "cordacadevpass"
trustStorePassword : "trustpass"
useHTTPS : false
devMode : false
networkMapService {
    address="networkmap.foo.bar.com:10002"
    legalName="O=FooBar NetworkMap, L=Dublin, C=IE"
}
rpcUsers=[
    {
        user=corda
        password=portal_password
        permissions=[
            ALL
        ]
    }
]

Make the following changes to /opt/corda/node.conf:
- Change the p2pAddress and rpcAddress values to start with your server's hostname or external IP address. This is the address other nodes or RPC interfaces will use to communicate with your node
- Change the ports if necessary, for example if you are running multiple nodes on one server (see below)
- Enter an email address which will be used as an administrative contact during the registration process. This is only visible to the permissioning service
- Enter your node's desired legal name. This will be used during the issuance of your certificate and should rarely change as it should represent the legal identity of your node
  - Organization (O=) should be a unique and meaningful identifier (e.g. Bank of Breakfast Tea)
  - Location (L=) is your nearest city
  - Country (C=) is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code
- Change the RPC username and password

Create a corda.service file based on the example below and save it in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory

[Unit]
Description=Corda Node - Bank of Breakfast Tea
Requires=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=corda
WorkingDirectory=/opt/corda
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -Xmx2048m -jar /opt/corda/corda.jar
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Make the following changes to corda.service:
- Make sure the service description is informative - particularly if you plan to run multiple nodes.
- Change the username to the user account you want to use to run Corda. We recommend that this is not root
- Set the maximum amount of memory available to the Corda process by changing the -Xmx2048m parameter
- Make sure the corda.service file is owned by root with the correct permissions:
  sudo chown root:root /etc/systemd/system/corda.service
  
  sudo chmod 644 /etc/systemd/system/corda.service

Note

The Corda webserver provides a simple interface for interacting with your installed CorDapps in a browser. Running the webserver is optional.

Create a corda-webserver.service file based on the example below and save it in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory.

[Unit]
Description=Webserver for Corda Node - Bank of Breakfast Tea
Requires=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=username
WorkingDirectory=/opt/corda
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /opt/corda/corda-webserver.jar
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Provision the required certificates to your node. Contact the network permissioning service or see permissioning
You can now start a node and its webserver by running the following systemctl commands:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

sudo systemctl corda start

sudo systemctl corda-webserver start

You can run multiple nodes by creating multiple directories and Corda services, modifying the node.conf and service files so they are unique.

Windows: Installing and running Corda as a Windows service

We recommend running Corda as a Windows service. This provides service handling, ensures the Corda service is run at boot, and means the Corda service stays running with no users connected to the server.

Prerequisites:

Oracle Java 8. The supported versions are listed in getting-set-up

Create a Corda directory and download the Corda jar. Replace VERSION_NUMBER with the desired version. Here's an example using PowerShell:
```
mkdir C:\Corda
wget http://jcenter.bintray.com/net/corda/corda/VERSION_NUMBER/corda-VERSION_NUMBER.jar -OutFile C:\Corda\corda.jar
```
Create a directory called plugins in /opt/corda and save your CorDapp jar file to it. Alternatively, download one of our sample CorDapps to the plugins directory

Save the below as C:\Corda\node.conf. See corda-configuration-file for a description of these options

basedir : "C:\\Corda"
p2pAddress : "example.com:10002"
rpcAddress : "example.com:10003"
webAddress : "0.0.0.0:10004"
h2port : 11000
emailAddress: "you@example.com"
myLegalName : "O=Bank of Breakfast Tea, L=London, C=GB"
keyStorePassword : "cordacadevpass"
trustStorePassword : "trustpass"
extraAdvertisedServiceIds: [ "" ]
useHTTPS : false
devMode : false
networkMapService {
        address="networkmap.foo.bar.com:10002"
        legalName="O=FooBar NetworkMap, L=Dublin, C=IE"
}
rpcUsers=[
    {
        user=corda
        password=portal_password
        permissions=[
            ALL
        ]
    }
]

Make the following changes to C:\Corda\node.conf:
- Change the p2pAddress and rpcAddress values to start with your server's hostname or external IP address. This is the address other nodes or RPC interfaces will use to communicate with your node
- Change the ports if necessary, for example if you are running multiple nodes on one server (see below)
- Enter an email address which will be used as an administrative contact during the registration process. This is only visible to the permissioning service
- Enter your node's desired legal name. This will be used during the issuance of your certificate and should rarely change as it should represent the legal identity of your node
  - Organization (O=) should be a unique and meaningful identifier (e.g. Bank of Breakfast Tea)
  - Location (L=) is your nearest city
  - Country (C=) is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code
- Change the RPC username and password
Copy the required Java keystores to the node. See permissioning
Download the NSSM service manager
Unzip nssm-2.24\win64\nssm.exe to C:\Corda

Save the following as C:\Corda\nssm.bat:

nssm install cordanode1 C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe
nssm set cordanode1 AppDirectory C:\Corda
nssm set cordanode1 AppParameters "-jar corda.jar -Xmx2048m --config-file=C:\corda\node.conf"
nssm set cordanode1 AppStdout C:\Corda\service.log
nssm set cordanode1 AppStderr C:\Corda\service.log
nssm set cordanode1 Description Corda Node - Bank of Breakfast Tea
sc start cordanode1

Modify the batch file:
- If you are installing multiple nodes, use a different service name (cordanode1) for each node
- Set the amount of Java heap memory available to this node by modifying the -Xmx argument
- Set an informative description
Run the batch file by clicking on it or from a command prompt
Run services.msc and verify that a service called cordanode1 is present and running
Run netstat -ano and check for the ports you configured in node.conf
You may need to open the ports on the Windows firewall

Testing your installation

You can verify Corda is running by connecting to your RPC port from another host, e.g.:

telnet your-hostname.example.com 10002

If you receive the message "Escape character is ^]", Corda is running and accessible. Press Ctrl-] and Ctrl-D to exit telnet.

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Deploying a node

Linux (systemd): Installing and running Corda as a systemd service

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