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䷐ Aleo incentivized testnet

⎘ “Zero-knowledge technology was developed as a addressing of privacy related issues”

Everything you need to now🧵👇

• What is Aleo ?

@AleoHQ, a Layer1 project, is also actively working on implementing and utilizing zero-knowledge technology.

Aleo is a platform that offers fully private applications by leveraging decentralized systems and zero-knowledge technology to provide both privacy and programmability

The team, which officially founded in 2019, is composed of experienced individuals who have worked at companies such as Google and Amazon

Aleo is currently raising the most money among Zero-Knowledge projects,

with a series A round of $28M led by @a16z and a series B round of $200M led by Kora Management LP and @SoftBank

• Aleo three parts:

⏤ Zero knowledge Execution: Aleo zk solution

⎘ “The platform uses the Proof-of-Succinct Work consensus mechanism, similar to the old BTC or ETH PoW, but provides additional validation of transactions in blocks”

⏤ zkCloud: Interaction between protected identities

⎘ “Aleo utilizes zero-knowledge technology to reduce user traffic control costs and transfer user data and passwords from storage to devices”

⏤ Leo: Own programming language

⎘ “The platform also utilizes the programming language LEO, which is influenced by traditional languages and emphasizes readability and ease of use.”

• Aleo is currently in Testnet phase

Phases :

⏤ Developer

⏤ Prover (currently live)

⏤ Validators

And on Prover stage, Provers start to solving coinbase puzzles (PoSW) to earn credits.

and this stage will end on 26 January

Why I’m sharing that late ??

it’s really hard to get credit (if you try to run node for whole month it’s about 0.1 credit(means aleo token) and cost to run node about 30-100$)

⎘ “i will share free method at last 🧵”

Then but should we do ?

Did you remember @Aptos_Network gives 300 $APT #Airdrop to Node runners it’s about 4000$ right now

Probably Every Node runner will get Airdrop if they follow aptos (less chance)

Okay then how to run node ?

IF you have coding experience then here is a Guide by @0xCrypto_doctor

https://twitter.com/0xCrypto_doctor/status/1587402528979054592?s=20&t=OvbegeMFhxNF1YpsGMRvaQ

• system Requirements

CPU: 16-cores (32-cores preferred)
RAM: 16GB of memory (32GB preferred)
Storage: 128GB of disk space
Network: 10 Mbps of upload and download bandwidth

If you can’t full fill above requirements then you can run it virtually

Then how ? Step to step Guide :

⎘ “This is my first time running node so I'm just telling you what I know like I always do”

Sign up at cloudways vrlps.co/zotlixd/cp

it’s give you 3 day trial (And only 3 days left )

⏤ Then select VPS Digital Ocean and vultr etc
⏤ Select system (as par requirement )
⏤ Then run your server (it’s take about 10 minutes to start)

⎘ “I forget to take screenshot 🥲 and it’s about 15 days ago I did it and can’t find any guide in internet”

• Another VPS

Here is step of Digital ocean that I did today

if you don’t have account create here (refer link) m.do.co/c/4d256028f64f

it’s give you 200$ credit free you have to add credit card(no charge) or PayPal (Minimum 5$)

you can easily run node for 10-15 day with 200$ credit btw!

⏤ After verify your account click “Create” then “Droplets ”

⏤ Choose Region
⏤ Ubuntu and Version leave it as it is
⏤ Choose Size As par Aleo system Requirements (If you are new users only basic plan is open for you select higher one )

⏤ Choose Authentication Method as password
⏤ Name your Hostname
⏤ Then create Droplet

⎘ “now you are how to use VPS now time to run node”

⏤ Open Console or Droplet console
⏤ when it’s looks like this

⏤ Go to nodes.guru/aleo/setup-gui…

⏤ Copy and past first line of code in console (it’s automate process and takes about 15 minutes to install )

Copy and save your private kay and address

When it’s show “Running Aleo Prover Node then you successfully manage to run node :)

Next step in few hours……

You can check your credit at aleo.network/leaderboard

if “no matching reward” then your node not receive any incentive reward yet (wait it’s hard to get credit)

🗒 Note : you are running node but your provers is not online

⏤ You can check it by entering your Aleo address : hamp.app

for online your Prover 24/7 Past below code on console one by one

1. curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf sh.rustup.rs | sh

2. git
clang
libssl-dev
pkg-config

3. sudo apt update
sudo apt install git clang libssl-dev pkg-config --no-install-recommends

4. git clone github.com/HarukaMa/aleo-… -b testnet3-new
cd aleo-prover

5. sudo apt update

6. sudo apt install screen

7. cd aleo-prover

8. screen -S AleoProver

9. cargo run --release -- -a aleoAddress -p pool.hamp.app:4444

(Replace aleoAddress with your aleo address)

10. СTRL + A + D

(To change screen)

11. screen -r AleoProver

(To open prover screen )

Now see your prover is online or not

yup! you are running Aleo Prover 👏

䷐ Follow @Crazy_Drops to never miss next #Alpha and #Airdrop

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it’s take my whole day to learn and share with you hope you like it :)